Vegan Brownie Batter Overnight Oatmeal

A meal prepped breakfast packed with fiber leaving you satisfied with every ooey-gooey bite!

Every now and then our church visits the nursing home. The last time we went, we sang a few songs and handed out pictures that the kids colored for them. As I looked out into the elderly audience, an intense feeling of loneliness came over me. I didn’t like it. I felt uncomfortable as I tried to internally shake it off. Not succumbing to that feeling of loneliness meant I had to dismiss the feelings of the elderly people I was facing. I chose to embrace what I was feeling for them.

I thought, could it be she misses her children? Maybe she’d like to see them more? She probably doesn’t see her children and/or grand-children as much as she’d like. Maybe there are things in her life she’d like to do over? Then my thoughts silenced. I was certain that she wished, every second of every day, that she could go back in time and actually follow-through on one of her attempts to lose weight. I wanted to give her a hug and tell her everything was going to be okay.

Even though I was certain that is what constantly goes through her mind, I was only assuming, because I know that’s what would be going through mine. I do know for certain she can’t go back and make different choices. And at the time she had the opportunity to make changes, I bet she told herself, ‘I’ll start making changes on Monday.’

What You Need to Make Vegan Brownie Batter Overnight Oatmeal

Rolled Oats

Cocoa Powder

Chia Seeds

Container of Vegan Vanilla Yogurt (About 5.3 oz)

Creamy Peanut Butter

Chocolate Almond Milk

Maple Syrup

How to Make Vegan Brownie Batter Overnight Oatmeal

Combine 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder, 2 tsp chia seeds, container of vegan vanilla yogurt (or 1/2 cup vegan vanilla yogurt), 1 tbsp creamy peanut butter, 1/2 cup chocolate almond milk and mix well.

Add small amounts of maple syrup to taste, starting with a tbsp.

Stir and divide between two containers before letting sit in the refrigerator overnight.

Tips for Making Vegan Brownie Batter Overnight Oatmeal

You can swap the chocolate almond milk with vanilla almond milk to reduce calorie intake if you’d like.

If you like crunch, swap the creamy peanut butter for chunky peanut butter.

Any nut butter will work for this recipe.

The recipe calls for 1/2 cup vegan vanilla yogurt. If you buy a large container of it, measure a 1/2 cup. But, if you buy individual containers just use the entire 5.3 oz container. It’s a little more then the recipe calls for, but it tastes creamy and delicious that way! And you won’t have to worry about having a little left over.

You can mix in anything you’d like! For example: Raspberries Strawberries Pecans Mini-Vegan Chocolate Chips Flax Seed

I encourage you, my friends, to take a close look at where you are in life. Are you stressed over things you can’t control? Tired of dragging your feet every morning because you stayed up too late the night before? Are you overeating because you skipped breakfast, hit the drive-thru for lunch, and indulge for dinner?

I’ve always had a ‘change and conquer the world’ attitude. The things I want to do are waaaaay bigger than my lifetime. I often feel restless because I have so many ideas running through my head at one time. So I know that I will never be compliant in a nursing home because I have too many things to do! I am sharing what shook me to the core and got my wheels turning – the look in that lady’s eyes was all it took for me to flash forward through my own regret of not making better choices when I could and should have.

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Calories 263, Protein 9g, Carbs 40g, Fat 8g