These Refrigerator oats require no cooking and taste like a delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich easily served in a mason jar for a perfect breakfast to go! Only 5 ingredients needed!
Creamy peanut butter mixed with 4 other ingredients is all you need to make ahead a delicious and healthy breakfast to go! Some of you may have never tried cold rolled oats before and some of you will swear them off to never happen in your home. I can tell you I was one of those who said, "Cold oats for breakfast? You've GOT to be kidding, yuck!" I held off for a very, very, very long time before curiosity finally got the best of me and I HAD to try it, if nothing else than prove myself wrong!
And wrong I was. I found, especially in the warmer months of the year, cold oats are the way to go. I never want hot oatmeal in the summer anymore. This way of enjoying oats is worth a try for those who are skeptical like I was. The best part is that no cooking is needed so you can just mix, pour, place in the fridge overnight and go to bed. A healthy ready made breakfast is waiting for you in the morning!
This next week we will be camping yet again. My hubby has decided that since we bought a big camper we need to make the most of it during these warm months and while I agree, I'm not fond of leaving home again for another week as we just returned form the Poconos for a vacation with my family. Leaving home and not being able to cook in my own kitchen is kind of a problem being a full time blogger. But making things like this recipe and others that need no cooking like cold but hearty salads might be just what I will do for this week. Hopefully I will return with some camping recipes for you as well!
Of course you know even though I will be camping I can not take a vacation from my blog. I don't have anyone to help me run it nor do I have the money to pay someone to do so. I just can't be off grid as I love what I do and happily share with you on Instagram by behind the scene foodie shots and my life with my family.
Did you who follow me on Instagram see the pic of my no bake Peanut Butter Pie???
Oh yes that is coming this next week, be ready! If you don't follow me on Instagram I'm also on Pinterest and you can also just subscribe to my blog (up on the top left of the homepage) to get the latest recipes and not miss any since Facebook is finicky about what you see in your newsfeed and what you don't.
I hope you will give refrigerator oats a chance to win you over! But if Peanut Butter & Jelly is not your thing you can try some of these other recipes below, all made sugar free and fabulous!
Other refrigerator and chia recipes you might like:
- Overnight Sugar-Free Oats
- Pumpkin Pie Oats
- Coconut Coffee Chia Oats
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chia Oats
Brenda's Notes:
- I used Just Great Stuff powdered peanut butter because it contains only a small amount of coconut sugar.
- You could use regular peanut butter but the nutritional information will increase.
- You could use whatever sweetener you like, easily adjustable, just add, taste and adjust to your liking.
- If you don't have liquid stevia you could use powdered, again only use a small amount then taste and adjust. Here's my conversion chart.
- The net carbs are 14.1 grams when you subtract the fiber from the total carb grams.
Peanut Butter & Jelly Refrigerator Chia Oats { No Sugar Added}
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup powdered peanut butter
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia
- ¼ cup strawberry refrigerator jam divided
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl except jam.
- Pour ½ the mixture into 2 serving mason jars and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes to set.
- Make strawberry jam while oats are setting.
- Once oats are set, spread 1 tablespoon of jam over each oat mixture in jars.
- Pour the rest of the oat mixture evenly over the jam in each jar and top with another tablespoon each of jam.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight or until ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
David
How much regular peanut butter would one use?
Colleen (Souffle Bombay)
Looks like a delicious way to kick off a new day!
Kim Beaulieu
This is so cool. I love the idea of how healthy this is but has fun ingredients to amp it up.
christine
Interesting idea. Cold oats. Hmmm, It would take me a while to get used to that I think, but it looks beautiful
Brenda
Took me a long time as well, but I proved myself wrong!
Meseidy
I have yet to try chia, but this looks like a great way to start.
Brenda
Try once, hooked forever!
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious
I've never added chia to overnight oats - I bet that gives them a great texture!!
Brenda
Makes it like a pudding!
Lora @cakeduchess
It's ok to be off the grid sometimes. Actually, it's wonderful! LOVE this chia recipe (I'm recently very fascinated by them!). ENJOY your camping trip and time with family:)
Leigh Anne
Just put these in the fridge...... Excited for breakfast in the am!
Brenda
I hope you love it!
Rose | The Clean Dish
Ah! Yummy! You can never have enough breakfast dishes. My hubs is bored of all my (grain free) breakfast ideas so he's gonna *love* this, especially since he loves oats!! I'll make it for him. Super creative idea - thanks so much for sharing this recipe!!
Brenda
I think you might be able to leave out the oats and replace it with something else for yourself, maybe hemp seeds?
Lana @ Never Enough Thyme
Very interesting. I've not had cold oats before but it does sound great for hot weather!
Adriana
Hi! I was wondering what powdered peanut butter you use? The one's I've seemed to find in the market all have sugar added . Any info is greatly appreciated!
Brenda
I linked to it under my notes above the recipe, it's called Just Great Stuff and I found it at Whole Foods.
Ginny McMeans
Wow! How delicious sounding. I really like the powdered peanut butter addition too.
The Food Hunter
making this
Amanda @The Kitcheneer
I love over night oats! I can't wait to try this PB&J flavor!
Jenn @ Deliciously Sprinkled
YUM, I love this idea!! Can't wait to try your recipe 🙂
claire @ the realistic nutritionist
These oats look so divine. I can't even!