Overnight oats make an ideal prep-ahead breakfast you can grab quickly when you’re heading out the door. These Peanut Butter and Chia Jam Overnight Oats feature nutrient-dense chia seeds, yet still deliver the classic flavor of an old-school PB & J.
In my ideal world, I would wake up, have a 45ish minute sweat session, come home, shower and dig into a leisurely breakfast. I’d rotate between an ornately decorated smoothie bowl one day, the next a platter of eggs, sautéed greens and avocado, maybe add a fruit and yogurt bowl into the mix.
But alas, I swapped my slower mornings for a get-out-the-door-and-into-the-gym-as-fast-as-you-can-before-work kind of schedule. Don’t get me wrong, running in the morning puts me in a great mood the rest of the day, that’s here to stay. However, on-the-go breakfasts are a necessity for this to work. Bye, bye leisurely breakfast. My go-to to-go (see what I did there?) breakfast of late has been overnight oats.
Unless you’re new to the healthy blogging scene (in which case, hello, welcome, glad you’re here!) you’ve probably heard of overnight oats. They’re one of those pinterest-perfect healthy blogger staples that if you’re not already making, you’ve at least seen before. I’ll be honest, I wrote them off for a long time. Cold oats? Mmkay… whatevs. I was also afraid that an oat breakfast wouldn’t fill me up for the morning (I was wrong). But two things changed my mind. Number one: I needed to find an easy, portable, customizable breakfast staple for after my AM workouts. Number two: my girl, Rachel created a blog called Oats for You and her beautiful oat instagrams were just too much to handle I needed these oats in my life.
So I got to tinkering. Playing with chia seed to non-dairy milk to oat ratios, testing out different types of oats (my favorite by far has been Steel Cut Oats). Testing out different types of toppings and flavors. Typically I’ll make a week’s worth of plain overnight oats on Sunday night and each morning I’ll add whatever toppings I’m in the mood for. Having that variety has helped me stay out of a breakfast rut. Needless to say I’ve been a happy hungry guinea pig.
One of my favorite creations has been a classic flavor combo that’s spanned the ages: the PB & J. The combination of chunky, natural peanut butter and fresh chia jam is unstoppable. Ever since I discovered chia jam last summer I barely ever get store-bought anymore. Plus, like these oats, the jam is totally customizable, too. You can use whatever fruit you’re craving or have in your fridge to make it.
I promise you’ll Totes MaGotes Love These Oats!
Peanut Butter and Chia Jam Overnight Oats
Overnight oats make an ideal prep-ahead breakfast you can grab quickly when you’re heading out the door. These Peanut Butter and Chia Jam Overnight Oats feature nutrient-dense chia seeds, yet still deliver the classic flavor of an old-school PB & J.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 1
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients
- For Oats: Place dry ingredients (chia, oats, cinnamon) into a jar and stir until combined.
- Stir in almond milk and vanilla extract.
- Store in fridge overnight
- For Chia Jam: Puree fruit, water, chia seeds, squeeze of lemon and sweetener together and let set in an in an airtight container in the fridge overnight
- To assemble: Stir a dollop of jam and peanut butter into oats and garnish with extra fresh fruit
Your Turn:
- What’s your favorite breakfast?
- Do you eat breakfast on the go or on the leisurely side?
- Have you tried overnight oats before? What’s your favorite topping?
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