But first let’s keep things consistent around here and begin with a morning workout recap.
Workout
Today’s workout began with 20 minutes on the elliptical. I was tempted to just pedal away and take it easy, but instead I cranked up the intensity for 10 minutes with some intervals.
My 20-minute elliptical workout looked like this:
This workout could easily be done back-to-back for a 40 minute session. It made my time on the elliptical go by much faster than usual!
Also, to give you a point of reference for the above workout since I know many ellipticals are very different, the ellipticals at my gym go up to a resistance level of 20. Also, I would guess that the cross ramp setting would be at about a nine for this workout, but my elliptical didn’t have that particular setting option like many do.
I finished up my workout with some strength training before calling it a day.
Breakfast
Breakfast this morning was a bit of an experiment, but one that worked out surprisingly well!
I’ve had a few people email me about a dairy-free option for overnight oats and while I’ve played around with a few recipes in the past, last night I finally created a winner.
This morning, when I took my first bite, I was immediately reminded of oatmeal cookie dough. If that’s not an indicator of a yummy recipe, I don’t know what is!
Oatmeal Cookie Dough Overnight Oats
- Prep Time: 5 MINUTES
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
- Category: breakfast, recipes
- Cuisine: Breakfast
Description
Per your request, a dairy free option of my original recipe overnight oats!
Ingredients
3/4 cup old fashioned oats
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or milk of your choice), plus a bit more if necessary
1/2 tablespoon honey
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together, stirring to mix well.
- Let sit overnight (or at least an hour) in an airtight container.
- Stir oats and add another splash of milk if they’re a little too thick. (I probably added close to 1/4 cup of additional almond milk.)
- Top with nuts, fresh fruit, granola or desired toppings and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 307.7
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 90.5
- Fat: 6.7
- Saturated Fat: 0.9
- Carbohydrates: 53.9
- Fiber: 10.2
- Protein: 10
- Cholesterol: 0
Since a few of you were curious about the nutritional information of my original overnight oats recipe, here’s the nutritional breakdown of this recipe:
Fiber! Protein! Talk about some serious staying power. Woo!
Also, for my vegan friends out there, if you omit the honey or replace it with a sweetener of your choice, this recipe could easily work for you as well.
I should also say that while I love this dish, if you’re funny about texture, I must warn you that the oats are very doughy and a bit chewy due to the thickening power of the chia seeds. While I personally love the texture, I know it might not be for everyone, especially those who already have an aversion to basic overnight oats made with Greek yogurt.
I ended up eating my oats for breakfast along with a small banana and a hot mug of coffee.
As you can see, I made sure to take a second to pop off the creepy little nubbin on the top of the banana before eating it. Say no to the nubbin!
Off to cram in a few hours of work before an afternoon committee meeting for the Taste of Ocala.
Enjoy your morning!
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Looks delicious! I’m going to have to give chia seeds a go I think – they are popping up everywhere it seems!
Hey Julie! That eliptical workout looks intense – I’ll have to try that! Do you feel like your working through molasses as you’re going through it? Hahah I can just imagine myself looking like I’m going in slow-mo when the resistance is so high!
On another note, I’m wondering if you could share how you were able to figure out the nutrition stats on your overnight oats?
Have a great day! 🙂
of course! i used a recipe calculator i found here: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp it makes it really easy to look up all of your ingredients (they even have brand names!) and plug it all in!
I love that you made these oats dairy free. I am definitely going to have to try these oats. I’m always looking for new variations of overnight oats. Yum 🙂
I know what tomorrow’s breakfast is!
Sounds delicious! And yes, I am also a nubbin-free banana eater.
As I’m in the UK, I think I know now what I’ll be having for my pm snack – oats baby! Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
Your recipe for cookie dough overnight oats sounds great! If you want a change try this recipe….it’s my favorite ever and really does taste like cookie dough:
The night before, mix together oats, Greek yogurt, milk, cinnamon and chias!
In the morning, stir in peanut butter & vanilla protein powder (and what other else toppings you like…I love adding strawberries & almonds too)!
I just replenished my Sunwarrior stash so can’t wait for tomorrow morning!
oooh! that sounds fantastic!
I love the chewy texture of overnight oats. Soggy = no good! 🙂
mmm i’ve been eating overnight oats a lot lately, so i’m looking forward to trying this version out. i’m all about that “doughy” texture, hence the reason why i LOVE cookie dough. 😉
ooo and i just thought of this… peanut butter co’s cinnamon raisin swirl peanut butter would be PERFECT as a topping for this! yum!
YES!
My kind of oatmeal!
They look delicious I just can’t do the texture of over night oats. lol I’ll stick with my warm, cooked oats
This looks good and you already have me addicted to overnight oats, this may push me over the edge. Overnight oats 3X a day! 🙂
More pictures of adorable Sadie, please!
That oat recipe is interesting, I’m surprised only 1/2 cup of liquid is needed, I usually end up putting in about 1.5! And is that 10g of protein just from the oats and milk or are your toppings included? That’s a lot, which is awesome!
toppings are not included in the nutritional information. also, i started with 1/2 cup of liquid, but i probably added another 1/4 cup or so this morning to get it goin’!
awesome, thanks! I’m going to try this out, they look really good!
I had overnight oats for breakfast also – I made mine with oats, greek yogurt, almond milk, coco powder and raspberries! I think its too funny that you take off the nubbin of the banana – it’s my favorite part!! save them for me!
I’ve been planning on trying out overnight oats and this recipe looks perfect to start off with! Anything that tastes like an oatmeal cookie gets a big Win in my book!!
Alyssa, I had the same reaction when I first tried them — also in a smoothie. But they’re so healthy and so beneficial I wanted to find uses so discovered if you grind them up (or just buy them already ground) they go down much easier. Or if you add some water and make a slurry they are great to bake with!
Sorry, I meant Lindsay! 🙂
I tried chia seeds for the first time the other day in a smoothie and the texture sort of freaked me out :(…I want to like them! Perhaps I need to try them in oats before I fully commit to disliking them haha. And I love that you take off the banana nub on the top. I used to be the same way about the bottom!
That looks amazing. I might have to switch it up for tomorrow! I normally don’t add greek yogurt but do add a protein powder to mine. Even the vanilla is just so tart first thing in the morning! I’ve been using Silk Almond Dark Chocolate though and good grief. So.So.So. good.
mmm that look SOO good!!! Anything oatmeal cookie like is right up my ally!
Oh my gosh, that sounds FANTASTIC! I’ve been stuck in a chocolate overnight oats rut for…oh, like eight months now haha and I’ve been looking for something new to try. Looks like I found a winner!
Oatmeal cookie dough?? Yes, please! That sounds so good!
I found instant oatmeal at Whole Foods that is Chai Spiced flavor and I am LOVING it for an afternoon snack right now!
I do the same thing to my bananas as well! The oats sound lovely… I’m a big fan of the thick, doughy texture too. Have fun at your meeting! 🙂
That sounds delicious!! i haven’t had overnight oats in ages.
I can eat the top banana nubbin, but not the bottom one. But pickles, EW, pass me a knife STAT. No nubs for me!
I like Almond Breeze’s 1/2 Almond 1/2 Coconut blend for my overnight oats. It has a bit more sugar than I’d like, but it has a yummy taste and gives a bit of a different texture to the oats. Yum!
These oats look so good! They kind of remind me of the oatmeal cookie dough Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. When oats are as good as ice cream, that’s a very good thing!!!! Thanks for the great idea.
Hey Julie! Could you maybe add the miles you complete on your posted treadmill/elliptical workouts? I don’t know if your elliptical machines track the miles but I’d love to see the treadmill miles! Thank you!! 🙂
I’m thinking those overnight oats need raisins and actual cookie dough to be considered oatmeal cookie dough oats.
I take the nubs off my bananas too. Way too nipple like for me to put in my mouth. 😛
toasted sliced almonds are SO good in anything, especially oats. or just eaten by the tiny handful.
The other day I had my first overnight oats! SO glad I did cuz it was in the high 80s! It was so summery and light. I used oats, vanilla almond milk, lemon zest, strawberries, raspberries, and some chocolate shavings- SO good. This is the only way I’ll ever make it 🙂
Anything that tastes like cookie dough has to be delicious – I am definitely trying these! I may add raisins too!
I’m eating my overnight oats as we speak. I did mine with coconut milk and added chia seeds. This morning I added a little chocolate protein powder, a dash of cinnamon, a tablespoon of roasted flaxseed almond butter and a cut up banana.
Mmmm this looks delicious! I’ve never made the leap to try overnight oats but this might be my first try!
Hey Julie! This looks amazing. Sorry if this is a silly question, but is it 3/4 cup uncooked or cooked oats? Thanks!
Yum yum yum!! I find that adding a mashed banana to overnight oats takes away some of the chewiness and creates what, to me, is the perfect texture!
thank you for making a recipe that’s dairy free! I can’t wait to try it!
I say no to the nubbin as well! Those oats look terrific 🙂
Thanks for the recipe with the vegan option!
This will be great to make a big batch that my husband and I can share!
Thanks for the recipe. It looks really good!
Looks like one I will have to try. And I’m with you, no nubbin! Ick!
These look fantastic! I’ve been chowing down on overnight oats the last week or so myself (thanks to your blog) and posted my recipe today too! Yours looks so yummy! I’ve been using flax seeds, since I don’t have any chia, but will be picking up a bag this weekend!
I’m so happy to see this recipe. I try to cut back on dairy as much as possible so it’s great to see a recipe that doesn’t require greek yogurt. I may be out of almond milk right now so I might have to wait a bit to try this 🙁
I’ve never made overnight oats before, I may have to try this! is it weird I swore that the title was ‘chocolate cookie dough overnight oats??’ i might have to consider that as a topping in mine. haha!
I’m a fan of any elliptical workout that makes the time speed by!
And the oats… oh man. You had me at cookie dough!
Oh gosh, I absolutely melted when I saw this. What a great recipe! <3
I would definitely add some raisins to that to make it an oatmeal raisin cookie dough – yum! I’m sure this would be really good heated up too.
Omg I have to try this recipe! I make oats every day and this sounds absolutely delicious!
I could have sworn you used yogurt in your overnight oats. I haven’t just used milk yet but I think I need to try it. I’m always afraid not using yogurt will make them oats too soupy in the morning.
Not sure if you’ve tried mashing the banana into the oats the night before, but that is THE MOST DELICIOUS way in my opinion! 😛 This vegan one sounds good! And have you tried Oh she glows’ VOO’s? They’re amazing! I think you’ll like the different types of “flavors” she features. Have a blessed and beautiful day~
Mmmm oatmeal cookie dough?? That sounds amazing!! I’m not usually a big fan of overnight oats but these sound like they’d change my mind! Especially if some chocolate chips were added 🙂
who can say “no” to cookie dough anything 🙂 especially when it has chia in it!