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Having grown up with porridge for breakfast, oats are still a regular part of my diet, either as porridge or as meusli in the warmer months. I’ve even been known to throw some into main courses to thicken the sauce. And oat cookies, well … what can I say, lol!
Nowadays I have oats in my smoothies, too. (And I try to resist the cookies!)
Oats are excellent for heart health, keeping arteries free from damage-inducing cholesterol. They are filling and rich in fiber.
Did I mention I love oats – in any form? So when I saw this recipe for overnight oats from Ciara Attwell at MyFussyEater, I jumped at it. (I have some soaking in the refrigerator at the moment and I just have to decide whether to eat them as is or to throw them into the blender, lol! No, scratch that; between writing this and getting it posted, I ate them, lol!)
Ciara says …
I think this is an excellent well balanced breakfast for children (and adults too!), containing a good amount of fat and protein to fill them up and enough slow-releasing carbs to keep them full until lunchtime.
Please turn to the Next Page (click button below) for the Tasty Overnight Oats Smoothie Meal for just 295 Calories recipe …
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Recipe: Tasty Overnight Oats Smoothie Meal for 295 Calories
Serves 3; approx 295 cals each
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups rolled Oats
- 1 cup Milk (cows, almond, hazelnut)
- ½ cup Yogurt
- 1 small, very ripe Banana, very spotty but not black (mashed, chopped or sliced)
- 4 small Dates
- 1-2 tbsp Cocoa
- 1 tsp raw Honey or Maple Syrup
- toppings of your choice
Directions:
Mix everything together and set in the refrigerator overnight. The next morning add 1 cup Water (adjust if necessary to reach your preferred thickness) and blend until smooth.
Or you can just eat as tasty overnight oats instead of as a smoothie, for a change :o)
Either way, enjoy.
Recipe Notes:
- The calories will vary according to the fat content of the milk and yogurt used.
- You could add 1 tablespoon ground Flaxseeds for healthy fat and another banana for extra sweetness instead of the honey or maple syrup.
- I added the banana in the morning and just a teaspoonful of Maple Syrup instead of the tablespoon in the recipe and it was good.
An Aside …
Why bother making overnight oats if you’re going to make a smoothie?
- Apparently the chemical reactions the soaking causes make it easier for some folks to digest the oats, and
- Soaking with dried fruit allows the mixture to become sweeter. And anything we can do to get sweetness without adding extra sugars is good.
Based on Source: MyFussyEater
Photo: MyFussyEater
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