Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats
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Published Feb 18, 2019, Updated Sep 27, 2023
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You’ll love waking up to these peanut butter and jelly overnight oats! Protein-rich peanut butter and chia seed jam are swirled in with the creamy oats for a delicious and healthy breakfast.
I’ve been making and enjoying overnight oats for years, but I feel like I’ve never been able to get a good picture of them. I usually mix them in a storage container in a rush before heading to bed. Nothing against my typical glass storage containers, but they’re just not super cute.
This week my overnight oats got an upgrade. From glass storage containers to Weck jars and they look so much more sophisticated… almost like a breakfast you’d buy out at a coffee shop!
I’ve made peanut butter overnight oats before (and peanut butter cup overnight oats), but now we’re making the true classic — peanut butter and jelly overnight oats. I used a little peanut butter and plant-based protein powder to amp up the protein and a batch of homemade chia seed jam for a boost of fruity flavor and a pop of color.
Ingredients Needed for Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats
- old fashioned rolled oats – rolled oats are the best for overnight oats. Instant/quick oats and steel cut oats don’t work the same because they don’t absorb liquid the same way rolled oats do
- almond milk – I like using unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but any type of milk will work
- peanut butter – I love peanut butter for this recipe (especially since it’s PB&J themed, but any nut butter that you enjoy would work for this recipe
- chia seeds –
- vanilla protein powder – I use a plant-based vanilla protein powder that is sweetened with stevia. If your protein powder isn’t sweetened, you’ll likely want to add a little sweetener like maple syrup to your oats
- sea salt – a pinch of sea salt is the perfect flavor enhancer and brings out the nutty flavor of the oats
- strawberry chia jam – this homemade chia jam is unsweetened and perfect in this recipe, but if you don’t have time to make chia jam you can use store-bought jam.
Can You Eat Overnight Oats Hot?
Short answer, yes! You can definitely warm up overnight oats, but the whole point of overnight oats is to eat them cold like muesli. Even if you think cold oats sound strange, I recommend giving it shot before you write them off. Of course, if you simply can’t do the cold oats you can always heat them up. Just pop the overnights oats in your microwave, cooking in 30 second increments until the oats are warm throughout and enjoy.
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups almond milk
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 2 Tablespoons peanut butter, , plus more for layering
- 2 teaspoons chia seeds
- pinch of sea salt
- 1/4 cup chia jam, (or store-bought jam)
Instructions
- Make jam: Make a batch of chia jam, if using.
- Combine ingredients: In the meantime, put oats, almond milk, peanut butter, chia seeds, protein powder (is using) and sea salt in a bowl and gently stir them together until the protein powder has dissolved. It's okay if the peanut butter is a little clumpy.
- Let set: Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge for 3-4 hours, or overnight.
- Serve: Once the overnight oats have set up (and absorbed most of the almond milk) you’re ready to serve them. You can simply separate the overnight oats into two containers and use the jam as a topping or create layers with it.Â
- Layer: To make the layered version simply place 1/2 Tablespoon of peanut butter in the bottom of a jar. Add 1/4 of the overnight oats on top, then 2 Tablespoons of jam and then cover with another 1/4 of the overnight oats. Use remaining ingredients to make a second layered jar. Drizzle more peanut butter on top, if desired and serve.
- Store: Overnight oats will keep for up to 5 days in the fridge in a sealed airtight container.
Notes
- Protein powder: If you don’t want to use protein power, simply add a couple tablespoons of Greek yogurt in place of the protein powder or omit the powder completely.
- Jam:Â My homemade chia jam is unsweetened and perfect in this recipe, but if you don’t have time to make chia jam you can use store-bought jam.
- Peanut butter: If you don’t have or are allergic to peanut butter, you can use any nut or seed butter instead.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This looks so yummy! I usually just put a chunk of peanut butter and jelly on it, but I like the idea that it is overnight pb oats!
xo Jennifer
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Thank you for writing about overnight oats – they are my new favorite thing! I made a batch last night with a drizzle of honey, a dash of cinnamon, a tablespoon of dates and a pinch of coconut. It was delicious. The possibilities are endless and I look forward to trying out different combos!
I don’t have peanut flour, but I do have peanut powder. Do you think this would work in a pinch?
Totally!
If I want to use peanut butter instead of peanut flour, do I still add it to the mixture that’s going in the fridge? Or do I add it the next day, right before eating? Dumb question, I know; but I just don’t want to screw up the recipe 🙂
LIIZZZ!!! Hi friend. 🙂 I would try adding around 1-2 Tablespoons of actual peanut butter into the mixture before putting it in the fridge. It doesn’t have to completely blend in!
Thank you SO much, Brittany!!! And just so you know, I’m always reading 😀
Does it make a difference if you don’t include the protein powder?
Hi there! You can definitely make it without the protein powder. It might be a bit thinner so you can add less almond milk if needed, but it should be fine!
Do you heat them up or eat cold?
Most people eat them cold but you can certainly heat them up the next morning if you don’t want to eat them cold. 🙂
How long can these stay in the fridge? Would I be able to make 5 of them for a M-F breakfast and be ok?
How much is a scoop of protein powder exactly? My vanilla protein powder doesn’t have a measured scoop.
I’d say about 25-30 grams, which is about 2 Tablespoons.
SOOOO GOOD! I liked this one a lot more than the peanut butter overnight oats. The strawberry chia jam adds an enticing sweet and acidic zing that I absolutely loved.
I used PB powder instead of regular peanut butter and I love how it turned out. I have had that powder in my cupboard forever and finally have a use for it!
This and the banana bread overnight oats are my top favorites so far!
Woot woot! So glad you’re loving these overnight oats recipes, Liz. Thanks so much for trying my recipes and for taking the time to leave a comment + star rating. I really appreciate it.
PB&J…is there any better combination?? I used Chia Smash strawberry jam(yum!!) and sunflower butter. Thank you for the inspiration!
So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Sarah! Thanks for the review. I really appreciate it!