While I slept like a rock, these were workin’ hard in the fridge!
Pumpkin Chia Overnight Oats
The Mix:
ALL RAW. No cooking. Ever.
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
- 1/3 cup TJ’s Euro Yogurt (you can use regular yogurt or greek – the thickness is negligible)
- 1/2 cup pumpkin
- 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 tbsp ground walnuts from loaf recipe
- Cinnamon
- Pinch salt
***SIT OVERNIGHT IN FRIDGE***
Toppings
- Naturally Nutty PB Sauce
- Melted, warm Crofter’s North America Spread
For the PB sauce, take about 1 tbsp of pb and add some milk. Just a little. Like a tbsp. Put in microwave for 10 seconds. Stir and stir. If you think there is too much liquid, sip off a little.
You want it to thicken into a sticky paste.
Then add 1 more tsp of milk and stir until it gets creamy.
Plop on!
Thick and chia seed gelled. [The chia seed video!]
Heated skim milk
Christmas Blend poured on top
"Oh beautiful, for spacious skies."
North and South America!!! Even Hawaii made an appearance. Please keep those in Chile in your thoughts <3
I’m in a good mood because a pair of gray pants I haven’t tired in a long [long] time fit me again!
Somebody is livin’ it up in Napa!!
They had their fancy dinner in a wine cellar last night. So sad I missed it. Also sad I’m missing out on all the Great Harvest networking!
Off to do some nutritional screening!!
Naomi (onefitfoodie) says
YUM those oats look fantastic, I love throwing chia in them, it makes the oats nutty and crunchy too!!
thanks for the info on the PB sauce…i always see you do that but never knew! I figured it was mxied with some sort of milk
have a great day, Kath! 🙂
Gabriela says
What a great bowl of overnight oats! Mine never get that thick! And that’s definitely one of the best froth shapes to date! Have a great day!
Rachel says
Your breakfast looks amazing this morning. Wish I had some overnight oats this morning! Breakfast is truly my favorite meal of the day… there are so many good things to eat! Hope you have a great day!
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
Wow, those oats look like pudding! YUM!
Its always a great feeling when clothes fit better 🙂
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
Yay for pants fitting! Best feeling ever. 🙂
GurlOnA"Diet" says
hey congrats on those pants! it feels great to have something fit! =P
Katie @ Health for the Whole Self says
I guess technically it’s Pumpkin Chia Peanut Butter & Jelly Overnight Oats – a bit of a mouthful, but it sounds like a great combination! 😉
Congrats on those pants! What a great feeling!
Lauren says
I love prepping my oats the night before. Only, I have a thing that I must eat them warm in the cold winter months, so I usually end up popping them in the microwave for a little. I thought it would be weird with the yogurt, but it actually works. You should try this sometime.
Have a great day today Kath!
Kath says
Good to know the yogurt survives!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
Yum yum!! I just saw raw oats on another blog too…I think Gina’s?
I LOVE it when pants that have been tight or ill-fitting fit again 🙂 It makes my day!
Monica (Musings of The Granola Girl) says
Central America & Alaska (& Australia!) are spot on in that frothy shape!!
I’m enjoying some overnight oats right now, my first time making them with chia seeds!
Have a great day! 🙂
Katherine says
I’ve got to get on this overnight oats bandwagon. Breakfast today looks fantastic!
Nice to hear about the gray pants – always a great feeling 🙂
Nicole, RD says
Oats look amazing! Congrats on the pants, that’s wonderful!
Marisa (Loser for Life) says
I really love Christmas Blend! I’ll have to head over to FM to try out the Spring Blend, too!
Yay for gray pants fitting!
Jessica says
Kath, do you eat the oats cold, right out of the fridge? Or do you microwave them to take the chill off?
Kath says
Sometimes I give them 30 seconds to take off the chill.
Nicole @ Making Good Choices says
okay I am so determined to make oats that look 1/4 as good as your this weekend! yay for pants fitting too! 🙂
kara says
I have to try overnight oats. They always look so good, I think I am going to have to wait until it’s warmer though….cold oats don’t sound as appealing when it’s only 25 degrees out.
And hooray for fitting into your pants!!! I LOVE that feeling! 🙂
Carly says
OOOO gotta love fitting into an old pair of pants. i like makes the week!
I am super intrigued by the pumpkin in the oatmeal idea, I sense a Harris Teeter trip in my near future
christie @ honoring health says
Glad you are feeling better in your pants. Mine are starting to fit better as well and it is a good feeling to know that just by listening to your body and paying attention, you can drop weight.
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
Mmmm…overnight oats! 😀 I like the peanut butter sauce idea too, although I’m thinking of trying it with soymilk next time so it will be a little “sweeter.”
Emily @ The Front Burner Blog says
love the pants. i have a pair of jeans desperately wanting to be worn, that just arent quite there yet. need a few more weekend long runs to get back into them, but it is GOING to happen! 🙂
Karla says
I still want to try overnight oats! I might take the plunge tonigth and try them tomorrow!!
Andrea says
Delicious breakfast! And wearing a pair of well fitting pants is priceless!
Have a great Tuesday!
Madeline @ Greens and Jeans says
Yayyy for the pants! Definitely the best feeling!
Simply Life says
oooh I really have to try those overnight oats!
Stacey says
Nutrition screening is one of my fav things to do during clinicals! You get to meet so many different people 😀 Oh and I am still loving the chai seeds you gave me at the oatmeal breakfast! They don’t go bad, right??? Have a fun day my dear!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
Congrats on the pants fitting! That’s the best 🙂
Aha, the secret of the PB sauce. I didn’t know you were supposed to add milk AFTER it got kinda gummy. I”ll have to try that again!
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
Thankyou thankyou for the mini PB sauce tutorial! I tried it the other day and the only thing I succeeded in doing was cracking my measuring cup and wasting some decent PB 😛
Jen says
Again, thanks for your contagious good mood! Or maybe I’m already in a good mood? Oh well, yours is still catching!
Kath says
:0)
Mara @ What's For Dinner? says
Way to rock the CaliBowl AND your Chicago mug 🙂 YAY for the pants too, that’s such a great feeling!
Kelly @ Local Foodie Fight says
mmmmmm the overnight oats look delicious! and i love the pants feeling. i have been having the opposite experience lately 🙁
Abby says
I was in Napa Valley last spring. I really want to go back! Glad he’s having a good time!
Nadine says
Hi Kath,
Looks like Matt is at Castello di Amerosa in Calastoga. It’s one of my favorites, and I just ordered six bottles of wine from them last week!
I’m also wearing a pair of pants today that haven’t fit for a while. I’ve been training for a half for 4 weeks, and I think it’s finally starting to pay off. While I haven’t lost any pounds, I must be building muscle and losing inches. It’s funny to read about your training runs. I am a SLOW runner. 10 miles takes you 1.5 hours, but I’d be our running for over 2 hours to get the same distance! Oh well!
Kath says
It was Markham, I believe.
Diana says
I bet Matt is having so much fun! It would be so fun to take a group trip out to Napa one day. 🙂
Kaite@ Two Lives, One Lifestyle says
Hooray for the pants! On Friday the same thing happened with a pair of jeans for me. I think it’s the lifting paying off!
Heather says
yay for the pants fitting, good job!
Crystal says
I love the feeling of trying on that piece of clothing you’ve been holding on to for a while and having it FIT! It’s just magical, lol 🙂 I actually had a dress hanging on my bedroom door in college to give me inspiration to go to the gym…..and I finally tried it on a few months ago and was *this close* to zipping it all the way up. victory WILL be mine one day (hopefully soon!) 😉
Heather @ Side of Sneakers says
Your overnight oats look SO much creamier than mine ever turn out. Maybe if mine were creamy I’d make them more 🙂
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
congrats on the pants fitting! that’s so awesome…my goal for march is to fit into some older pants and i’m halfway there 🙂 hope you have a great day!
Jenn @ Livewellfit says
I think today is the day for me to get me some chia seeds! I have to experience the jelly results. And they are such a nutrition powerhouse.
skinnyrunner says
yeah for smaller clothes fitting! that always makes me feel happy.
JENNA says
your pb sauce looks so creamy and good!!!! brilliant idea!
congrats on your pants 😉 hee hee its so funny how simple things like that make our day!!
AnneNP says
So funny that Clean Food has become so popular…I used to babysit for Terri’s kids! They do in fact live the way you’d imagine from the book- all clean food.
Kath says
Very cool!
rustique says
I wish I could get fully into cold oats! Perhaps when the weather is nice and hot–because it’s been so blustery lately, if I’m making oatmeal it better warm me up. Yours look delish.
Nutritious Foodie says
I love shopping out of my closet!
Alison says
yay for pants fitting! you seem to be eating the same amount. do you think it’s the increased running or maybe all the walking you do for work? glad matt is enjoying napa!
Kath says
I think it’s keeping my weekends more even and cutting back on alcohol and desserts quite a bit from the summer/fall.
Sarah @ THE FOODIE DIARIES says
i need that sticky peanut butterness. i think whoever created “PBU” is how i found food blogs in the first place!
christina cadden says
That breakfast looks amazing! I am going to have to try it!
Beth @ DiningAndDishing says
So jealous of Matt’s trip – I bet it’s amazing!! You will have to get him to do a guest post when he returns 🙂
Frogs and Men@ Paris Food Blog says
as always your oats are an inspiration!
(seriousl. i just went out and bought some pumpkin)
a plus,
The Paris Food Blague
wishful nals says
those oats look divine! yum!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Oh, and good morning to you too!!! Those oats looks so good. I am really missing my pumpkin! By the way, for last night’s post…I totally knew you would get into GLEE. I felt the same way to begin with, but I really got into it. Have a great day!
Cara says
The peanut sauce looks like a great idea! I want to try this today!
jaclyn@todays lady says
Great job on the pants! You’re a true role model for a health way to get to a healthy weight! I’m going to have to try overnight oats, they would be perfect on the days where I hit the gym before school and can’t have my stovetop oats!
Teri [a foodie stays fit] says
congrats on the pants! That’s such a great feeling.
Lauren @ Eater not a runner says
With this post you have finally convinced me to try overnight oats!
Kelly@ khakalackin.blogspot.com says
Isn’t it amazing how the small things can put you in a good mood? have a great day!
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
I HAVE to try making overnight oats. They just look so good!
Hannah says
At least Matt was well enough to go in the end – the networking will happen 🙂 And just think, if you were in Napa, you wouldn’t have had these overnight oats, and that would have been a tragedy 😛
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
I pulled out a couple pairs of pants from my closet this last winter that surprisingly fit – such a good feeling : )
Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather says
Trying on former tight pansta and then them fitting is an awesome feeling! Must be cause of them oats eh?
Allison K says
Fitting into old pants is such a great feeling! The location of the dinner Matt went to looks amazing!
Salah@myhealthiestlifestyle says
You always make your oats look amazing!!!
Shayna @ Cuts and Curves says
You are always so creative with your morning bowl of oats! They look so yummy 🙂
Trishelle says
Kath!! Those overnight oats look sooooo GOOD. I love that you use pumpkin even when it’s not really “in season”. I absolutely love all things pumpkin but usually only think of eating it around the fall time, but I think you’ve just broken me out of my shell 😉
YAY for old pants fitting!! That’s such a great feeling!
Hope your hubby has a blast for the rest of his time in Napa!
Paige(Running Around Normal) says
Loving all the demos! I wish I had pumpkin to put in my overnight oats!
Do you heat the skim milk in your microwave?
Kath says
Yup
Ash @ Good Taste. Healthy Me says
PB sauce looks yummy! I haven’t tried overnight oats and I’m not sure if I’d like it….I love warm oats!
Shion (Shi's Eating) says
i need to get a french press so i can have a fun bloom in my morning coffee, too!
congrats on the pants!
Sarah (OC2Seattle) says
I’m sure you’ve covered this before, but I can’t remember. Can you warm up overnight oats? I like my oats hot!
Kath says
I never have due to the yogurt, but according to the above comment you can.
Kalli@Fitandfortysomething says
terrific job on fitting in your pants!! yea you!
Kristilyn (My 29th Year) says
I’ve made the breakfast cookie, but never the overnight oats – maybe I’ll have to try them this week! If you don’t add the pumpkin, would you change the amount of liquids?
Looks like Matt’s having a great time! Too bad you couldn’t join him. 🙁
K
Kath says
No, liquids should stay the same. But without chia seeds, add a little less. Equal parts oats, milk, yogurt.
sarah (the SHU box) says
YEAH PANTS 🙂 a lovely beginning to the day.
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
yummy breakfast! i like the matt updates – looks like he’s living it up.
Foy Update - Cook. Garden. Write. Repeat. says
I love fitting into close that you haven’t fit into in a while. It feels good.
Lara says
Great about the pants. Your meals have looked much lighter the last few months.
Kath says
Oh? How so?
Lara says
smaller portions, less indulgences on desserts, etc. Seems like you have been making a conscious effort to eat less or maybe you are just being more intuitive with your eating and therefore eating less, etc.
Kath says
Well I guess I am making more of an effort to make the healthiest choices! Less indulgences for sure.
Lara says
well it is obviously working 🙂
Sarah says
Would steel cut oats work in this recipe?
Kath says
I’ve never tried it. They take much longer to cook so I’m guessing they might be chewier and absorb less liquid. But I think it’s been done.
Kelly says
There is nothing quite like putting on a pair of pants you haven’t fit in for a while and finding that they fit! What a great feeling! 🙂
Sandy says
How many calories would you say that breakfast has in it? I have some in the fridge ready for bfast tomorrow- sound yummy- can’t wait to try it!
Kath says
I’m not quite sure. You could go to Calorieking.com and plug in the ingredients.
Mae @ OhhMay says
Haha when my Dad goes to nice restaurants without me he always texts me a picture of his dinner. 😀 You should tell Matt to do the same.
hemp jogger says
woohoo on the sweats! love that feeling…so good 🙂 plus, sweats are the best things ever. i live in em. if only i could see patients in my VS pinks…
Lisa says
yummy!
i had pumpkin oatmeal for breakfast too!! i posted about it today on my website
check it out if you’d like. it certainly was delish-
im gonna have 2 try yours too!!
Tracy says
I was just catching up on your posts and saw that Siggi’s sent you coups!! That’s awesome. I glad you get to try their other flavors now (even though the $2.79 is soo worth it!) and experience the wonder! Like I said before, Oikos who?? 🙂
Kathryn says
I just have to say I have been reading these pumpkin oat recipes ALL winter with such envy… apparently there was a bad pumpkin crop last year and canned pumpkin is NOwhere to be found in Colorado where I live!