These Lemon Blueberry Overnight Oats are an easy make ahead breakfast recipe full of fresh and bright flavor! Two overnight oat recipes in one month?! The heat must really be getting to me. And by heat, I mean the gorgeous 70 degree days of spring. They're brutal. These lemon blueberry overnight oats hit all the spring notes, and I'm not mad about it. Ingredients Instructions In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together 1 cup of your milk of choice, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 2 teaspoons of lemon zest (about 1 lemon), 1/2 cup lemon Greek yogurt, and 1 teaspoon of chia seeds until combined. Stir in 1 cup of rolled oats and 1/2 cup of blueberries. Transfer oats to a bowl or jar with a resealable lid. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight. ...
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Orange Creamsicle Overnight Oats
These Orange Creamsicle Overnight Oats are a quick and easy make-ahead breakfast recipe that tastes just like a creamsicle pop! Made with just 6 simple ingredients. It's no mystery I'm an overnight oat fan. Now that spring is (maybe?) sticking around, I naturally find myself trading up my bowls of stick-to-your-ribs cozy oats, to thick, creamy, and cool overnight oats ready and waiting in my fridge. To take the "I'm ready for summer" channeling even more, enter the Orange Creamsicle Overnight Oats. Ingredients Instructions In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup orange juice, ( I prefer no pulp) 1/2 cup milk of choice, (I've used unsweetened soy milk, or low-fat milk), 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt, and 1 teaspoon chia seeds. Stir in 1 ...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Overnight Oats
Enjoy the flavors of your favorite chocolate chip cookie dough at breakfast with these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Overnight Oats. Make them with just a few simple ingredients, refrigerate overnight, and have your breakfast ready to go! This recipe was originally published in 2013 but has since been updated. Let's be real...sometimes the cookie dough is better than the actual cookie. I mayyy have awoken to the craving of a spoonful of cookie dough once or twice in my life. I'm always looking for new overnight oat inspiration, so why can't cookie dough overnight oats be in the realm of possibility? Ingredients you'll need to make this Instructions In a bowl or jar, combine 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup low-fat milk, 1/4 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt, 1-2 teaspoons ...
Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
These carrot cake overnight oats are quick and easy to make, and a healthier way to enjoy cake for breakfast! It may be the dietitian in me, but I LOVE carrot cake. I've grown to love a balance of flavors and textures in almost everything I eat. Sweet and salty. Soft and crunchy. Hot and cold. Carrot cake hits hard in that department, with the crunch of the carrots and pecans, and the balance of tangy and sweet with the cream cheese icing. So I'm channeling spring a little early, and bringing my obsession with carrot cake to the breakfast world. You're welcome. What makes these carrot cake overnight oats delicious and healthy rolled oatsbrown sugarcinnamonraisinschopped pecanssaltshredded carrotlow-fat milkvanillaplain low-fat Greek yogurt How to make these overnight ...
Cheddar & Herb Savory Overnight Oats
This Cheddar and Herb Savory Overnight Oats Recipe is a new way to turn oatmeal into a healthy breakfast. Made right in a jar so it's ready to go first thing in the morning! Oh, oats. They always get the short end of the stick when it comes to their capabilities. Poor little oats. They're so the black sheep of the grain world. Only allowed to be covered in brown sugar, cinnamon, or anything that resembles a dessert at 7AM. On the other hand, rice gets to be with beans and pudding. Overnight oats have claimed their spot in the breakfast world, and savory oatmeal is slowly making its way there too. Savory overnight oats? Now that's a new one. And that's why I'm here. They're creamy, sexy, cool. Herbaceous. And cheesy. Did I mention there's cheese in them? There's cheese in ...
Key Lime Pie Overnight Oats
This Key Lime Pie Overnight Oats Recipe is a healthier way of eating your favorite dessert for breakfast! The perfect balance of creamy, sweet, and tangy with just a few simple ingredients. Sometimes you want oatmeal for breakfast. Sometimes you want a slice of pie. It's called balance sweetie. Instead of just blending a slice of key lime pie and mixing it with some oats, I made these key lime pie overnight oats instead. They're creamy. They're easy. And a little bit sweet, a little bit tangy. Just like me. What makes these key lime pie overnight oats delicious & healthy rolled oatsmilklime juicelime zestvanilla extractchia seedsplain Greek yogurthoneygraham cracker How to make these key lime pie overnight oats Start by combining 1/2 cup of rolled oats with 1/2 cup ...
Greek Yogurt Pumpkin Spice Overnight Oats
These greek yogurt pumpkin spice overnight oats are an easy and healthy breakfast recipe full of protein and fall flavor! Depending on how much sweetness you like, you can add more maple syrup, add less, or use your favorite sweetener instead. You can also make a vegan-friendly version by swapping out the Greek yogurt for a plant-based yogurt, and using a plant-based milk alternative as well. If you're a part of the "I can't wait for cool, fall weather, but it's still like 80 degrees out, but I want to wear boots and sweaters anyways, and have a whole lotta lip sweat going on while wearing said sweater, drinking all the hot beverages, and unapologetically enjoying all the pumpkin things"...club, these oats are for you.Yes, it's that fine time, where it's still summer, but your mind ...
Strawberry Rhubarb Overnight Oats
Strawberry Rhubarb Overnight Oats Recipe -- A healthy spring-inspired and make-ahead breakfast for busy mornings. The warm fruit compote topping is what makes this! This post was originally published in 2016, but has since been updated. I'd be lying if I told you these overnight oats haven't been chillin' (literally) in my fridge for almost a week. But that's the best part about them…no matter how busy you get, or how many times they get pushed to the dark abyss of the fridge, or how many stores and/or grocery trips it takes you to find fresh rhubarb (not like I have any experience or anything) …they'll be there waiting for you. Creamy and cold as ever, waiting for you to tell them how awesome and lifesaving they are. And because you prep them the night before, in a ...
Chocolate Orange Overnight Oats
Holy Kris Kringle, only 2 days left til Christmas! And I couldn't be anymore excited. All my shopping is good and done. Gifts are wrapped and under the tree. Now all that is left in some holiday baking. Yes. These oats are fantab. And pretty fitting for this time of year for me. Every year, my stocking usually contains one of my favorite types of chocolate other than really bitter 80% dark chocolate. Can't you tell I'm a big candy eater? But anyway, my stocking usually always has a Terry's Chocolate Orange. Other than the fact that is chocolate in the shape of a fruit, with the perfect flavor combo of (you guessed it) chocolate and orange, the best part is that you have to whack the thing on a table so all the pieces separate. If chocolate didn't evoke enough happiness, getting to get some ...
Spicy Black Bean Overnight Oats in a Jar
Spicy Black Bean Overnight Oats in a Jar Recipe -- A savory oatmeal breakfast topped with warm and spicy black beans. You'll never look at oats the same way again! The combo of the cool oats with the warm and spicy beans is food-tastic. It also had such a creamy texture from the oats, beans, and avocado that just seemed to work together as well as the balance of flavors. Well don't I sound like a Food Network judge! Try this strangely good combo for yourself and you'll know what I mean. Enjoy the weekend! What strange food combos have you tried? What's your favorite food combo? ...
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter
This Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter will fill your house with the scent of fall. Made with a few simple ingredients with minimal prep. Delicious on toast, waffles, or stirred into yogurt. What's more fall than pumpkin pie spice simmering in a slow cooker?! Maybe if you make it while wearing a cozy sweater, with a light rain rapping on the window, while Hocus Pocus plays in the background. Good thing I'm making this in August. Ingredients Instructions In the bowl of a slow cooker or multi-cooker, add a 29 ounce can of pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup of apple cider, 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice, and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Stir to combine. Cover, and cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 4-5 hours. Stir every hour. Let it cool, and store in airtight ...
High Protein Dark Chocolate Lover's Chia Pudding
This High Protein Dark Chocolate Chia Pudding is a recipe for dark chocolate lovers! It is healthy enough for breakfast, and sweet enough for dessert! This makes enough to power one chocolate loving BA through a Monday morning, but if you're in the mood for sharing, this would make a sweet little ending after a dinner for two. AND you deserve a gold medal for such an act of kindness and generosity. This post was originally published in 2017, but has since been updated and improved. I love this chia pudding both when the chocolate craving hits (approximately at 2:35 pm most days of the week) and as an alternative to my beloved overnight oats for a make ahead breakfast. I love the balance of bitter and sweetness that dark chocolate has, but if you're not a fan, feel free to ...
Pumpkin Spice Latte Smoothie
This Pumpkin Spice Latte Smoothie is full of fall flavor, and perfect for a quick and easy breakfast or midday snack. Pumpkin is like the Mariah Carey Christmas song of fall. You either love it, fully embrace all it has to offer, or loathe it entirely. Most of the time, I am disappointed with new pumpkin flavored things, but I still show up. This smoothie is my favorite when I've finally accepted that summer is ending, but it is still 80 degrees outside. Instead of sweating an awful lip sweat in my blanket scarf and hot pumpkin latte, I opt for this pumpkin spice latte smoothie, while curled up in a blanket...with the ac on. Alternatively, these Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats fit the bill, too! Ingredients you'll need to make this strong coffee or espresso, frozen into ice ...
Pumpkin Pie Greek Yogurt Bowl
This Pumpkin Pie Greek Yogurt Bowl is full of fall flavor, and topped with crushed graham crackers, chopped pecans, and extra cinnamon. A high protein breakfast for pumpkin pie lovers! That moment when you are ready for fall, sweaters, falling leaves, and all the pumpkin...but it's still 84 degrees outside. THIS pumpkin pie greek yogurt bowl is the answer you've been looking for. All the fall flavor, no oven required, and can be enjoyed no matter what the weather outside is. As much as I love fall, (I am an October bébé after all) I try to make the most of the summer season before turning over a new leaf (ha!) to a new season. BUT, the day after labor day...gimme all the pumpkin, apple, and crisp air this gal can handle! Sometimes though, the weather isn't quite ready to let go of ...
Pumpkin Spice Pickles Recipe
Pumpkin Spice Pickles Recipe -- Homemade refrigerator pickles get pumpkin spiced! Sweet and tangy with cinnamon and spices. This recipe was originally posted in 2014, but has since been updated. Remember once upon a time during the summer when I got cucumbers stuck in my sweet tea? Yeah, it happened again. Except this time it was Autumn and pumpkin-mania had commenced. I wish it was Wizamania and I was singing along to every song watching Wicked on Broadway again. Any other Wicked obsessed peeps out there? Again, I found a way to make a seasonal spin on my second favorite food to eat out a jar. PICKLES. What makes these pumpkin spice pickles delicious & healthy cucumberscinnamon stickspumpkin pie spicewaterapple cider vinegarbrown sugarsalt How to make these ...
Greek Yogurt Parmesan Peppercorn Dressing
This Greek Yogurt Parmesan Peppercorn Dressing Recipe is an easy and healthy, gluten-free version of a classic creamy dressing perfect for a salad or a simple dip! This recipe was originally published in 2016, but has since been updated and improved. I'm not usually one for creamy dressings...that is, until I tried parmesan peppercorn. It's got a bit more oomph than a ranch, so I like to refer to it as the PG-13 version of ranch. Making your own is easier, healthier, and done in as little as 5 minutes! What makes this parmesan peppercorn greek yogurt dressing healthy & delicious plain low-fat Greek yogurtlow-fat milkgarlicgrated parmesan cheesevinegarfreshly cracked peppersalt How to make this dressing In a mixing bowl or mason jar, add in 1 cup of plain ...
Healthy Monster Cookies {No flour, Egg-free}
This Healthy Monster Cookies recipe takes just 7 ingredients to make, with no added flour, sugar, or oils! This post was originally published in 2018, but has since been updated. If you give a mouse a cookie, you best have at least 2 more on hand, because he's gunna want seconds. Especially if said cookies involve a bomb-diggity dog monster cookie recipe. Come on, follow me. What makes these healthy monster cookies delicious & healthy rolled oatscinnamon saltripe bananasvanillanatural peanut buttersemi-sweet chocolate chipsM&Ms How to make these monster cookies Start by preheating your oven to 350°F and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper, a silicone baking mat, or spraying with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cup of rolled oats, ...
The Poor Girl's Acai Smoothie Bowl
The Poor Girl's Acai Smoothie Bowl Recipe -- How to get the same experience of this trendy breakfast for a fraction of the price! Made with frozen blueberries, banana, and almond milk, with all the toppings! All the women who independent (and broke AF) throw your hands up at mayyy. Cheap. Frugal. Toe-may-toe. Toe-mat-oh. Either way I don't make it rain that often. And when I do, it is either something I desperately need, or food. Which for me, are one in the same. I make my own coffee instead of lattes. I pack my lunch err'day. And occasionally splurge on a smoothie bowl, but mostly make my own. I'll show ya how. Follow me. What makes this smoothie bowl delicious and healthy frozen blueberriesfrozen bananaunsweetened almond milk (or favorite milk/milk ...
Mixed Berry Oatmeal Bars
Mixed Berry Oatmeal Bars Recipe -- An easy & healthy summer dessert made with fresh berries, whole grain oats, brown sugar, and an irresistible crumble topping. (Vegan, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free) This post was originally published in 2018, but has since been updated. Oatmeal bars are the kind of dessert that tiptoes around the idea that they are an acceptable breakfast. I can tell you with my utmost confidence these ones totally do. Use me as a reference if anyone questions you. If a chocolate chip gets a free ticket to ride into breakfast, then these bars deserve a front row center seat. There's fruit. There's oats. And brown sugar. Everyone knows that's the cornerstone to a balanced breakfast…just don't use me as a reference on that one. ;) What makes these oatmeal bars ...
London Fog Latte Oatmeal
London Fog Latte Oatmeal -- A sweet and creamy breakfast recipe made with Earl Grey tea, milk, and vanilla. The perfect start, especially on those cold and gloomy mornings! If you're a fan of rainy day mugs of tea, and hot bowls of oatmeal, you've arrived. This breakfast blends the best of both into one. I can already hear my awful English accent coming on... This recipe was originally published in 2018, but has since been updated. No, not the coat brand. Or the everyday weather of England. We're talking about the London Fog Latte. A.K.A an Earl Gray Latte. If you've never had Earl Grey tea, it taste like 2 PM at your great aunt's house. Bergamot oil is what gives Earl Grey tea it's distinctive floral-y taste, and has it's way of making my inner spice girl come out whenever I ...
Pumpkin Pie S'mores
These pumpkin pie s'mores bring two of my favorite desserts all in one bite. The perfect treat for an autumn bonfire! This recipe was originally posted in 2015, but has since been updated. Remember that time I made caramel apple s'mores? Yeah, it's kinda like that, but with PIE. PUMPKIN PIE.Plus I think it's some sort of unwritten law or right of passage that if you're a blogger, you MUST include something pumpkin related before November. I don't make these rules, I just make s'mores. Effin pumpkin pie s'mores remember. What makes these pumpkin pie s'mores delicious cinnamon graham crackerspumpkin butterpumpkin spice marshmallows (or regular marshmallows) How to make these s'mores To make each s'more sandwich, break one sheet of cinnamon graham crackers into two ...
One Bowl Easy Pumpkin Bread
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ChooseMazola #CollectiveBias This Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe is made healthier with three simple ingredient swaps, and all in one bowl! Do you know what September is? Besides the unofficial kickoff to pumpkin spice latte season, it's also National Cholesterol Awareness Month! High cholesterol runs in my family, so I'm always mindful about adding more foods that can help lower cholesterol into my diet. Things like oats, beans, nuts, and lighter cooking oils. Olive oil may get the spotlight a lot of times, but did you know research has shown that Mazola® Corn Oil can help reduce cholesterol as much as 2x more than extra virgin olive oil? To learn more ...
How To Make Oatmeal More Filling
A quick guide of tips & tricks for how to make oatmeal more filling & satisfying instantly. Pin this to your Breakfast board! Oatmeal. We know it's healthy, full of fiber, and pretty plain on it's own. Oats are an inexpensive breakfast staple that can make the base of a super satisfying meal..IF it's done right. While the fiber in oats can make them more filling, I still find that bellying up to a bowl of plain oats only leaves me gnawing my arm off an hour later. I wanted to share my favorite ways on how to make oatmeal more filling, and keep you going until lunchtime. Shall we? How To Make Oatmeal More Filling Use Steel Cut Oats. Before you even think about cooking, you need to start with the right ingredients. There are so many types of oatmeal available ...
Creamy Cauliflower Gratin
Creamy Cauliflower Gratin Recipe -- Fresh cauliflower smothered in a creamy Gruyere and Parmesan cheese sauce, and baked to crispy, bubbly perfection. The perfect healthy holiday dinner side! Cauliflower is to me, as shrimp is to Forest Gump this month. I've had it raw, steamed, roasted, mashed, questionably rotten, stir-fried, and now gratin...ified. My stomach may be on strike for any and all flower vegetables for the next 6 months, but it's all in the name of the Recipe Redux for December! Here's what this month's theme entailed: Grab a Book & Cook We’re playing a little party game at the end of 2016: Grab your nearest cookbook and ReDux the recipe on page 201, 16, 216 – or any combination of the number ‘2016." ...
Savory Bread Pudding with Ham and Swiss Cheese
This Savory Bread Pudding recipe made with hearty bread, ham, swiss cheese, and eggs is an easy make-ahead main dish for breakfast, brunch, or even dinner! By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by Frick’s Quality Meats and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time. Watch how to make this Ham & Swiss Savory Bread Pudding (45 sec) If you're a savory breakfast person, lemme see them hands. Put 'em up. Put 'em up. This breakfast recipe just got T-Pain up in the 'ish real quick. That's what happens when you get salty ham, creamy cheese, and bread, glorious bread together at one time. I am no stranger to the whole take a recipe, and make it savory game. My, oh my how my tastes have changed over the ...
Vegetarian Power Breakfast Bowl with Maple Dijon Dressing
Vegetarian Power Breakfast Bowl with Maple Dijon Dressing -- A veggie-filled recipe with quinoa, sweet potato, avocado, eggs, and creamy dressing. Hi friends! Boy oh boy, have I missed y'all. Between FNCE and a general lackluster ability to manage time, I've been striking out on recipe making around these parts. But I'm back at the most obscure time period in blogging, but just in time for this month's Recipe Redux! Here's what this month's theme entailed... ...
25 Strawberry Rhubarb Recipes (that aren't pie) You Need To Make Immediately
What do you get when you cross a weekend with a holiday? A double shot (hold the foam) dose of FRIYAY! Bring on the lobstah rolls, ice cream cones, and steamers, because it is oh-ficcially summer time in Maine! ...granted it will most likely be 50 degrees on Tuesday, but we don't need those vibe killers, cuz it's a three day weekend up in here! Another sure sign of summer in my books is the next best combo since PB&J. Straw to the rhubarb. Ever since my bakery job in high school, where I made it my personal vendetta to find the strawberry rhubarb square with the highest filling to crust ratio, I was hooked. It's sweet, it's tangy, and tastes like a bite of summer. So I put together a list of awesome rhu-berry recipes to enjoy the bounty of the season right now...except I didn't ...
12 Savory Oatmeal Recipes You Need To Try Immediately
12 Savory Oatmeal Recipes You Need To Try Immediately -- New ways you never knew you could eat this breakfast staple. Howdy ho neighbor! I've got some bo-diddily delicious recipes to share with you after a new protein pancake, flipped and flopped this weekend. I still ate them. They were (kinda) delicious. Thank god for peanut butter and maple syrup. And instead of sweet talkin' you through breakfast, today I'm giving it to you straight, no chaser, tell it like it is savory. Savory oats that is! It's time to showcase just how versatile and unapologetically delicious this humble grain can be aside from it's usual maple brown sugar character. They are essentially like a blank canvas for flavor combinations, so paint them like one of your french girls, and come to the ...
