This delicious and healthy vegan protein-packed cookie dough overnight oats recipe is filled with fibre, plant-based protein, dark chocolate chips, creamy cashew butter, and chia seeds. Perfect for quick nutrition in the mornings!
Wake Up To Vegan Cookie Dough Overnight Oats!
Do you have a memory of yourself as a child, sitting on the kitchen counter while your Mom (or Dad, older sibling, babysitter..etc.) whipped up a batch of chocolate chip cookies, and while the dough was still in the bowl, they let you lick the batter off of the spoon?
I totally do. Best. Moment. Ever … well, as a kid in that moment, it certainly was the best!
As an adult, I don’t have moments like that as often until the experience of eating this Cookie Dough Overnight Oatmeal for breakfast (it came pretty darn close).
The best thing about this moment versus the childhood one… this cookie-dough is actually healthy ( and no raw egg consumption with this one either. I can’t imagine eating the raw cookie dough… with the raw eggs, was the best idea ever, but I survived, so all good right?!).
This easy Vegan Protein-Packed Cookie Dough Overnight Oats recipe creates that delicious cookie dough taste and texture using healthy, protein-packed, fibre and omega-rich, unrefined, naturally sweet ingredients!
Making a Balanced Breakfast:
When it comes to breakfast, many people focus solely on the carbohydrates (oatmeal, muesli, toast, cereal, fruit, etc.).
Now, carbohydrates are not bad (in fact, they are essential in the diet) but it is always best to balance carbohydrates with healthy proteins and healthy fats at breakfast. This helps with blood sugar stabilization and it keeps you feeling full for more than just an hour after breakfast!
That is why I love overnight oats as it’s very easy to incorporate protein and fats with the carbohydrate-heavy oats in a tasty, portable way!
Adding Protein To Cookie Dough Overnight Oats:
When it came to adding the protein to this recipe, I used Genuine Health fermented vegan proteins+ in vanilla. The vanilla protein flavour worked wonderfully with the oats, maple syrup, chia seeds, almond milk, and cashew butter to reproduce that cookie-dough taste. Also, a dairy-free protein powder was the ideal choice for me!
Many overnight oat recipes you’ll see out on the web contain Greek Yogurt or Whey as the source of protein. If you don’t have an issue with dairy consumption for lifestyle or health reasons then those might work just fine. I can’t eat dairy because of an allergy and, even if I could, I think at this point I’d choose not to because dairy can be quite inflammatory.
A big bonus with using a vegan protein powder is the reduced load on the digestive system as dairy proteins can be harder to digest and often cause gas and bloating whereas plant based protein is easier to digest.
The fermented aspect of Genuine Health’s fermented vegan protein adds another bonus as the fermentation process removes anti-nutrients that are naturally occurring in plant-based protein sources which inhibit nutrient absorption in the body and are the cause of uncomfortable gas and bloating. In other words…fermentation = better overall nutrient absorption and digestion!
A protein-packed, healthy, tasty, digestive-boosting, easy-to-make cookie dough breakfast? Sounds too good to be true… but it’s not!
Are you a fan of overnight oats? What do you add to your oats to make sure you are getting a nice balance of macronutrients in the mix? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!
Vegan Protein Cookie Dough Overnight Oats
A simple take on vegan overnight oats recipe with cashew butter, chocolate chips, and a delicious cookie-dough flavour.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup gluten free rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons vegan/plant-based vanilla protein powder*
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 tablespoon natural cashew butter
- 1-2 tablespoons mini dark chocolate chips (non-dairy)
Instructions
- In a bowl or jar add the oats, chia seeds, protein powde, maple syrup, and almond milk.
- Mix well to combine.
- Place the jar in the fridge and leave overnight or 5 hours at a minimum.
- In the morning, before eating, stir in the cashew butter and the dark chocolate chips.
- Drizzle with a little pure maple syrup.
- Dig in!
Notes
*All protein powders have a bit of a different flavour and texture so be sure to use a vanilla protein powder you know you love!
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I encourage you to take 10 minutes today to whip up a few servings of this recipe to enjoy throughout the week and see just how easy it is to get in a truly fast balanced breakfast!
Christal // NITK
Made this for breakfast and it is officially my new favourite overnight oats recipe! So good!
That’s so great to hear!! Thank you!
What would you recommend as a sub for the groats? More oats or chia? Can’t wait to give this a try!
Hey Jennifer! You can use additional oats! The same amount 🙂
Any idea if the protein powder in this recipe (or any protein powders) are okay for infants or toddlers?
Hi Dana, Protein powders are typically fine for toddlers, I would always go with a non allergenic option (so not whey or soy protein but rather a plant based protein powder like brown rice or hemp protein) As for infants, it depends on the age and if they are eating solid foods. If they are then it should be fine but again I would stay away from the more allergenic protein powders and stick with the plant (non-soy) options!
Ok thank you! Fed my (15 mo) son this recipe this morning. He seemed to like it ????
Great!!
Have you ever tried a grain free version of this? This type of thing used to be a go to breakfast for me but I no loger eat any grains as I follow a Paleo lifestyle…I am curious as to what you could sub for the oats.
Hmmmm… That’s a tough one, I wonder if you could do “cauliflower rice”… I definitely can’t vouch for the taste, but I’ve seen oatmeal made with it before! http://www.carrieonliving.com/2015/03/10/chocolate-cauliflower-oatmeal/
I have been loving this oat recipe, my mornings are made way easier because of this.
Glad to hear it Lauren!! 🙂
You definitely had me at cookie dough! One of my favorite all-time flavors!!
Haha it’s the best!
This looks delicious! Can I sub almond for cashew butter and still keep the flavor? Going to try this on my kids!
I think it would change the flavour slightly to be a bit more nutty, but I think it would still taste totally delicious!
Wow! This one looks amazing. I’m definitely going to try it. And, yes, I remember very fondly of waiting to lick the spoon when mom was making cookies!
Haha yep, that healthy stuff! 😉