Breakfast and Brunch Recipe + Overnight Caramel Gingerbread Oats

Using a high-protein drink like Premier Protein® Salted Caramel and gingerbread morphs this regular overnight oats into the flavors of fall. I find adding the spices overnight dilutes the flavors, so I suggest waiting to add most of the spices before serving.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• ¼ pear, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
• 6 ounces caramel-flavored protein shake (such as Premier Protein®)
• ½ cup rolled oats
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger

Cooking Directions

1. Melt butter in a small pan over medium heat. Saute pear, walnuts, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon until pear softens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
2. Combine protein drink and oats in a small Mason jar. Mix in cooled pear and walnuts. Seal and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
3. Add pumpkin spice, ginger, and remaining cinnamon to the oats the following morning. Stir to combine.

Nutrition Facts

• calories477.4
• carbohydrateContent42.4 g
• cholesterolContent43.6 mg
• fatContent25.9 g
• fiberContent8.6 g
• proteinContent23.9 g
• saturatedFatContent9.4 g
• sodiumContent275.3 mg
• sugarContent5.2 g