Fuel your mornings with these 4 healthy, high-protein overnight oats recipes! Vegan, gluten-free, and no added sugar. These plant-powered meals are perfect for busy mornings and post-workout fuel.
Healthy High-Protein Overnight Oats: 4 Easy Recipes for Busy Mornings
If you’re anything like me, mornings can feel like a sprint before the day’s even begun. That’s why I lean on overnight oats, especially high-protein versions that actually keep me full until lunch. No sad mid-morning snack attacks here.
Below are four of my go-to overnight oats recipes. Each one is vegan or easily adaptable, packed with protein, and totally delicious cold straight from the fridge. Whether you’re team berry, a matcha lover, or chocolate-peanut-butter obsessed, there’s something for everyone.
1. Blueberry Vanilla Overnight Oats
This one’s a classic. Sweet, creamy, and packed with antioxidant-rich blueberries and vanilla plant protein.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened almond milk
- 2 scoops Human Improvement vanilla performance plant protein (HEALTHYHELPER15 saves $$)
- ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 1 tsp Date Lady date syrup (code HEALTHYHELPER saves $$)
- Pinch of salt
Optional Toppings: More almond butter, fresh blueberries, chopped almonds
Instructions:
Blend all ingredients until mostly smooth. Divide into 2 jars, cover, and refrigerate overnight (or for at least 4 hours). Stir and top as desired before eating.
2. Strawberry Vanilla Overnight Oats
Bright, fruity, and a little nostalgic. This one tastes like a PB&J in oat form, with extra protein to keep you going.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened almond milk
- 2 scoops True Nutrition vanilla bean monkfruit-sweetened soy protein (code HEALTHYHELPER saves $$)
- ½ cup fresh or frozen strawberries
- 2 tbsp natural peanut butter
- 1 tsp Date Lady date syrup (code HEALTHYHELPER saves $$)
- Pinch of salt
- Optional Toppings: Extra peanut butter, sliced strawberries, or strawberry jam, crushed peanuts
Instructions:
Blend everything until mostly smooth. Divide into 2 jars, cover, and refrigerate overnight. Stir in the morning and load on your favorite toppings.
3. Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
If you’re craving dessert for breakfast (same), this combo is rich, chocolatey, and hits the sweet–salty balance perfectly.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened almond milk
- 2 scoops PEScience chocolate peanut butter vegan protein (code HEALTHYHELPER saves $$)
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tsp Date Lady date syrup (code HEALTHYHELPER saves $$)
- Pinch of salt
Optional Toppings: Sliced banana, extra peanut butter, crushed peanuts, dark chocolate chips
Instructions:
Stir together oats, chia seeds, protein powder, and salt. Add almond milk, peanut butter, and date syrup, mixing well. Divide into 2 jars and refrigerate overnight. Stir and top in the morning.
4. Matcha Overnight Oats
For my fellow matcha lovers, this one’s earthy, lightly sweet, and energizing without the caffeine crash.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 scoop Promix vanilla whey protein (code HEALTHYHELPER 10 saves $$)
- 2 tsp matcha powder
- 3 tbsp NuNaturals vanilla syrup (code HEALTHYHELPER saves $$)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of sea salt
Optional Toppings: Coconut flakes, pistachios
Instructions:
Blend almond milk, vanilla syrup, vanilla extract, protein powder, matcha, and salt until smooth. Add in oats and chia seeds and blend again. Divide into 4 jars or a big bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight until thick and creamy. Stir before serving and add your toppings.
Overnight Oats That Actually Keep You Full
Each of these recipes is balanced with complex carbs, healthy fats, and plenty of protein, ideal for keeping energy steady whether you’re heading to the gym, your desk, or out the door. Plus, they’re all customizable and meal-prep friendly.
Let me know which one you try first, or if you want a pumpkin spice version next! 😉

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