Take overnight oats to a whole new level of deliciousness with this Almond Joy Overnight Oatmeal Smoothie! Cool and creamy like a smoothie, it’s also got that stick-to-your-ribs feeling of a bowl of oats that’ll keep you satisfied for hours. Vegan, gluten-free, and packed with plant-based protein and fiber, this smoothie makes a perfect healthy and easy breakfast!
I’m not made for the heat. I’m really not. That’s not to say that I’m crazy about the cold, but at least I can still function when it’s frigid — the heat renders me basically useless.
We’ve been enjoying a week or so of temps in the high 20’s (80’s for all my Fahrenheit folks), and as per Murphy’s Law, my AC decided that now would be a great time to call in sick. I have a sneaking suspicion it’s all just a cover up for an elaborately planned trip to the Bahamas, but whatever the case may be, it doesn’t change the fact that I currently have no AC and my condo hits 27ºC (81ºF) at about 8 AM thanks to all the glorious sunshine I get in the morning.
This leaves me with a few options when it comes to ways to cool down:
a) hang out in my [usually empty] apartment gym, which has working AC and a wifi signal I can still mooch from my own condo.
b) hang out in Starbucks, which has working AC, moochable wifi, and iced coffee.
c) take a cold shower and run out screaming like a little girl after roughly 10 seconds.
d) hang out in front of a tiny fan and eat ALL the cold foods.
I’ll let you figure out which of those tactics, if any, I’ve shamelessly employed over the past week or so.
Needless to say, my oven hasn’t been seeing any action this past week. And neither has my stove. It’s been smoothies for breakfast, sandwiches or wraps for lunch, salads or cereal for dinner, and chocolate fudge bites for dessert. No fuss. No muss. No heat.
But then there’s the problem of what kind of recipe to make for Spoons, since I can’t exactly abandon that side of my blog as soon as the mercury starts rising. Something no-bake would be the obvious choice, but I just did that. A smoothie would be another good one, but I wanted something with a little more oomph.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t think of anything… so I oomphed up a smoothie and got this Almond Joy Overnight Oats Smoothie.
This guy is basically a bowl of overnight oats blended up into smoothie form. I guess you don’t have to take the extra step of tossing it in the blender in the morning, but that’s what gives it that smooth, creamy, pudding-like consistency that’s just to.die.for…
I’m no stranger to adding oats to smoothies, but this is the first time I’ve used more than 1/4 cup at a time, and I’m definitely a fan. The result is neither a smoothie or a bowl of oats, but a hybrid that’s the best of both worlds. It’s cool, creamy, and refreshing like a smoothie, while still having that stick-to-your-ribs feeling of a bowl of oats. Perfection.
This version is gluten-free and vegan, and combines the delicious flavours of coconut, almonds, and chocolate. It’s a great source of plant-based protein and fiber, and an amazing way to start your day… especially since it’s basically ready to eat as soon as you wake up, so you don’t have any excuses to skip breakfast. Not that you’d be able to skip a breakfast like this anyways…
Happy eating!
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Almond Joy Overnight Oatmeal Smoothie
- Total Time: 3 hours 5 mins
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (40 g) rolled oats**
- 1 Tbsp (7 g) chia seeds
- 1 Tbsp (7 g) unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tsp (3 g) cacao powder
- 1 cup (240 ml) unsweetened vanilla almond milk***
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) maple syrup
- 1/8 tsp almond extract
- optional toppings: chocolate chips, shredded coconut, slivered almonds, etc.
Instructions
- The night before, add all the ingredients except for the toppings to a medium-sized mixing bowl and mix to ensure that everything is well combined. Cover with plastic wrap (or transfer to a sealed container) and place in the fridge for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
- The next morning, transfer the contents of bowl to a blender, and blend until a smooth and creamy consistency is reached. Transfer back to bowl, add desired toppings, and enjoy!
Notes
* Cook time refers to chilling time. ** Be sure to use certified gluten-free oats if you need this to be gluten-free. You can also reduce the oats to 1/3 cup and add a scoop of your favourite protein powder. *** If the smoothie is too thick, add a few extra splashes of milk in the blender.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 3 hours
Looking for more easy oatmeal recipes? Try one of these!
Strawberry Coconut Overnight Oat Parfait
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Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Smoothie
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Blueberry Almond Oat Bars
I love this! I am always looking for new overnight oats recipes! Once I move in to my new house I am trying these out.
This is absolutely genius on a whole new level of overnight oats!! YUM! And the flavors and colors of this one seem completely perfect. What beautiful photos Amanda!!
This is genius!! I never would have thought to blend my overnight oats. I know what I’m trying tomorrow!! 🙂 🙂
Hope you liked it, Emily! 🙂
So, you are gonna wanna throw something at me, – but, I love the heat! It’s been 85+ degrees here in Atlanta for awhile now and I have been a happy freak! Because temps like this have me getting my smoothies on in a big way! And speaking of smoothies – lady, this is EPIC! I adore Almond joy and this healthy, cold and creamy version of it would be a dream to sip on!
I adore anything almond joy. !This oatmeal smoothie is such an incredible idea! I made almond joy overnight oats a few weeks ago and now I can’t wait to make this oatmeal smoothie. It sounds so delicious and I love all the wholesome ingredients! Such a delicious and healthy way to start the morning!
The spoon…the spoon. THE SPOON. I can’t even. I love that you put a whole half cup of oats in this bad boy! Now that’s what I call breakfast 😉
Can you send some of the heat my way please? It has been so cold and gloomy here and I’m over it. I’d rather have it be warm so that I could drink one of these. Holy yum! I love how thick and creamy it looks. And I’ve never tried adding oats to my smoothie but that clearly needs to change.
You can have it all! Well, maybe not ALL, but at least a few degrees 😛 And does gloomy mean that Cali is getting some rain? Because I know you guys really need some!
Me and the heat are no bueno too. Overnight oats and smoothies combined is a seriously delicious way to combat those temps! Chia seeds, I’ve got to get myself a bag stat. I cannot look at these pictures any longer … 🙂
I do not tolerate the heat well either. It just melts me and renders me less functional and productive than normal. Thankfully now that I live in Seattle, heat isn’t an issue like it was when I lived in the Midwest! It was in the 55-65 range all weekend. This smoothie looks delicious – I love oats in smoothies!
The pictures of your smoothies are just so mouth-watering! I’ve got to try this one! Stay cool!
I love the heat! We’ve had the same temps over here on the west coast. It cooked down for the weekend but now it’s supposed to get up to 30 degrees this week. We don’t even HAVE A/C! Smoothie looks yummo, by the way. Love it.
Gahhh when will the day come when I can just lick my screen and be able to taste the recipe- this is making me drool. Like you, I’ve never used more than 1/4 cup of oats in a smoothie but clearly I need to try increasing the quantity before blending it up- love the idea of it sticking to my ribs given how hungry I am in the mornings when I wake up. I got through phases with overnight oats- love them but haven’t had them in ages because I seem to be preferring savoury in the mornings! Lately I’ve been going down the salted nut butter on toast route!
That’s definitely not a bad route to take! And have you ever tried savoury oats? It’s been a while since I’ve had them, but they used to be a favourite!
I’d melt with no AC. I mean, I live in the Southern US, so I’m used to the heat… when it’s outside. Inside heat is a whole other ballgame. But before melting away, I’d totally make a yummy smoothie. 😉
I’m a total sun lizard in the summer, so I love love love mid 80s (if there’s no humidity!). This recipe looks delicious. Nothing better than a cool treat after a day at the beach or an especially hot run. I will be making this. And that spoon, spoon happy – I love it! Hope you have a great week : )
I love the heat… Honestly don’t know why I live in Scotland! Haha!
Yesterday was a beautiful day here and it got to 15 degrees max…. Sigh…. When it gets to over 20 degrees here, on the odd occasion, everything goes nuts, people can’t cope!
I do actually have all these ingredients readily on hand, including the chia seeds which I wouldn’t have known how to use otherwise. Well timed, Spoon, well timed.
P.S. Don’t hate me but it’s about the same temperatures here, and I have yet to turn on the AC. I’ve got lots of windows open and a fan going though. I prefer the warm breeze to the cold AC any day of the week, although if it does get much hotter, I will have to turn it on soon.
It’s funny because it only seems to get that hot in my condo… probably because I’m higher up and get a lot of the early morning sunshine. It was nice and cool when I was over at my parents’… so I stole their fan 😛
I like it when it’s HOT! The winters here are awful so I respect the heat. I made a smoothie like this a couple weeks ago and it was great! I like the big flakes of oats though so I’ll keep it un-blended. Thanks for the recipe!
dude, BEST . SMOOTHIE. PICTURE. EVER.
You’d convert the most non smoothie person immediately.
Oh I’m so with you – no cooking when it’s that hot. My A/C went out the first time it went over 80 degrees as well, I can tell you it was smoothies all day long! This sounds amazing – I love making almond joy overnight oats, but haven’t thought of making it a smoothie – sounds amazing!
This sounds amazing! What a great idea it is by combining overnight oats and smoothies! thats the ultimate breakfast!
The weather this weekend was my idea of perfection. The 70-75 degree range is my absolute favorite because it’s hot enough to lay outside during the day and cool enough to keep the windows open at night. I LOVE when fresh air fills the house. It just gets rid of all the stale air, yanno?
I would definitely hang out in Starbucks if my AC was broken. People watching is my favorite.
I love the fresh air too, but… not so much at this time when it comes with all the pollen. My allergies have been RAGING lately.
I think this is the only way I could enjoy overnight oats. I get weirded out by the consistency of them normally. My husband tried making a smoothie w oats one time and it just turned into a solid mass. I think maybe he needed more liquid…
I’m not crazy about the texture either… especially when they’re made with yogurt. And yeah 😆 I’ve had a few experiments go awry where my “smoothie” was literally a paste. Some extra milk never hurts.
The weather in Texas right now is CRAZY…so much rain and thunderstorms and LOTS of grey days…Ideal temperature is 75 and sunny and no humidity…overnight oats are the BOMB…can’t wait to make this. Thanks for sharing! XOXO
Send some of that rain my way! I love thunderstorms, and they keep telling us that we’re supposed to get some, but so far? Nothing 😥
I’m so the same way. I can’t function in the heat. I get crabby and tired and sluggish and DONE with everything. I drink a lot of cold things, eat a lot of ice cream, and chill out in front of fans to combat this. And your smoothie looks like an excellent addition to that routine 😀 I like spring and fall best, though, temperature-wise. Warm-ish with a slight breeze is perfect!
I love oats in smoothies. It makes them so thick and doughy! I have never and an actual almond joy candy, but I am just now discovering how good coconut is!
I never used to be crazy about it either, but now? Ugh. So much love for it. Especially when it’s combined with chocolate.
I’ve never thought of blending overnight oatmeal (or any oatmeal for that matter), but it’s a really nice idea.I’ll give it a go!
I love it when it’s hot enough for shorts but cool enough for a jacket! Right now, it is uncommonly cold in San Diego (in the mid 60’s) and overcast. Poor vacationers hunting for sunshine!
I love this and I also really hate when the A/C decides to work…sometimes mine “works” like I can hear the air coming out but I can’t feel it at all! It’s torture.
Oh my word… do I feel a little drool on my mouth? Almond Joys are one of my favorite candies and I cannot resist a good smoothie or oatmeal. I have never tried overnight oats before so this is going to be exciting! 🙂
I definitely recommend giving it a shot! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go back to eating normal oats again 😆
Haha, and I just had overnight oats for breakfast this morning! So yum!
I hope your AC gets fixed soon! It is so hard to be without it. We had a tornado watch sweep through Austin on Saturday so our weather has been all over the place. Looks like a delicious smoothie!
I think I have to agree with your ideal temperature… I like it warm with a very slight cool breeze, and pretty much no humidity. Right now, it is currently raining about just under 60*F. I’m sort of loving the rain! I’ll have to try this recipe soon – sounds delicious and quick!
I’m seriously hoping that we get some rain here soon! They keep saying we’re supposed to get thunderstorms (which I love!), but so far… nothing 🙁
I would have to agree with you. I would much rather have cold than hot, so I think that’s why God put me in Colorado! It’s been really cool here since last October. The past few weeks have had lots of rain, and the summer is predicted to be cooler than normal. It will be nice for running, at least!
Wow, yum! This seriously looks beyond incredible!
I love oatmeal in my smoothies. I usually do cold, cooked oats but I should try the overnight method. It’s been on my list. And, no AC would mean I need to sleep elsewhere. That’s just not ok!
Is it sad that it’s cooler in the hallways than it is in my place? I should sleep out there 😆
This looks so good!
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Hope your a/c is fixed soon! Mine has gone out when it’s 110 outside. So not fun!
I completely hear you on the heat, my body is NOT built for it either! My energy is zapped and I think I must dehydrate quickly because all summer I just feel a little sick in the heat. I can’t live without air conditioning, we have window ACs and I’m always nervous one will randomly give out. It’s crazy how we depend on them! We’re about to have a heat wave this week with temps going to 90, yuck!
i think you guys need to visit TX in the summer. heat and humidity. OYE! not fun using our oven either, especially in AUGUST! EEK! p.s. these look FAB (as always)
I’m pretty sure I would die. But I would do it for you <3
An overnight oatmeal smoothie?! Sounds scrumptious. I think I am also made for the cold, in that I prefer it because you can always layer up whereas it’s tougher to cool down in the heat. Can’t say I miss the polar vortex though…
I can’t really say that I miss the cold weather either, but I’m definitely ready for it by the end of summer!
I think I’m the exact opposite of you. I’m not made for the cold at all. I really enjoy the warmth and how hot it is.