Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats

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This Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats is a super convenient breakfast that tastes like dessert. It has a filling and zesty oatmeal layer and is topped with a decadent and creamy yogurt layer. It is a light and vibrant breakfast that tastes like your favourite muffin, but in oatmeal form!

Why you will love Overnight Oats

Overnight oats are one of my favourite breakfasts to prepare as they are super easy, super customizable (so you can get super creative) meaning you will never get bored of them, and they are packed with benefits. Not only are they high protein so they are super satiating but they are also low calorie! Oats are one of the most healthiest grains as:

• they are super high in the soluble fiber Beta-Glucan which helps to reduce blood sugar, increase satiation (feeling of fullness), and increase good bacteria in the digestive tract.
• They are loaded with important vitamin and minerals, such as manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc.
• They are rich in antioxidants, including avenanthramides. Studies have shown that these polyphenol compounds can help reduce blood pressure and provide other benefits

Why you will love Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats

This flavour combination is so vibrant and fresh and super tasty. It’s also super versatile and works well with many different fruit toppings so get creative! This recipe is also super healthy but tastes decadent- there is no added sugar or chocolate in these Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats

Macros for Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats

330 Calories

30.6g Carbohydrates

28g Protein

8.5g Fat

More oat based breakfast recipes to try

Love having oats in the morning, try some of my other oat based breakfast recipes:

• Blueberry White Chocolate Overnight Oats
• Blueberry White Chocolate Baked Oats
• Banana Bread Baked Oats
• Birthday Cake Overnight Oats
• Creamy Biscoff Overnight Oats

Ingredients for Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats

• 40g Oats – any kind of oats will work as they will be blended anyways
• 20g Protein powder- can be omitted, see below for details
• 8g (1/2 tbsp) Sweetener- any sweetener of your choosing
• 1 tsp Poppy Seeds
• 1-2 tsp lemon zest
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 100g yogurt- for the oat layer & topping
• 80-100ml plant milk – I would suggest starting with 80mls
• Sugar free maple syrup/normal maple syrup/honey

How to make Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats

1. Mix oats, protein powder, poppy seeds, sweetener, lemon zest, lemon juice, almond milk and yogurt to form the base layer
2. Add to a ramekin or jar of choice
3. Mix the rest of the yogurt, 1/4 tsp poppy seeds, lemon zest and a splash of sugar free maple syrup and add on top of the oats layer
4. Add some extra lemon zest on top
5. Refrigerate overnight or for minimum 8 hours before serving

FAQ AND PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS:

Im Gluten Intolerant, can I still have this?

Oats in its pure form are gluten free and in many countries are safe for coeliacs to consume. Unfortunately if you live in Australia, under the Food Standards Australia & New Zealand (FSANZ) Code, oats and their products are not permitted in foods labelled ‘gluten-free’. This is because of the way oats are processed in Australia, as they are often processed with gluten based grains, meaning they are contaminated with gluten. An alternative is to recreate my Creamy Biscoff Overnight Weet-Bix but replacing the weet-bix with gluten free weet-bix, and swapping out the biscoff for jam, yogurt and funfetti sprinkles. Additionally, you can replace the oats with brown rice flakes or even quinoa flakes.

What kind of yogurt should I use?

I always recommend a higher protein option, the one I use is Yopro High Protein Vanilla Greek yogurt, but I would also recommend Chobani or even Chobani Fit for extra added protein.

How long do my overnight oats need to sit?

I recommend refrigerating it for at least 8 hours before eating.

What protein powder do you recommend?

My favourite protein powder brand is MacroMike, use my code amb-eliyaeats to save 10% (I am a proud MacroMike Ambassador!) The flavour I use in this particular recipe is Vanilla Buttercream Protein, but any vanilla protein will work.

What can I use instead of protein powder?

You can sub the protein powder for extra oats, or just omit completely and use slightly less liquid.

What zero calorie sweetener do you recommend?

My go to is Natvia, an Australian brand, ive been using it for years and it is my absolute go to. However you could use any natural sweetener, such as; Lakanto Monkfruit (also I brand I use frequently), or even just plain old Stevia. Feel free to use ANY sweetener you like, normal white sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup etc. Or feel free to omit the sweetener completely if you don’t like your oats too sweet.