It doesn’t have to be your birthday to enjoy this sweet breakfast. Deceptively healthy, you’ll love waking up to a jar of birthday cake overnight oats.
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When it comes to birthday cake, it’s a tight race between lemon cake with cream cheese frosting and super moist funfetti cake.
Growing up dessert was considered an acceptable breakfast. Have leftover cake? Sure, just pour a glass of milk to go with it. Leftover cookies? Absolutely!
But now as a registered dietitian, I have a hard time justifying eating a slice of birthday cake in the morning. Which is why I decided to take the flavors of birthday cake and infuse them into a jar of healthy overnight oats.
These cake batter-flavored oats are healthy enough for breakfast, but celebratory enough to bring a little pep to your morning! Learn how to make them now!
Whether you’re making these for kiddos or just don’t like protein powder, there are other ways to get both the thick, batter-like texture and sweet flavor:
I don’t recommend using peanut butter as it’ll way overpower the flavor of the oats.
I prefer the flavor of cold overnight oats as I find it tastes more cake batter-like straight from the fridge.
However, if you prefer your oats hot, I recommend making the oats the night before but leaving out the yogurt. In the morning, heat them up in the microwave for 1-2 minutes and then top with Greek yogurt.
For full tips on how to make overnight oats, be sure to check out my Ultimate Guide to Making Healthy Overnight Oats.
But briefly, here are some ways to adjust your oats based on personal preference. Note that this recipe is designed to have a thick, cake batter-like consistency.
How to make overnight oats thinner:
How to make them even thicker:
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So very innovative. Love your healthy cake option too.
Thank you 🙂
I have yet to try overnight oats, but I have been meaning to for a long time now. This looks so good, I need to try this recipe!!
I have yet to try overnight oats, but I have been meaning to for a long time now. This looks so good, I need to try this recipe!!
Oooh you have to! They’re so yummy!
So easy and delicious. I didn’t have any protein powder so I substituted cashew butter and it was perfect. Thanks for the tip on how to sub out the protein powder! It really did taste like bday cake!
So glad the substitution worked for you!
This is the prettiest overnight oats I’ve seen. Perfect for a birthday breakfast, or just because. 😉
What a fun and delicious way to dress up overnight oats! Love the flavors in this.
This is such a fun recipe! Happy Birthday and Anniversary! That first year really does fly by – sending good vibes for your puppy dreams this year 😉
Thanks Kelly!!
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