Also known as the day I made #breakfastnipples for brunch. You should really follow me on Instagram to enjoy my fourteen-year-old boy humor on any given Saturday morning. I decided this food styling was certainly NSFW so don’t worry, you won’t see these #breakfastnipples again. Can’t make any promises about that hashtag though. Anyways….
Are any of you readers out there breakfast people like me? I often go to sleep excited about what I’m going to have for breakfast in the morning, and sometimes it’s even the thought of some PB and toast that will get me out of bed. The reason why brunch is so wonderful on the weekend is because it involves more time-intensive cooking than you’re willing to do at 7am on a weekday. Ain’t nobody got time for a wafflemaker on Tuesday. However, you definitely have time to zap a frozen homemade waffle, leftover from a large batch you made over the weekend. Meal prepping on Sundays is a fantastic way to make sure you have healthy things on hand throughout the week for breakfasts. So let me introduce to you your new favorite POWERHOUSE breakfast - Single Serving Baked Chia Banana Oatmeal. Each single serving is only 110 calories with 5g of protein, 3g of fiber, and only 3g of sugar.
The greatest thing (besides the stellar nutritional profile and cuteness factor) about these single-serving oatmeals are their versatility. For those who are running out the door in the morning, I highly recommend spreading on a thick layer of almond butter on one of these babies and stuffing them in your mouth as you try and open your car trunk. Or put two of them and some blueberries in tupperware, zap in the microwave at work at eat them sitting at your desk - aren’t you civilized! Or eat one plain for a snack with a mug of tea at 3pm. Or make a double batch and freeze for a rainy day. Or bring them to your next brunch potluck - you know, because those happen all the time. I’m looking forward to heating up one of these in the microwave and topping with some PB and extra banana tomorrow morning!
These are so simple to make, and consist of your typical oatmeal ingredients. Mix your oats, chia seeds, almond milk, baking powder, egg whites with a little cinnamon and vanilla extract. Mash up half a banana into the mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Pour batter into a cupcake baking tin (almost to the top - these guys won’t rise all that much!) and bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Voila! They are yours to enjoy throughout the week. And everything is cuter in “cupcake” form - with a little PB and chia sprinkles - right?
Hope these inspire you to do some of your own Sunday prep to make sure you have healthy breakfasts to look forward to every morning. Need more food prep inspiration? Lindsey at The Lean Green Bean has awesome and simple ideasfor food prep throughout the week.
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup almond milk
- ½ cup egg whites
- ½ medium banana, mashed
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Mix ingredients in a medium mixing bowl
- Portion out into a cupcake baking tin, pouring almost to the top of each cupcake mold. This recipe should make 8 servings in a normal cupcake baking tin
- Bake for 25 minutes
- Remove from oven, cool, and put into a tupperware in the fridge to have on-hand throughout the week!
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