Make this Protein Oatmeal for an easy high protein breakfast that will keep you full all morning. Each serving has 34g of protein and 5g of fiber! Serve these protein oats hot or cold and add different toppings to easily change up the flavor.
If you are looking for something to serve with these protein oats, try this crispy baked bacon or even some perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs.
20 minutes
High Protein
Quick Look: Protein Oatmeal
- ⏱️ Prep Time: 5 minutes
- 👩🍳 Cook Time: 12 minutes
- 🕖 Total Time: 17 minutes
- 🥣 Servings: 3 servings
- ⚡️ Calories: 333 calories per serving (based on nutrition panel)
- 🔥 Cooking Method: Cook on the stovetop
- 🛒 Main Ingredients: rolled oats, protein powder, flax seed
- ⭐️ Difficulty: Easy! This is a great recipe to make in your weekly meal prep.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- High protein breakfast – Get over 30 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber in a serving of these protein oats!
- Easy to make – Everything cooks in one pot in under 15 minutes for the easiest breakfast to make.
- Perfect for meal prep – This protein oatmeal can be served hot or cold with so many toppings, so it’s perfect to make to enjoy all week long.
If you are looking for other high protein breakfasts, try these protein waffles or greek yogurt pancakes.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Here’s a quick look at the ingredients you need to make these protein oats. For a full list of ingredients and amounts please head to the full recipe.
- Rolled oats: I recommend rolled oats for this recipe to get the best texture for your protein oatmeal
- Milk: you can use any milk, dairy or non-dairy, for this recipe
- Protein powder: I use vanilla whey protein, but you could have fun mixing up flavors
- Flax seed: the flax seed adds a perfect boost of fiber to make this protein oatmeal even more satiating. If you are not a fan, you can omit these or substitute chia seeds.
- Sea salt: just a pinch of sea salt or kosher salt helps bring out the sweetness from the protein powder.
- Fresh fruit, nut butter or nuts and seeds: use any of your favorite toppings to complete your bowl of oatmeal. I like to top mine with some fresh strawberries, blueberries and peanut butter or some jam and sliced almonds
Boost the flavor of this high-protein breakfast by mixing some dried spices like cinnamon or nutmeg in while simmering.
For a coffee to go with your breakfast, make this cold brew or an iced shaken espresso.
How to make Protein Oatmeal
Step 1: Pour water into a small pot with salt and bring to a boil. Pour oats into the pot, stir and simmer 7 minutes. Whisk together milk and protein powder.
Step 2: Pour milk and protein mixture into the pot along with the ground flax seeds, stirring constantly for another 5 minutes. Separate into bowls and serve with your favorite toppings.
Mad’s Expert Tips for the Best Protein Oats 🥣
- Cook on low heat – to keep your oatmeal from splitting, you want to keep it on low heat and stir constantly after adding the milk.
- Steel cut oats require more cook time – I recommend rolled oats for the quicker cook time and great texture, but if you have steel cut oats, adjust your cooking time before adding the milk and protein. You’ll likely need 20 minutes of cook time for these oats.
- Salt is key to the best oatmeal – Make sure you don’t forget the salt when cooking! The oats have so much more flavor when you add a pinch of salt.
- Serve cold on busy mornings – the best things about this protein oatmeal recipe is that it makes 3 individual servings meaning you can prep it once and save the leftovers to serve chilled another day. If you don’t like cold oatmeal, simply reheat in the microwave or on the stovertop.
I also use the same protein powder in my protein granola recipe, a delicious snack or dessert!
Recipe FAQs
Can I mix protein powder into oats?
Yes! This is my favorite way to make protein oats. I like to whisk it together with milk first, then add it to the oatmeal on the stove.
Do I add the protein right away?
No. You’ll want to add the protein after you cook the oats, otherwise the texture will be very gooey.
How do I get the right consistency in my protein oats?
For the best consistency, pay close attention to your ratio of water to oats, and cook everything on low! Once you add the oats, reduce your heat and make sure it doesn’t go above a simmer.
Storage and Reheating
Once the protein oatmeal is cooled, place it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. You can enjoy leftovers cold or reheat gently on the stovetop.
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Recipe
Protein Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups milk of choice
- 3 servings flavored protein powder I use vanilla whey protein
- 3 tbsp ground flax seed
- Fresh fruit, nut butter or nuts and seeds for topping
Instructions
- Pour water into a small pot with salt and bring to a boil. Pour oats into the pot, stir, reduce to a simmer and simmer 7 minutes.
- Whisk together milk and protein powder. After the oats have been simmering for 7 minutes pour milk and protein mixture into the pot along with the ground flax seeds
- To prevent the mixture from splitting, simmer on low stirring constantly for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, separate into bowls and serve with your favorite toppings.
- Allow leftovers to cool completely, transfer to an airtight container and place in the fridge. Serve chilled like overnight oats or reheat gently on the stovetop
Recipe Notes
- You can use any flavor of protein powder you would like for your protein oats.
- If you don’t like flax seeds, you can omit them or use chia seeds.
- Allow your oatmeal to cool, then store leftovers in an airtight container.
- Leftovers are delicious cold as overnight oats, or you can reheat them on the stove or in the microwave.
Nutrition Information
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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