Some like it hot.
I do. I like it nice and HOT – as in the weather. And so I went back in time and made sure my ancestors lived in a warm climate. Enter: Mexico, which later turned into California, which is where I was born and raised. Or something like that, I’m bad with maps.
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Since it’s summer and all hot oatmeal doesn’t go great with the hot weather. Plus, who wants to turn on the stove to actually cook something? Not me.
But, I have been craving something sweet in the morning (plus I’ve been eating eggs for dinner) so I threw together a summer inspired oats dish.
Summer time Mang-Oats Recipe
Ingredients:
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1 scoop protein powder, vanilla
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1/2 cup almond milk
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1/2 cup milk
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1/2 cup oats
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1 tsp chia seeds
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1/2 ripe mango (I used frozen, but fresh will work)
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toppings: nuts, nut butter, rainbow sprinkles
Directions: Shake up protein powder, milk and water in a shaker cup.
Mix in a bowl with oats, mango and chia seeds. Refrigerate overnight.
In the morning stir and top with nuts or nut butter. 
Pair with iced coffee. Enjoy!
Question: What’s your favorite fruit mix-in for oats / cereal right now?
I just made my first overnight oats, or should I call them all day oats? I made them at 6:30 am and ate them as my 3pm afternoon snack. Let’s say I will making these for breakfast tomorrow! I used vanilla protein, banana, peanut butter&honey, flax seeds, almond milk and rolled oats…it tasted like banana pudding!! Yum!!
Made this for breakfast today (last night) and it was wonderful! Didn’t have protein powder, but the vanilla almond milk made it sweet enough with the mango (which a three fingered 1 handed blind person could’ve cut better than I did!).
Great suggestion!
Ha! You should watch my how to cut a mango video!
Hi, what kind of protein powder and is it a 30 gram or 20 gram scoop ? (like 3-4 tbsps.?)…thanks.
Oh yum! I have all those items currently in my kitchen so this might have to happen. I made overnight oats the other day with chocolate protein powder and chocolate chips. They were awesome!
I put bananas & cinnamon in my oatmeal.
Trying this tonight/tomorrow morning but with strawberries :0)
I still love me some bananas!!!
Me too!
I HATE cold overnight oats. So gross!! I do make my oats in the morning (in an empty salsa jar) and then microwave them at work!
I use blueberries, bananas and strawberries. I’ve been doing overnight oats lately because I’ve been getting up at 4:30 am to run and then I have to make it to work so it’s just easier to do that than fix breakfast. My husband actually prefers the overnight oats vs. the steel cuts we use to have every morning. He might be sad when I switch back.
I have oats for breakfast just about everyday. I really need to try out this overnight oats business. I also eat eggs for dinner or for lunch.
Looks delish! I might change the mango for pineapple- I wonder if that would work?
That looks fabulous! What a great idea. I do a shake and go chia pudding but adding the protein powder, oats and more milk (100% non-dairy, in my case) is perfect a.m. fuel for hot weather runners. Thanks for posting the recipe. I’m going to try this.
Never tried mango before in my oatmeal. Right now I have been putting dried cherries in my oatmeal.
Mmm, summer berries.
Chia seeds, granola crunch, cashew nuts, dried apricots, raisins
Yum! I am definitely for the iced coffee – 😀
Those oats look so yummy! I know what I’m making for breakfast after I get back from vacation! I typically add apples and applesauce to my oats but I think for cold oats I’ll do berries. Yum!
Bluebs!! Always have and always will be my favorite 🙂 Chia seeds come in for a close second!
i love overnight oats with almond milk, plain greek yogurt, chia seeds, and fruit (usually blueberries or blackberries). so simple to make and very refreshing!
yum! this looks great
yum! my favorite has to be strawberries! so sweet and refreshing… with some nuts or granola for crunch! and if I’m feeling crazy maybe some protein powder to amp it up 🙂
LOVE mango in oatmeal. Try subbing the almond milk with coconut milk and it will take you to a tropical summer paradise!
hmmmm…any kind of berry is usually my go-to, but lately I’ve been loving fresh Ontario peaches, blueberries, and roasted pecans on my oatmeal/yogurt. Yum!
o_O so you don’t like cook the oats…. excuse my semi retardness lol. Interestinggggg.
I eat oatmeal all the time but I have actually never tried over night oats! They do look amazing!! I will have to add it to my schedule sometime! I am so bad about eating breakfast lately now that I am not employed. I get up and the first thing I do is run so I don’t eat anything prior.
Yum. I can’t wait to try this!
I have never made overnight oats before, but I am going to have to try this. I need to get more protein, and these would be easy to prep and then just take with me as I jump in the car to take my son to daycare in the mornings.
Yummy! I don’t use protein powder, but I like adding chia to thicken it up, along with dates, cranberries, or other dried fruit. And some nuts and maybe fresh or frozen fruit on top
Chia seeds and berries
Pinning on the OIMB community oatmeal recipes board. Looks delish!