Ahh! Back to my Friends by Recipes Challenge! Today, I am sharing a new overnight oat recipe from a new friend who has a new blog! Her name is Emily Elizabeth, and her blog is called Kisses for Breakfast (cute!).
Emily suggested I try this overnight oat recipe called a Marathon Mud Pie. I jumped on this recipe because I know that overnight oats are super easy to make! Just whip it up the night before, and let it thicken overnight. This is perfect when you know you will be having a busy morning. I also LOVED this recipe because I got to be creative! I love layering oats, fruit, and peanut butter to make a beautiful breakfast parfait. The peanut butter+chocolate+banana combo ain’t too bad either 😉
Recipe: Marathon Mud Pie
Summary: A creamy chocolate peanut butter pudding parfait for breakfast… and before a long run? Why not? Take a couple minutes to toss the ingredients together the night before and it’s ready first thing in the morning! Loaded with fiber, protein, healthy fats and a little caffeine from the cacao, it’s the perfect breakfast to sustain you through a long workout. I love to have this first thing in the morning before I head out for a long run.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup low-fat milk
- 1/4 cup mashed banana
- 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter (just peanuts, no sugar and just a touch of sea salt)
- 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 dash fine sea salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients and put in the fridge for at least an hour or overnight. That’s it!
- TO MAKE A PARFAIT (highly recommended!): After the pudding is set, spoon 1/3 of it into a fancy dish and top with a dollop of greek yogurt and 3 banana slices. Repeat 2 more times and drizzle a little peanut butter on top.
My beautiful masterpiece:
This was so good, Emily! I loved the combination! It was perfectly filling, and satisfying. I would even eat this for dessert 🙂
Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:
Do you ever make yourself, or someone else, healthy sundaes? I remember waking up early for my mom or dad’s birthday, and creating a yogurt parfait for their breakfast in bed! I would always layer fruit, yogurt, and grape-nuts! They are so much fun to make because you get to be creative with your food!
Also, did you ever make your mom/dad/grandparents/siblings breakfast in bed for their special day?
Just found your website. Looks great! Can’t wait to try new recipes! thanks
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Oohh– I pretty much have all the ingredients for this! I’ll just sub the cows milk for coconut milk– and perhaps I’ll put it together now for a snack later! Looks delsh!
VEGirl
That’s what I did, too! Actually, wait, I think I used almond milk 🙂
And as for the question– I’ve never really ever made anyone a parfait (except that one time with leftover birthday cake– but that was more of a trifle). As a kid, and my sister carries on this tradition, if I wanted to cook up a fancy storm for our parents, I would hand write a breakfast menu (or dinner menu, as the case may be). They couls pick what they want, and we would act like a waitress and chef and stuff. It’s pretty fun!
VEGirl
Oh, my sis and I did that, too!! We would always decorate the basement with a pretty table and candles, dm the lights, create a menu, ad make food to serve!
That looks so great! It is something I’ll have to try out soon. 🙂
When I was younger I loved to cook and create things for my family. I remember one year (I must have been nine or so) I tried bringing up a big breakfast with juice and eggs… to my mom and dad. I dropped everything. What a MESS! I felt so bad!
I’ll take any excuse to eat chocolate for breakfast, plus breakfast is about 100 times more fun to eat when it’s in parfait form.
Yummy! I think I may be eating this every night instead of my ice cream addiction. Thanks!! Peanut butter=happiness!!
Oh my, you’re picture looks SO good! I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe. I hadn’t thought of having it for desert – what a great idea!
i always would make my mom b-fast in bed..and it was cereal with cut up fruit…then i finally graduated to pancakes…and now i pretty much make b-fast every morning! 🙂
That looks great! I love making yogurt parfaits for breakfast or snacks 🙂 My brothers and I when we were little would try to cook my mom dinner on her birthday (the one day of the year she didn’t have to cook dinner for us) but it always turned out to be a disaster so we started just ordering out after a few years haha
ive been thinking about parfaits for breakfast all the time- altho i wish i made them all the time! theyre so quick to make..and even the most complicated ones with puddings or custards, can be pre-made the night before and then tossed into layers in the morning. mm i want some mud for my breakfast!!! <3
Haha!!! They are soooo good! I just made another one today with chocolate chia pudding and banana ice cream!!! So good!
Okay, this looks SERIOUSLY AWESOME. I think I’ll have this once I buy more yogurt and banana! (We’re out of both, it’s a tragedy! 🙂