This Overnight Oats and Dates Smoothie with Flax Meal is a simple and healthy oats smoothie prepared with overnight oats soaked in milk and blended with dates and flax meal.
As I mentioned in my Oats Puda post, I am trying to incorporate oats into our daily meal and here is one such recipe that I tried recently in the oats challenge attempt. All smoothies are pretty much simple, so I don’t want to repeat that again. :-) For the third day of “smoothies” theme, I presenting you the overnight oats smoothie with dates and flax meal.
Like soups, you can vary the ingredients as per your preference and innovate new smoothies each and every day. There is no set recipe for smoothies and all these recipes are no secret either. Add your favorite fruits and veggies, protein powder, flax meal, chia seeds and blend them Viola smoothie is ready.
Some may prefer orange along with melons while some don’t, while some may just like to drizzle flax meal or chia seeds. So it’s all finding your own secret recipe. You can find all my breakfast beverage including kale smoothies here.
Overnight Oats Idea
Now coming back to this recipe, thanks to my IG friend Z, for sharing this idea of overnight oats. So what are overnight oats? Oats soaked in your favorite milk along with other fruits and condiments overnight. I started soaking my oats in milk along with maple syrup, berries, and raisins in my mason jar and just grab and go in the morning.
A perfect morning breakfast is all set with least effort. This week, I thought of taking it one step further by preparing a smoothie with the overnight oats. :-) I am super glad that I started to post my oats challenge in IG. Few of my IG friends shared unique and interesting savory recipes too. Those are in my pipeline and will be posting them soon.
Overnight Oats and Dates Smoothie with Flax Meal Recipe
Ingredients:
- Oats – ¼ cup
- Milk – 1 + 1 cup
- Dates – 5
- Flaxmeal – 1 tsp
Prep-Work:
- Soak ¼ cup of oats in 1 cup of milk overnight or at least for 6 hours.
Steps:
- Blend the soaked oats along with 1 cup of milk, dates and flax meal. (do not drain the milk from the oats)
Notes:
- Instead of dates, you can use other dry fruits or fresh fruits.
- Also, you can add about 2 tsp of maple syrup or honey or brown sugar for added sweetness.
Sending this recipe to the Blogging Marathon #72. Check out the other participants and their recipes here.
📖 Recipe
Overnight Oats and Dates Smoothie with Flax Meal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Oats
- 1 Milk + 1 cup
- 5 Dates
- 1 tsp Flaxmeal
Instructions
Prep-Work
- Soak ¼ cup of oats in 1 cup of milk overnight or at least for 6 hours.
Steps
- Blend the soaked oats along with 1 cup of milk, dates and flax meal. (do not drain the milk from the oats)
Notes
- Instead of dates, you can use other dry fruits or fresh fruits.
- You can add about 2 tsp of maple syrup or honey or brown sugar for added sweetness.
Nutrition
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
I have tried overnight oats several times but this smoothie sounds just as tempting.
:-) Thanks Harini.
Soaking Overnight sounds interesting. I had tried smoothie with instant oats and dates.But this is new, will try this version.Here you are using old fashioned oats right?
Yes Sandhiya. I used the old fashioned oats only.
This smoothie screams HEALTHY from all over. Perfect start to a day I am sure!!
:-) Thanks
The setup is so lovely Srividhya..very nice..and drink sounds so filling as well!
Thanks a lot Valli. :-)
Perfect for breakfast. Love using dates for sweetener.
:-) Thanks Sandhya.
Wow, wat a healthy smoothie, truly this smoothie is my kind of drink.
Thanks Priya.
That is a health packed glass..all the goodness in there.
Thanks Vaishali. :-)
Soaking oats and grinding them makes for a smooth and creamy smoothie. Looks delicious.
Thanks Pavani. Yeah I really like this concept of overnight oats.