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When I was a kid we ate oatmeal every morning for breakfast. The whole family would sit around our massive table and spoon it UP. Back then, it was a necessary staple.
Now I am older and have my own children sitting around the table. Now it is an affordable and healthy breakfast option for my family.
Nowadays, it can be tough to get my family to eat a nutritious breakfast. We have very busy schedules and demanding late nights. That is why this recipe for Skinny Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats is perfect for my family.
It is not only filling but is heart healthy and the calorie count is just 216. Now that is a recipe I can get excited about making AND eating!
And, it is so easy to make! Because our mornings can busy and chaotic, we don’t have time for cooking oatmeal from scratch.
We knew we had to do something different. Skinny Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats for breakfast was the answer! Serve them to dad this Father’s Day, capped off with these Superhero Mason Jar Lid Coasters.
Everyone knows that oatmeal needs a little something to add flavor, and for us we love using fresh fruit and yogurt! To make this Skinny Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats, you need just a few ingredients. For each individual serving, you need:
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Ingredients
- One container of light Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- 1/4 cup fast cooking or old-fashioned oats
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds, divided
- 1/2 cup blueberries
Instructions
- In an 8 ounce mason jar or container, combine yogurt, juice, oats, 1 teaspoon of lemon zest and poppy seeds (awesome for development of red blood cells!) Close container and leave overnight in the fridge.
- In the morning, top with blueberries and remaining lemon zest and enjoy! You can also add granola, nuts or other toppings. Just wait until the morning so they stay nice and crunchy!
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In an 8 ounce mason jar or container, combine yogurt, juice, oats, 1 teaspoon of lemon zest and poppy seeds (awesome for development of red blood cells!) Close container and leave overnight in the fridge.
In the morning, top with blueberries and remaining lemon zest and enjoy! You can also add granola, nuts or other toppings. Just wait until the morning so they stay nice and crunchy!
I am in love with the cookbook where I found the recipe for the Skinny Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats. “Secrets of Skinny Cooking” was written by Victoria Dwek and Shani Taub, C.D.C., C.N, and published by Artscroll.
The hard copy sells for $30.70 on Amazon. These brilliant ladies have shown that low-calorie recipes can be just as enjoyable as those with lots of calories!
The Secrets of Skinny Cooking features:
- Over 135 delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes, with breathtaking photos for each dish
- Secret techniques and tips for zapping the calories from any dish … without zapping the flavor (such as, “How to Sauté and Caramelize Onions Without Oil.”)
- Make ahead info, family-friendly adaptations, and cooking tips from Victoria
- Nutritional information, advice, and motivation from Shani
- Plenty of gluten-free, sugar-free, low carb, Whole30, and Paleo options
- And all recipes are kosher
Every meal is covered! Enjoy filling breakfasts, super light salads, 5-ingredient veggie sides, friendly carbs, satisfying soups, creamy and dreamy dairy dishes, filling and flavorful mains, and even sweet treats. This is a cookbook you will refer to over and over again!
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This would make a great breakfast or snack. I can’t wait to make this over the weekend.
That sounds so good! I love overnight oats. They’re super easy, and they taste delicious.
That sounds really good. I’ll give this a try. I’ve never gotten this creative with my breakfast before.
I heard about overnight oats a few weeks ago and they sound great so I think I will try it. I love poppy seeds and blueberries so I will use your recipe soon.
These recipes all look so delicious! I would never think to make lemon poppy seed oats, sounds amazing.
These sound so amazing! I have never made overnight oats before but I definitely need to.
This would be an awesome weekday morning breakfast for my boyfriend. We start our day at 3:30a.m. and I never feel like cooking. He usually heads out the door with cold cereal in his belly, but lately he’s been asking for a hot breakfast. This might do the trick without making me have to get up even earlier.
That looks like a fabulous cookbook! I love overnight oats but have never heard of lemon poppy seed ones! I’m intrigued!
These Skinny Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to give this recipe a try this weekend.
I’ve never actually made overnight oats! They look so easy and delicious. I love the flavours you picked.
Oh my I am sure this Skinny Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats recipe will be a big hit in my house. I am always looking for healthy recipes to try.
This is the type of breakfast I love! I especially love oats in the morning with berries and this looks so creamy and decadant! I am going to try it with steele cut oats!
My husband is the one who cooks but I’m not much of a breakfast person. These Skinny Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats looks really good!!
Yummy, I have not been excited for overnight oats in awhile. I can’t wait to try this tomorrow. I even have a new zester.
This looks like a yummy breakfast! I love breakfast foods that are quick and easy for me to prepare.
These overnight oats are becoming pretty popular. I have never tried them. I think it is high time that I took a recipe like this and tried them out.
I really like the idea of having this for breakfast one day. Looks very filling and certainly a healthy way to start the day. I will give this recipe a try!
oh wow this looks so delicious! What a nice healthy option for breakfast.
Lemon poppyseed is one of my favorite flavor combos. I love that you topped the oats with blueberries for added goodness.
My favorite breakfast for the whole family would be cherry turnovers. They are quick and easy, though probably not the healthiest option. The overnight oats sound incredible. I can’t wait to try them!
We eat a ton of oatmeal around our house. All I need to get are the poppy seeds, I have everything else already which is nice.
What a great and healthy breakfast! And so filling. My son would love all the fruits and oats!
The presentation of these oats is so gorgeous. I love that you you used you used these flavors because it sounds really unique and must pair nice with the blueberries.
I love poppyseed anything, so I’m really excited to try this! Thanks for the recipe!
I’ve never seen poppy seeds in oatmeal before, mostly only cake. This sounds like it would have an intriguing texture and flavor.
That sounds really good. I’ve never heard of overnight oats but they sound delicous.
Overnight oats are my favorite breakfast. They are yummy and healthy. Love mixing different fruits and nuts.
Not only does this sound look, love how pretty you set it up! Yum!
my favorite breakfast to make in a few minutes is French toast. It is a simple version of it so just a quick dip of bread in eggs but the kids love it and ask for it.
My dad is always looking for ways to spruce up his oatmeal.
I will have to share this recipe with him- I am sure he would love to give it a try.
We like just standard oatmeal with a little cream. I would like to try this as something different. My husband has to avoid dairy so I will make it just for me.
Oatmeal is such a great and healthy way to start the day, but most times I find that they aren’t flavorful enough. I would love to try your recipe because it looks like the lemon and poppy seeds would provide bright flavor!
Overnight oats are my favorite! I will definitely have to make this new flavor!
This looks really good! I would love to give this a try!
I really need to start making some overnight oats recipes. My kids don’t like eating breakfast in the morning but as a mom, I know how important it is. I also am looking for some different ideas too. Eating healthy is important to me and I am trying to get back into the swing of things.
Soooo healthy and good for you & I love blueberries because they kill the free radicals in your body!
I have come across a few overnight oats recipes lately, but have yet to try one! Thanks for the inspiration!
That sounds heavenly! I love the flavor combination of lemon and poppy seeds!
Oh this is such a great idea! I love overnight oats, I’ve been trying quite a few different recipes but never something like this. I definitely will be trying this out! Yum!
I have recently become obsessed with overnight oats. These sound so good!
Lemon poppy seed gets me every time. Making this recipe is in order.
Nothing better than a satisfying bowl of oats in the morning. This recipe quickly went to the top of my list. The added blueberries is brilliant!
Great flavors in this.
I just LOVE overnight oats! Definitely my favorite food and something I love to make. I really need to try your recipe, I love the flavor combination! I bet it’s amazing!
I love lemon and I will surely like this. It looks yumny and delicious.
My son has prepared a mix for me to make overnight oats but I keep forgetting to pour milk in it. Arrgh. I have to do it tonight. I saw your post and it served as a good reminder. I will try your recipe too. I have to try that lemon-poppy seeds combination. Sounds delicious.
Confession- I have never made overnight oats before!! However, I am obsessed with anything lemon flavored so this recipe may be what makes me make some overnight oats…finally!!
I make omelettes for the family with whatever they like to have with the eggs. Diced red peppers, diced ham or bacon, onions, and cheese are some favorites to include.
Our quick and easy go to is regular oatmeal with some maple syrup. I’ve always wanted to try overnight oats but have been hesitant.
We’ve never tried oatmeal for breakfast. We usually just have cold cereal. Oatmeal would be a healthier option. I’m going to suggest this to my husband and see if we can get a healthier start to our day.
My favorite quick breakfast is smoothies. It’s so easy to spend a little time on the weekend prepping fruit for the freezer so you can just grab and dump into the blender in the morning. Easy peasy.
That sounds delicious! Oatmeal and yogurt and fruit! Yum. I have not tried adding poppy seeds in my oatmeal yet, but I think that’s an awesome idea too. I will try this too. It is going to be a nice, filling, healthy breakfast treat for me and my family.
Absolutely sounds a perfect oatmeal and I want to try this too it’s really good for my breakfast
I love a delicious oatmeal! I’ll have to try this sometime. It looks and sounds delicious!
This overnight oats recipe looks easy and delicious. Another breakfast that is quick and easy to make : scrambled eggs with grapefruit halves.
Do you eat the oats cold? Or can you heat them up in the next morning?
My family loves oatmeal. I make it on the cook top and normally add apples, pecans, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg and pure maple syrup.
Scrambled eggs and bacon is a family favorite. Not extremely fast but not too bad either.
This looks really good! We all kind of do different things for breakfast. I run first thing in the morning so I usually just have an apple and some egg whites.
My all time favorite breakfast is my husband’s banana pancakes, but these overnight oats look beyond delicious and like an ideal way to start the day. I can not wait to give them a try!
I love Nutella and sliced banana on toast sprinkled with Chia seeds! Quick and healthy is the way to go for me!
Love to eat overnight oats with fruit and chia!
I like making cinnamon oatmeal! We always put fresh fruit in it too 🙂
I like to make a quick and simple French Toast . It only takes a few minutes to beat the egg and put it together.
My family loves scrambled eggs and toast!
We’ve gotten good at quickly whipping up scrambled eggs topped with cheese and salsa. It only takes a few minutes and is extremely filling (and healthy)!
I make a giant omelette with mushrooms spinach and swiss cheese. I serve it with buttered English muffins. it is quick and easy and very yummy!
My family enjoys the premade cinnamon rolls that go in the oven. I put some fresh fruit on the side as well.
We like to make French Toast. We also like to make omelets.
My favorite breakfast is a scrambled egg,cream cheese and salmon burrito. My families favorite is leftover pizza topped with fried eggs.
I don’t do breakfasts that that minutes. My favorite breakfast is hotdog gravy over pancakes with a side of bacon and hash browns.
I have made the oatmeal. It is wonderful. It is different and really refreshing. Thank you for the recipe.