Good Morning!
Hope you had a fantastic week! I think you’re going to love today’s post 🙂 I was lucky enough to test out the new Quaker Overnight Oats! Overnight oats have been all the hype this past year. To be honest, I never tried them until now. I’m the type of person that wakes up, boils water, and makes oats before heading to the gym. But overnight oats are life-changing. SO GOOD 🙂
Quaker’s Overnight Oat are the first-of-its-kind to be available nationally! They actually created the product after being inspired by the consumer-driven trend all over social media. They became an overnight sensation, literally.
Thank you so much to, The Quaker Oats Company, for sponsoring this blog post and allowing me to try out your new product! All opinions are my own 🙂
When people talked about eating refrigerated oats from the night before, I thought of soggy cold oats, and it didn’t sound that good. So maybe that’s why it took me so long to try it, but I’m so glad I did. Not only are overnight oats tasty, but they are so convenient for a busy and active lifestyle. I’m honestly so excited about this product. Quaker has been a leader in oats for 140 years! It was Quaker’s goal to specifically design each single-serve container to taste great with nutritious benefits included too!
Oats play a huge part in my lifestyle. I often choose oats for my pre-gym, running, or morning carbohydrates.
The flavor combos are so tasty and creative!
Flavors:
Orchard Peach Pecan Perfection
Blueberry Banana & Vanilla Bliss (MY FAVE)
Raisin Walnut & Honey Heaven
Toasted Coconut & Almond Crunch.
The Blueberry Banana & Vanilla Bliss flavor literally tasted like a fresh blueberry muffin!
Quaker Overnight Oats are so easy to prepare. Simply choose your favorite milk, add it to the oats (up to the fill line), stir well, cover, place it in the refrigerator overnight and they’re ready to eat in the morning! I used almond milk in my oats, and they turned out great. Don’t let your oats sit in the fridge longer than 24 hours though. Try to prepare them at least six hours in advance, stir again in the morning, and enjoy.
I tried out the oats before a boot camp workout. They are around 300 calories or less per container (before adding milk/non-dairy options), which is what I usually shoot for before a workout. If you want to add more calories, you can try adding peanut butter to the oats! I mixed peanut butter in the toasted coconut & almond crunch flavor, and it tasted like a dessert! If you use 1/2 cup of vitamin A & vitamin D fortified skim milk, you’ll get at least 11g of protein!
Quaker Overnight Oats have no added colors, no artificial flavors, and contain 100% whole grain oats (and other grains)! They also have a good source of dietary fiber (10 grams of fat or less per container)!
It was so much easier to grab the prepared oats out of the fridge. I didn’t have to wait for the water to boil, wait for oats to cool, or deal with the mess.
The Overnight Oats truly make for a hassle-free morning. If you have kids, making them the night before could be a fun way to get them excited about breakfast. Not to mention, I’m sure it’ll make breakfast run a bit smoother. I wish they would have had these when I was a nanny to two picky breakfast eaters.
Questions for you!
1. Which flavor will you try?
2. Have you ever tried overnight oats?
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
I’ve been seeing these Overnight Oats talked about everywhere lately – they really do look delicious!
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Taralynn McNitt says
They are so good!!
Charity says
Hey girl! So, I’m curious… Do you heat them up or eat them cold out of the fridge? Maybe a stupid question but I’ve never had them before! Ha! 😉
Taralynn McNitt says
Cold right out of the fridge. AND NO JUDGEMENT. I had no idea either! They are surprisingly better cold!!!
Linda @ the Fitty says
You can literally eat them cold out of the fridge! Hats especially alluring in the summer.
I’ve personally never made overnight oats simply because I’m.paleo and keto so I don’t. But they sure look pretty!
Taralynn McNitt says
They really are tasty!
Chassidy says
Can’t wait to try these ?Im always looking for a quick breakfast and these look really good!
Taralynn McNitt says
PERFECT for a quick breakfast!
Cali says
The peach ones look so good!
Taralynn McNitt says
The peach flavor is so good. I added a little cream to mine 🙂
Tay says
Where can I buy them?
Taralynn McNitt says
Most grocery stores carry them! I found some at Target and my local grocery store the other day! Check the oatmeal section!
Brooklyn says
The blueberry banana and vanilla bliss one is right up my alley! I make myself some Quaker oats nearly every morning but I also have never tried overnight oats. I hear so many great things though!
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Taralynn McNitt says
I was a little skeptical, but they turned out better than I could imagine!!
Teresa says
I make my own OOs all the time – I love adding banana slices, shredded coconut, an almond butter to mine (The almond butter makes the consistency amazing) . Sometimes I have a little for dessert and I add a few dark chocolate chips.
I’m absolutely thinking I’ll try the Quaker OOs out! What were your thoughts on the Toasted coconut & almond crunch? Thinking this is the one I might try first…
Enjoy your weekend girl!
Taralynn McNitt says
That sounds so good! I loved ALLLLLLLL of them and that one was really good! The blueberry is just my favorite because I love blueberries in literally everything!!
Ray says
I filled my work fridge with these. I usually prepare mine when I get to work and eat it on the way home before the gym.
Taralynn McNitt says
Thats so smart!
Paige says
Overnight oats are definitely one of my favorites! Quakers’ flavors sound delicious! I’m concerned about all of the extra plastic though. It makes more sense for me to buy oats in bulk and portion everything out myself. BUT this is a cool thing to get more people excited about eating an easy, nutritious breakfast ☺
Taralynn McNitt says
Hi, Paige!
What is cool is that you can rinse these out with soap and water (not in the dishwasher) and reuse them for leftovers or little containers for crafts. My dad used to keep his nails and bolts in our yogurt containers! I actually use them for paints. Or you can recycle them!!! 😀
Hannah says
My kids and I are obsessed with these!
Taralynn McNitt says
These are so fun for kids 🙂 & super delicious!
Emily says
I have seen those at the grocery store! Thank you for the review 🙂 I cannot wait to give them a try. What flavor should I start with?
Taralynn McNitt says
Blueberry!!!
Anonymous says
Those look amazing!
Taralynn McNitt says
They are 😀
Desire says
Love this idea for a quick workout fuel!
Taralynn McNitt says
I think so too!
Jennifer says
I had a coupon to get a free one but I passed. There were 13 grams of ADDED sugar. That’s the same amount of sugar in a bowl of Lucky Charms. Sure, you get some fiber and protein, but I’m better off making my own overnight oats at home without all the empty calories.
Taralynn McNitt says
Each to their own 🙂
Hannah says
These would be good for road trips!
Taralynn McNitt says
I think so too!
Chloe says
I saw these at the store and was interested in them. Thanks for the review. I will check them out next time!
Taralynn McNitt says
Hope you enjoy!!
Anonymous says
They have too much sugar!
Taralynn McNitt says
We all have different diet/macro preferences, but you know what is best for your body! That sugar is great before my workouts/or post workouts 🙂
Anonymous says
Wish these were sold in Canada 🙁
Taralynn McNitt says
Maybe soon!
Kase says
I wish they would make a brown sugar flavor!
Taralynn McNitt says
OHHHH that would be good!
Amy says
Such a cool idea! I am excited to give these a try 🙂
Taralynn McNitt says
I hope you enjoy!:)
Lace says
I just bought ten for ten at Publix! Can’t wait to try them today.
Taralynn McNitt says
Let me know what you think!!
Quin says
The blueberry really did taste like a muffin!
Taralynn McNitt says
SO good!!!
Virjinia says
I saw these at the store but the added sugar kind of turned me off. Although I guess it’s a matter of convenience so you can’t please everyone!
Taralynn McNitt says
True true:) Everyone knows their body best!
erica says
do you eat it cold or heat it up in the morning?
Taralynn McNitt says
Cold!
Tobi says
Just bought some today!
Taralynn McNitt says
Hope you enjoy them!
Anni says
Oh, haven’t been reading your blog in years… love it. I’m happy I stumbled back to it 😀 Love your recipes and your blog got me into running few years back. Greetings from Finland 🙂
Taralynn McNitt says
awwww welcome back, Anni!!!! 🙂
Gretchen says
I’ve been wanting to try these, but I haven’t seen them in the store yet. I’ll just have to keep an eye out!
Taralynn McNitt says
Try Target if you can!