Popsugar Health & Fitness Oatmeal Healthy Vegan Oatmeal Recipes Fruity, Nutty, Chocolatey, or Spiced — Whatever Flavour You Crave, Try These 31 Oatmeal Recipes 31 July 2020 by Jenny Sugar Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Some like it hot, some like it cold, and some like it swirled with peanut butter and topped with chocolate chips! If you love oatmeal but feel like you're in a rut with the same old flavour combinations, try these recipes for some breakfast inspiration. These healthy recipes are all vegan, but many offer tons of protein and fibre to make your bowl so satisfying, you'll stay full for hours. Related: Over 100 Mouthwatering Vegan Breakfast Ideas to Make You Want to Set Your Alarm Early High-Protein Overnight Steel-Cut Oatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar These overnight steel-cut oats are different in texture from traditional overnight oats and also different in texture from traditional steel-cut oats. You've got to try them! Calories: 467 Protein: 23.7 grams Get the recipe: high-protein steel-cut oatmeal 1 / 31 High-Protein Black Bean Brownie Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you're trying to eat plant-based but you don't like the idea of eating processed food (like protein powder) to get your nutrition, whip up this overnight oats recipe made solely with whole foods. Calories: 365 Protein: 17.1 grams Get the recipe: black bean brownie overnight oats 2 / 31 Chocolate Coconut Almond Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar The fact that these chocolate coconut almond overnight oats taste like an Almond Joy means you'll satisfy your sweet tooth while getting a healthy, filling breakfast. Mix in a little protein powder for added protein. Calories: 343 Protein: 12.8 grams Get the recipe: chocolate coconut almond overnight oats 3 / 31 High-Protein "Baked" Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar You prepare this recipe the same way you do overnight oats, but in the morning, you microwave it for two minutes, so it gets drier, soft, and warm, just as if you baked it in the oven. Calories: 365 Protein: 21.7 grams Get the recipe: "baked" overnight oats 4 / 31 High-Protein Mint Chocolate Chip Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar While devouring a chocolate mint brownie at my local vegan bakery, I had an epiphany: why have I never created this perfect flavour combination in oatmeal form? And boom — this recipe for mint chocolate chip overnight oats was born. Calories: 375 Protein: 21.1 grams Get the recipe: mint chocolate chip overnight oats 5 / 31 "Reese's" Chocolate Overnight Oatmeal With Peanut Butter Swirls Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar This recipe tastes utterly chocolatey with swirls of peanut butter and no added sugar. Calories: 423 Protein: 32.2 grams Get the recipe: chocolate overnight oatmeal with peanut butter swirls 6 / 31 Apple Pie in a Jar Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Here's a healthier way to get your apple-pie fix: apple pie overnight oats. It's a perfectly sweet way to start your day with under 13 grams of sugar. Calories: 325 Protein: 11.9 grams Get the recipe: apple pie overnight oats 7 / 31 Overnight Breakfast Cookie Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Not all overnight oats recipes need to be made in a mason jar! Calories: 328 Protein: 20.8 grams Get the recipe: overnight breakfast cookie 8 / 31 Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar These chocolate peanut butter overnight oats offer all that delicious, sweet taste you crave. Calories: 403 Protein: 15.2 grams Get the recipe: chocolate peanut butter overnight oats 9 / 31 Blueberry Pineapple Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you've yet to hop on the overnight oats bandwagon, this is the perfect recipe to get you started. Stir in a little plant-based protein powder to increase the protein. Calories: 336 Protein: 10.8 grams Get the recipe: blueberry pineapple overnight oats 10 / 31 Brownie Batter Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Enjoy chocolate overnight oatmeal — it tastes kind of like brownie batter. Calories: 361 Protein: 19 grams Get the recipe: chocolate overnight oats 11 / 31 Banana Cream Overnight Oats Smoothie Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Here's a drinkable version of overnight oats. Calories: 358 Protein: 14.2 grams Get the recipe: banana cream overnight oats smoothie 12 / 31 High-Protein Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar You'll love this maple-pecan-vanilla flavour and the fact that it's only six ingredients. Calories: 366 Protein: 20.5 grams Get the recipe: high-protein overnight oats 13 / 31 Banana Cinnamon Zoats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar It might sound weird, but mixing courgette in your oatmeal is a great way to get more veggies into your diet. This recipe will remind you of courgette bread. Calories: 386 Protein: 23.7 grams Get the recipe: banana cinnamon zoats 14 / 31 Peanut Butter and Jelly Protein Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar These creamy, peanut buttery oats are topped with fruit and chopped peanuts — it's the perfect flavour combination. Calories: 375 Protein: 20 grams Get the recipe: peanut butter and jelly overnight oats 15 / 31 Overnight Hemp Seed Cereal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar For the overnight oats obsessed, here's a variation you have got to try that's high in protein and lower in carbs! Instead of just using rolled oats, throw in hemp hearts (raw, shelled hemp seeds). Calories: 364 Protein: 19.1 grams Get the recipe: overnight hemp seed cereal 16 / 31 Frozen Steel-Cut Oatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Make and freeze steel-cut oatmeal ahead of time, then in the morning, you can microwave a few for a chewy, hearty bowl of oats ready in minutes. Mix in some protein powder, nuts or seeds, nut butter, or powdered peanut butter for extra protein. Calories: 225 (for three) Protein: 4.5 grams Get the recipe: frozen steel-cut oatmeal 17 / 31 Slow-Cooker Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you like waking up to a hot breakfast, consider slow cooking your oats. It'll take about eight hours, and you'll enter the kitchen with the scent of spices wafting through the air. This vegan recipe is low in saturated fats and cholesterol and full of rich, satisfying pumpkin and nuts. Calories: 382 Protein: 13 grams Get the recipe: slow-cooker pumpkin pie oatmeal 18 / 31 Banana Cashew Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar You'll love this low-sugar, high-protein overnight oatmeal recipe that's oh-so creamy and naturally sweet. The secret? Mashed chickpeas and banana. Calories: 368 Protein: 15 grams Get the recipe: banana cashew overnight oatmeal 19 / 31 High-Protein Vanilla Almond Raspberry Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar The almost 17 grams of protein crammed into this mason jar of overnight oats come courtesy of mashed white beans. Intrigued? Concerned? Don't worry — when combined with sweet vanilla soy milk, maple syrup, almonds, and a sprinkling of raspberries, you can't taste the beans at all. Calories: 371 Protein: 16.8 grams Get the recipe: high-protein overnight oats 20 / 31 Cinnamon Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Prep all the dry ingredients for a week's worth of overnight oats. Every night before bed, just pour in the almond milk, and breakfast will be waiting for you come morning. Calories: 286 Protein: 11 grams Get the recipe: five days of cinnamon overnight oats 21 / 31 Slow-Cooker Steel-Cut Oatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Cooking steel-cut oats from scratch takes too long on a busy morning, so make a big batch of vanilla cinnamon steel-cut oats in your slow cooker and you'll have a warm breakfast to look forward to all week long. This recipe makes four servings that you can store in glass containers or mason jars in the fridge. Add the toppings ahead of time or in the morning. Calories: 176 Protein: 5.9 grams Get the recipe: slow-cooker steel-cut oatmeal 22 / 31 Carrot Cake Steel-Cut Oatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you love pastries and scones for breakfast, this is a healthier option. Make a big batch of carrot cake oatmeal, then warm up a bowl each morning topped any way you like. This recipe makes five servings. Calories: 339 Protein: 12.8 grams Get the recipe: slow-cooker carrot cake oatmeal 23 / 31 Smoatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography Make a bowl of smoatmeal! It's one part smoothie and one part oatmeal, which equals all parts awesome. Calories: 369 Protein: 18.2 grams Get the recipe: smoatmeal 24 / 31 High-Protein Oatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Wrap your hands around this bowl of toasty warm oatmeal that offers way more protein than a regular bowl. Calories: 308 Protein: 18.4 grams Get the recipe: high-protein oatmeal 25 / 31 High-Protein Overnight Steel-Cut Oatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you've never tried overnight steel-cut oats, it is a breakfast game changer! The texture is soft, yet chewier than overnight oats made with rolled oats, and way more satisfying, in my oatmeal-loving opinion. What's great is you can make them ahead of time! Calories: 467 Protein: 23.7 grams Get the recipe: five days of high-protein overnight steel-cut oatmeal 26 / 31 Slow-Cooker Banana Steel-Cut Oatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar With just five minutes of prep on Sunday night, you'll have five breakfasts to spoon into all week long (thank you, slow cooker!). Calories: 247 Protein: 8 grams Get the recipe: slow-cooker banana steel-cut oatmeal 27 / 31 Blueberry Banana Protein-Packed Baked Oatmeal Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Sweetened only with banana, applesauce, and blueberries, this baked gluten-free breakfast offers hunger-satiating protein and fibre. You'll get six servings out of this recipe. Calories: 321 Protein: 15.9 grams Get the recipe: blueberry banana baked oatmeal 28 / 31 Cauliflower Porridge Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you love oatmeal, you've got to try this version made with cauliflower. Sounds weird, but once it's cooked and flavoured, it tastes remarkably like oatmeal — honest! This bowl is topped with fresh strawberries, pears, and chopped raw almonds. Calories: 281 Protein: 13.4 grams Get the recipe: cauliflower porridge 29 / 31 Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography/Lizzie Fuhr Adding a tablespoon of pumpkin puree and a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice totally transforms the flavour of these oats. Calories: 281 Protein: 9.7 grams Get the recipe: pumpkin pie overnight oats 30 / 31 Easy Overnight Oats Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Lizzie Fuhr It only takes seven grams of sugar to make this sweet, simple overnight oats recipe, which is full of chia seeds, smooth coconut milk, and almonds full of healthy fats. A topping of fresh berries is all you need to top it off. Calories: 345 Protein: 11.4 grams Get the recipe: easy overnight oats 31 / 31 OatmealVeganHealthy LivingVegetarianWeight LossHealthy RecipesBreakfastDiet TipsDairy-FreeRecipes