Start your morning with a creamy, protein-packed bowl of oatmeal with this easy recipe for Greek yogurt oatmeal! You’ll love how creamy the yogurt tastes.
Last week, we chatted about why you feel hungry an hour or two after eating traditional oatmeal. Spoiler alert: you need to add protein! You can add a variety of ingredients to your oatmeal to boost the protein – last week we talked about cottage cheese oatmeal and this week we’re chatting about Greek yogurt oatmeal!
I love Greek yogurt for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it is an excellent source of protein and I usually buy full fat Greek yogurt (as opposed to low-fat or fat-free) to get all those healthy fats as well. Pro tip: low-fat and fat-free products typically swap fat for sugar to make sure it still tastes good! I’ll take fat over sugar any day. It’s also loaded with probiotics (aka good bacteria) which is important for a healthy gut and immune system!
It’s super simple to add Greek yogurt to oatmeal. You can add it to overnight oats to make the meal thicker and creamier, or can add it to hot oatmeal. The key for hot oatmeal is waiting until the oats are cooked to mix in the yogurt. You don’t want to cook the yogurt too much – you’ll lose all of the benefits from that good bacteria!
Greek yogurt does change the flavor of the oats slightly but it’s worth noting – and it does add quite a bit of creaminess. You can also play with the final flavor combination by adding in different flavors of yogurt. I typically stick to plain or vanilla but feel free to switch it up!
If you make this greek yogurt oatmeal, be sure to leave a comment and start rating below letting me know how it turns outs. Your feedback is so helpful for the EBF team and other EBF readers.
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Soooo yummy!! This recipe is my very first foray into oatmeal that’s more than just oats+milk+sugar. I used 1/2 water, 1/2 milk, skipped the salt and added a dash of raw sugar at the end. It came out creamy, hearty & so delicious! I’ll definitely be making it again!
YUM! SO happy to hear that this recipe is a hit, Jody! Thank you for sharing your review + star rating, it means so much to me.
I found this recipe when I was looking for oats that weren’t runny. I loved how thick and creamy these oats were! I used just one cup of milk, and added bananas, berries, peanut butter, granola and chia seeds on top. It was a wonderful start to my day!
Woo! Glad to hear this recipe was a hit for you, Makayla! Thanks for making it and coming back to leave a review, it means so much to me.
This was good 😊 I added cacao nibs! So yummy! Thank you ☺️
Yay! So glad this recipe was a hit and I love the addition of cacao nibs! Thanks so much for the review and star rating. I so appreciate it!
This is the best! So satisfying and delicious!! Thank you for this recipe!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this oatmeal, Caroline! Thanks for making it and coming back to leave a review and star rating. I really appreciate it. 🙂
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Thanks, Meriem!