40 High Protein Oatmeal Recipes – Overnight, Baked, Desserts & More
A collection of 40 high protein oatmeal recipes that are easy to make, nutritious and delicious! Whether if you’re looking for meal prep overnight oats, baked oats, pancake bowls, granola, savory oatmeal or a treat for your sweet tooth, this list has got your covered with flavorful oatmeal recipes that’ll keep you energized and satisfied!
Looking for high-protein oatmeal recipes? This recipe collection features easy high protein oatmeal breakfast recipes as well as treats/desserts that are made with oats! They’re all incredibly flavorful, quick to make, meal prep friendly, and most importantly, they taste REALLY good!
In this list you’ll find creamy, filling and satisfying dessert-like overnight oats, fluffy cake-like baked oats, nutrient-dense granolas, hearty meal prep pancake bowls, sweet desserts and treats, and even a savory and spicy Korean-inspired stovetop oatmeal with kimchi! There’s something for everyone and every mood!
These oatmeal recipes are all high in protein, easy to whip up in minutes, and will make your mornings more delicious! With over 28 grams of protein per serving, these recipes will keep you full and energized and will help meet your protein target for the day!
Get ready to mix, bake, or simmer up a tasty oatmeal breakfast or dessert!
Why I Love High Protein Oatmeal Recipes
- Quick and easy to make. Overnight oats take the least time and granola the longest, but mostly due to waiting for it to cool!
- So many delicious flavors and ways to eat oats. You’ll never get bored!
- Nutritious. These recipes are packed with protein, fiber, micronutrients and vitamins!
- High protein! Start your morning right, feel fueled and energized. Or end your night with a healthy sweet treat!
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Overnight Oats
High Protein Overnight Oats without Protein Powder
An ultra creamy chocolate overnight oats recipe that’s made without protein powder! Topped with fresh berries, cacao nibs, seeds and peanut butter, this irresistible breakfast will keep you full and fueled for hours!
Protein per serving: 37 grams
Biscoff Overnight Oats
These Biscoff Overnight Oats are full of BEST caramel notes with warming spices and sweet pops of fresh strawberries! Thick, creamy, and packed with protein and fiber!
Protein per serving: 35.8 grams
Apple Cinnamon Protein Overnight Oats
This protein-packed breakfast is made with apple pie protein powder (vanilla works too), and is full of warming cinnamon flavors! There’s bite-sized pieces of apples in the oats base, and it’s topped with warm tender cinnamon apples, crunchy walnuts and a homemade spiced pecan butter!
Protein per serving: 32.7 grams
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats
Make your morning delicious with these Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats! They’re quick and easy to make and full of the BEST rich chocolate, sweet banana, and creamy and nutty peanut butter flavors!
Protein per serving: 36.2 grams
Cottage Cheese Overnight Oats – 4 Ways!
Easy to prep in just minutes, meal prep friendly and super high in protein thanks to creamy cottage cheese! Four flavor variations included – Chocolate Peanut Butter and Raspberries, Strawberry Cheesecake, Apple Pie, and Pumpkin Pie!
Protein per serving: 39.5 grams
Tiramisu Overnight Oats
Creamy, thick and full of delicious coffee flavors! These tiramisu overnight oats are made with an espresso soaked oat base and topped with a Greek yogurt and vanilla protein powder mixture. Dusted with rich Dutch process cocoa, this is a decadent dessert-like breakfast!
Protein per serving: 35 grams
Matcha Overnight Oats with Berries
This Matcha Overnight Oats recipe is full of irresistible matcha and vanilla flavors and a hint of warm cinnamon. It’s topped with fresh berries, almonds, seeds and homemade pecan butter. Perfect for matcha lovers!
Protein per serving: 32.3 grams
Birthday Cake Overnight Oats
These Birthday Cake Overnight Oats combine the flavors of a classic birthday cake with the creamy goodness of oats! With pops of fresh berries and colorful sprinkles, these oats will make any ordinary morning feel special!
Protein per serving: 32.9 grams
Strawberry Protein Overnight Oats
These Strawberry Protein Overnight Oats are perfect for those who love the classic flavor combo of strawberries and cream! Oats, yogurt, vanilla protein powder, strawberry syrup, almond milk and fresh strawberries make up this luscious tasting breakfast!
Protein per serving: 34.6 grams
Golden Milk Overnight Oats
These Golden Milk Overnight Oats are full of classic warming golden milk spices and is a nourishing high protein breakfast! Easy to make in just minutes, meal prep friendly, satisfying and delicious!
Protein per serving: 34.8 grams
Gingerbread Overnight Oats
This warm spiced Gingerbread Overnight Oats is a cozy and healthy breakfast for the holiday season! It’s full of classic gingerbread spices like ginger, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, a touch of cardamom and is sweetened with molasses.
Protein per serving: 32 grams
Baked Oats
Almond Croissant Baked Oats
These Almond Croissant Baked Oats are quick and easy to make and a high protein and high fiber breakfast! Full of irresistible almond flavors, fresh blueberries and topped with flaked almonds, this is a fantastic meal prep friendly oatmeal breakfast!
Protein per serving: 32.5 grams
Espresso Chocolate Chip Baked Oats
Espresso Chocolate Chip Baked Oats have an irresistible espresso and dark chocolate chip flavor, a soft and fluffy cake-like texture and are easy to make! They’re perfect for mornings when you need an extra caffeine kick!
Protein per serving: 30.7 grams
Banana Bread Baked Oats
These Banana Bread Baked Oats get a serious boost of protein from protein powder and taste like a banana bread with pecans and chocolate chips! It’s high in fiber and guaranteed to keep you full for hours!
Protein per serving: 29 grams
Carrot Cake Baked Oats
These Carrot Cake Baked Oats are packed with grated carrots, pecans, raspberries and are full of all the warming cinnamon flavors and spices that you love in a carrot cake. There’s also a hidden cream cheese filling in the center!
Protein per serving: 32.6 grams
Apple Pie Baked Oats
This Apple Pie Baked Oats recipe is an easy to make high protein breakfast with the texture of a moist and fluffy apple muffin! Full of apple cinnamon flavor, topped with toasted pecans and a drizzle of pecan butter, this healthy and cozy breakfast is perfect for fall or anytime!
Protein per serving: 30.3 grams
Cottage Cheese Baked Oats
This high protein Cottage Cheese Baked Oats recipe is easy to make and tastes like soft and tender cake! Packed with protein, fiber and healthy fats, it’ll start off your morning right!
Protein per serving: 37.9 grams
Biscoff Baked Oats with Strawberries
Easy to make and taste just like a moist spiced cake, these Biscoff Baked Oats are full of warming spices, packed with juicy pops of fresh strawberries, and have a delectable Biscoff spread filling in the center and crunchy Biscoff cookie on top!
Protein per serving: 31.1 grams
Lemon Curd Baked Oats
Kick off your morning with these bright and zesty Lemon Curd Baked Oats! Full of juicy strawberries, white chocolate chips, crunchy walnuts and sunflower seeds, these baked oats are topped with citrusy and sweet lemon curd!
Protein per serving: 32.7 grams
Almond Butter Baked Oats with Fresh Figs
Jammy pops of fresh figs, almond butter, pecans, warming vanilla, cinnamon and brown sugar flavors come together to make these healthy Almond Butter Baked Oats!
Protein per serving: 34.1 grams
Chocolate Hazelnut Baked Oats
These Chocolate Hazelnut Baked Oats are easy to make and taste like a rich chocolate cake! It’s packed with protein and fiber and full of raspberries and hazelnuts! Top with a drizzle of peanut butter and chocolate hazelnut spread for a breakfast that truly tastes like dessert!
Protein per serving: 30.6 grams
Strawberry Cheesecake Baked Oats
Easy to make and tastes just like a moist cake, these Strawberry Cheesecake Baked Oats are packed with fresh strawberries, white chocolate chips, and have a surprise cream cheese filling in the center!
Protein per serving: 30.7 grams
Golden Milk Baked Oats
These Golden Milk Baked Oats are a healthy, high-protein breakfast packed with warming spices and infused with the floral aroma of saffron! It’s nourishing, comforting, and has a fluffy, cake-like texture!
Protein per serving: 32.7 grams
Savory Oats and Pancake Bowls
Savory Oatmeal with Egg and Kimchi
Upgrade your morning oats with a flavorful and savory Asian twist! This Savory Oatmeal with Egg and Kimchi is easy to make in under 20 minutes, high in protein, and customizable with your favorite toppings. It’s great for those who prefer a savory breakfast and can also be enjoyed for lunch or dinner!
Protein per serving: 37.2 grams
Baked Pumpkin Protein Pancake Bowl with Cottage Cheese
This Baked Pumpkin Protein Pancake Bowl with Cottage Cheese is easy to make and full of the BEST fall flavors! It’s also meal prep friendly, high in fiber, and has the perfect fluffy pancake texture!
Protein per serving: 39.4 grams
Carrot Cake Protein Pancake Bowl
This Carrot Cake Protein Pancake Bowl is easy to make and is packed with scrumptious carrot cake flavors, pecans and raspberries! Topped with pecan butter, this is an irresistible meal prep breakfast you’ll keep coming back to!
Protein per serving: 39.2 grams
Granola
A quick note on granola: Although granola is not super high in protein by itself in spite of being very nutritious with lots of fiber and healthy fats, when you pair it with Greek yogurt (even more if it’s mixed with a little protein powder) or high protein milk and some fruit, you can easily make a breakfast with 20-40+ grams of protein!
High Protein Granola
Made with nuts, seeds, and sweetened with maple syrup, this easy to make High Protein Granola gets a boost of protein from vanilla protein powder. It’s the perfect breakfast with yogurt or milk and fruit to kick off your morning with an energetic start!
Protein per serving: 6 grams
Peanut Butter Granola
Easy to make and full of large crispy clusters, this Peanut Butter Granola is downright delicious! It’s made with oats, nuts, seeds and coated in an irresistible peanut butter and maple syrup blend!
Protein per serving: 7.6 grams
Khorasan Wheat Puffs Granola
This Khorasan Wheat Puffs Granola is easy to make, wonderfully crunchy, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. It’s packed with hearty oats, puffed Khorasan wheat, nuts, seeds, toasty coconut flakes, warm spices and a colorful mix of dried fruit. Perfect for topping on yogurt, with milk, or as a snack on its own!
Protein per serving: 7.2 grams
Healthy Air Fryer Granola (Quick & Easy Recipe!)
This Healthy Air Fryer Granola is quick and easy to make in just 15 minutes, full of large crispy clusters and downright delicious!
Protein per serving: 4.8 grams
Tropical Coconut Pecan Granola
This Tropical Coconut Pecan Granola is easy to make, incredibly delicious, and naturally sweetened with maple syrupor honey. It’s full of toasty and crunchy oats, coconut flakes, your choice of nuts and seeds, and a tasty assortment of tropical dried fruit!
Protein per serving: 3.1 grams
Maple Pecan Cinnamon Granola
Easy to make and full of chunky BIG clusters, this Maple Pecan Cinnamon Granola is for pecan lovers and nut butter lovers! It’s made with an irresistible pecan butter, peanut butter and cinnamon maple syrup blend and boasts the perfect balance of savory-sweet flavors and clumpy and crunchy textures!
Protein per serving: 5.1 grams
Golden Milk Granola
Cozy, crunchy, and golden-hued, this Golden Milk Granola is easy to make, naturally sweetened with maple syrup and as beautiful as it is nourishing. It’s infused with warming spices like turmeric and cardamom and has an irresistible floral flavor and aroma from saffron!
Protein per serving: 6 grams
Carrot Cake Granola
Easy to make, extra crispy and full of warm spices and classic carrot cake flavors, this Carrot Cake Granola is downright delicious!
Protein per serving: 5.4 grams
Vanilla Almond Granola Recipe
This homemade Vanilla Almond Granola Recipe is easy to make, wonderfully crispy and crunchy, and full of warm vanilla and almond notes. It’s made with with hearty oats, puffed Khorasan wheat, brown rice puffs, almonds, seeds, buckwheat, hemp seeds, warm spices and dried fruit.
Protein per serving: 7.8 grams
Pumpkin Spice Granola
This Pumpkin Spice Granola is easy to make, crunchy, and full of BIG clusters and the BEST fall flavors! It’s naturally sweetened with maple syrup, gluten-free, and super tasty!
Protein per serving: 3.7 grams
Pecan Pie Granola
Easy to make, full of BIG crispy clusters and the best fall flavors, this Pecan Pie Granola is utterly delicious! It’s made with hearty oats, buttery pecans, seeds, warm spices, toasted coconut, and finished with dried cranberries. It’s naturally sweetened with maple syrup, gluten-free, vegan and perfect for breakfast or a healthy snack!
Protein per serving: 6.7 grams
Desserts & Sweet Treats
Chocolate Cottage Cheese Muffins
These easy to make Chocolate Cottage Cheese Muffins are healthy, gluten-free and high in protein. They’re soft and moist, full of delicious chocolate flavors and perfect for a quick snack, dessert or grab-and-go breakfast!
Protein per serving: 4.6 grams
Single Serve Chocolate Protein Banana Bread
This healthy Single Serve Chocolate Protein Banana Bread is easy to make and has 19.6 grams of protein and just 274 calories! It’s made with oat flour, almond flour and chocolate protein powder, free of refined sugars, and has a moist and fluffy texture like a scrumptious chocolate banana cake!
Protein per serving: 19.6 grams
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