If you read the healthy food blogs, you’ve more than likely read about Overnight Oats. They’ve been done in approximately 7432 ways. Approximately.
However, on the new to me blog, Healthful Pursuit, I stumbled across her recipe for Overnight Smoothies and smacked myself for not thinking of it myself. It’s genius. I modified her Sleepy Chocolate Cookie Dough Smoothie recipe into the following recipe for an Overnight Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Smoothie. It is so creamy and delicious. It is also quite filling. I had it for breakfast this morning and, even after my first spin class in 2 weeks which left me in a pile of sweat, I’m still full. I actually had more than fit into my glass and I froze the leftovers into popsicle molds. You better believe I’ll be having a smoothie pop this afternoon….
Overnight Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Smoothie.
Ingredients:
- 1 c non dairy milk + 0.5 c for freezing (I used Silk Plain Coconut milk which is one of my most favorite things lately)
- 1/3 c plain oats (uncooked)
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 2 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 1 banana, frozen
- 1 Tbsp cocoa nibs (or could use chocolate chips)
Directions:
- Combine 1 c non-dairy milk, oats, chia seeds, peanut butter, cocoa powder and vanilla and stir well to combine. I put mine in a jar and shook it up.
- Let sit in the fridge overnight.
- Freeze 1/2 cup of non-dairy milk in an ice cube tray or small plastic container.
- The next morning, pour the contents of the jar/container into a blender, along with the frozen non-dairy milk, frozen banana and cocoa nibs/chocolate chips. Blend to smooth, adding more milk if needed.
- Enjoy!
Tags: bananas, chocolate, husband friendly, kid friendly, smoothies
Looks delish!
This.looks.amazing!!
Yum, this sounds great! My problem is that since I don’t eat bfast at home, I end up making the smoothie the night before and freezing…which works ok, but I’m still trying to find the right smoothie ingredients – protein powder doesn’t always sit well with me. Maybe I’ll try this this weekend when I can eat at home!
I like my smoothies really cold and icy, so drinking non-frozen ones isn’t the most palatable idea to me. I haven’t found a protein powder that I love yet. Let me know if you find a good one.
That IS a great idea! Excellent selection on the PB flavor.
I know – why couldn’t I have thought of this?
And, peanut butter + chocolate is always a winning combo in my book.
Ohhh, I can just imagine how delicious this was. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog all weekend and I’d love it if you’d come by and link your smoothie up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/05/sweets-for-saturday-19.html
*drool* this looks fabulous, Michelle!
yum!
This is now my most cheerfully anticipated “to-do” item for the week! Thanks!
this is very tempting
i got to try this
thanks
Do you think i could sub the chia seeds with flax seeds? I have the kind that you dont need to grind. I don’t have any chia seeds but am very anxious to try this smoothie out. Sounds so yum!
I think ground flax would work fine. You need something to thicken it up and flax or chia will do the trick.