Overnight Blueberry Cheesecake Oats (Protein Packed)
Make easy and healthy overnight blueberry cheesecake oats with blended cottage cheese for a creamy breakfast that tastes like dessert.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup low fat cottage cheese blended (see note) or light Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon cream cheese for a light flavor, or 1 ½ tablespoon for a cheesier flavor
- 2 teaspoon honey or 3 teaspoon for a sweetener flavor
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- ⅛ teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ cup almond milk
- ¼ cup frozen blueberries, defrosted
Instructions
- Blend the cottage cheese in a blender cup or with an immersion blended with 1 tablespoon of the milk to get a Greek yogurt like consistency. This is optional but at least breaking up the chunks will help to give the oats a creamier consistency.
- In a small bowl or mason jar combine the rolled oats, milk, blended cottage cheese, softened cream cheese, sweetener, and lemon zest.
- Microwave the frozen blueberries until defrosted and a little syrupy but not hot. Mash them with a fork.
- Add the berries to the top of oats and let them set in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Top with your favorite garnishes the morning of like fresh berries, light whipped cream, or crushed graham crackers. Enjoy!
Notes
- To soften cream cheese, just microwave it as needed for 10+ seconds so it mixes in smoothly.
- Blending the cottage cheese in advance isn't essential, but it will help your oats to have a creamier texture.
- Low fat Greek yogurt is a great substitute for cottage cheese, it does have more of a tangy bite so you might need to adjust the sweetness level.
- You can add the mashed defrosted berries to the bottom of your jars before you add the oats mix if preferred. Then add garnishes the morning of.
- To add chia seeds: mix in 1 ½ teaspoon of chia for each jar. They will thicken your oats mix, so add more liquid as needed the next morning.
- To reduce the carbs: use a natural golden monk fruit sweetener instead of honey, make oats with ⅓ cup of rolled oats instead of ½ cup (and reduce the liquid accordingly.)
- This recipe makes one serving, meal prep as many jars for the week as you prefer! They'll keep for 5 days in the fridge.
Nutrition
Serving: 1jarCalories: 383kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 21gFat: 11gFiber: 7g
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