Blueberry protein oats
8 min · 37 g protein · 374 cals / serving
Hot oatmeal with a full scoop of vanilla protein stirred through at the end, so it turns thick, creamy and lightly sweet instead of rubbery. Frozen blueberries go in for the last minute and bleed purple into the pot, and a cold spoonful of Greek yogurt on top melts into the hot oats like cream.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- a pinch salt
- 2/3 cup frozen wild blueberries, wild if you can find them
- 1 scoop whey protein, vanilla
- 1/4 cup skim milk, cold
To serve
- 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt, cold
Steps
- Bring the oats, water, cinnamon and salt to a simmer in a small saucepan and cook, stirring now and then, about 5 minutes, until thick and creamy.
- Stir in the frozen blueberries and cook 1 minute more, until they burst and streak the oats purple. Take the pan off the heat and let it stop bubbling.
- Shake or whisk the protein powder with the cold milk into a smooth paste, then stir it into the oats. Added this way, off the heat, it turns the oats creamy; stirred straight into a boiling pot it clumps and goes rubbery.
- Spoon into a bowl, top with the cold yogurt, and eat while hot.
Good to know
Which protein powder?
A vanilla whey or whey and casein blend. Casein makes the oats thicker, so you may want an extra splash of milk. Plant protein works too but tastes earthier, so add a little extra cinnamon.
Can I make it in the microwave?
Yes. Microwave the oats, water, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl for 2 minutes, add the blueberries for 1 more, stir, then rest a minute before stirring in the protein paste.
Per
- Calories
- 75
- Protein
- (42%)
- 7 g
- Fat
- (9%)
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- (49%)
- 10 g
- of which sugar
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 91 mg
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As written, 374 kcal goes into the pot and 532 g of ingredients comes out as about 500 g of food: 75 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.