These protein-rich oat cups are full of peanut butter and jam flavors and packed with 10g of protein to keep you energized throughout the day. Soft, delicious and meant for meal prep!

Let me paint the scene for you. You go to your freezer, pick up one of these oatmeal cups, bite into it to find the most delicious ooey gooey layer of peanut butter and jelly surrounded by chocolate and a delicious chewy oat base. Truly the dream, and you can easily make it yourself. They are such a simple recipe that come together in just under 20 minutes and make for the perfect snack or treat, a true delight!

One of my all-time fave combos – chocolate and peanut butter! Plus they are no bake so you don’t have to worry about messing with the oven! They are best served old straight from the fridge. The no baking part also means they are a lot faster to make and less fuss. Did I mention they taste freaking amazing.

As well as being really easy to make, these cups are healthier than your average treat as they are made with wholesome REAL food ingredients. With the added protein powder it makes them more balanced than the traditional high carb recipe.

Old fashioned baked recipes always had tons of sugar, carbs and fat. Its little wonder where the epidemic of obesity has come from. The new modern way is to add protein making the recipe more balanced and healthy and to limit fat storing blood sugar spikes.

Eating high-protein foods has many health and fitness benefits, including:

Speeding recovery after exercise and/or injury.

Reducing muscle loss

Building lean muscle

Helping maintain a healthy weight

Curbing hunger

A well-balanced diet with proper ratios of macro nutrients (protein, healthy carbs and fats) provides all of the:

Energy you need to keep active throughout the day

Nutrients you need for growth and repair

Help you to stay strong and healthy and

Help to prevent diet-related illness.

When you find your optimal balance and amounts of macro nutrients, you take a major step toward reaching your health goals and this balance has been improved in this recipe by the addition of healthy protein.

These oat cups are ideal for a grab and go breakfast – a quick and delicious way for you to mix up your morning oats. Porridge will be a thing of the past once you try these, trust me. These little bites of peanut-buttery goodness are the best way to get your day off to a good start.

This recipe is so simple to make. Simply mix up the ingredients in a bowl. Divide the mixture up into 12 muffins slots. Add the jam and peanut butter. Chill. Then get your chocolate mixture melted to pour on top. Oh my!

Why You’ll Love These Oat Cups:

No baking required. You just need one bowl and a silicon snack mold or muffin pan. Mix, then assemble your cups and chill before enjoying.

Just 10 essential ingredients. The base of these cups require just a handful of ingredients, but combined together makes a fun and delicious stuffed sweet treat to look forward to.

Great to prep ahead. Once the cups are set, they can be stored in the freezer for an easy grab and go snack.

Turn Your Oat Cups Into a Tasty Breakfast Treat: These cups are meant to be a fun sweet treat, but can be strategically used to make a balanced breakfast. Chop up one of the cups into small pieces and place over a serving of some yogurt and a handful of fresh berries. Or to the top of a smoothie or smoothie bowl.

Peanut Butter & Jam Oat Protein Cups

Delicious oat cups stuffed with your favourite jam and a layer of chocolate all topped with a smooth layer of peanut butter – super delicious and packed with goodness.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword clean eating dessert or snack, healthy jam peanut butter oat cups, jam filled oat cups, no bake oat protein cups, peanut butter and jam oat protein cups, peanut butter oat cups no bake

Servings 12

Ingredients

Base Crust

• 1 medium banana
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
• 1 scoop protein or collagen peptides powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Jam & Nut Butter Center Filling

• 1/2 cup jam (any flavour) store bought or homemade recipe below in notes
• 1/2 cup peanut (or any nut or seed) butter

Chocolate Topping

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• Flaky salt, optional

Instructions

Base Crust

• In a medium bowl, mash together banana, oats and coconut. Add coconut oil, honey, protein powder and vanilla extract and continue to mix together until well combined.

  Add 2 tablespoons of the oat mixture to each cup of a 12-cup silicone muffin pan or 12-cup parchment lined muffin pan. Using the back of a spoon, press the mixture into the cup until flat and smooth.

  Gently press into the middle of the mixture to make a little dent. Push the oat mixture up the sides a bit to form an indention for the jam.

Jam  & Nut Butter Center Filling

• Place a ½ tablespoon of jam into the indentation of each oat cup.

  Then top with ½ tablespoon of nut butter and spread it to cover the entire oat base. Place the pan into the freezer to firm up for 30 minutes.

Chocolate Topping

• Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 30 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.

  Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.

  Pour enough chocolate into one cup and use a spoon to quickly spread the chocolate to fully coat the top. Repeat until each cup is coated.

  Sprinkle the tops of the oat cups with flaky salt then place in the freezer to fully firm up for at least 10 minutes before enjoying.

  To store. Keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or frozen up to 3 months.

Notes

Easy Chia Jam With Any Fruit

Chia seed jam is a healthy and delicious alternative to store-bought jam. It’s easy to make and uses fresh ingredients that you won’t feel guilty about. This super speedy jam is whipped up in 10 minutes and it is awesome.

If you think making homemade jam is difficult, think again. Say hello to this all natural, lip smackin good chia seed jam. It’s rich, sweet, and has the perfect gel-like consistency. The chia seeds thicken the jam so it means you can pull back the sugar and dial up the flavour.

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