Today I am sharing a little spin on good old fashioned PB & J.
Those of you have been reading my blog, (or know me-these people might be one and the same) are not going to find it hard to believe that growing up I was never a fan of PB & J. I was truly the pickiest of picky eaters. I started watching peanut butter when I was 10 years old, after complete necessity. I was attending overnight camp for the second year in a row, and starving. I never liked what they served nor could I take advantage of all the PB & J’s. I was basically eating plain bread every day. So on one of my hungriest days, I decided to go for it and try peanut butter. I am not sure if I liked it or tolerated it but either way, I need up eating peanut butter sandwiches all the time.
By high school, I had really expanded my horizons… I discovered both Nutella and Fluff. Long gone were the days of PB & nothing, instead every single day of high school, yes, all 4 years, every single lunch, I ate either a PB & F or PB & N.
Flash forward 10 years, I had earned a graduate degree in nutrition! My high school self would have never imagined I would be here now, but my body is certainly happy that I have replaced Nutella and Fluff with lots of fruits and vegetables!
So today’s recipe is PB & J, before the J becomes jelly, because if I am being honest, grape jelly is still not that appetizing. I replaced jelly with roasted grapes and then went all in with extra peanuts and raisins, basically grapes in all forms!
PB & Grape Overnight Oats
an upgraded twist on the classic PB & J
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup overnight oats
- 1/3 cup skim milk
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/3 cup grapes
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
optional
- 1 tbsp peanuts
- 1 tbsp raisins
Instructions
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In a jar, add the oats, milk yogurt (in this order) and chia seeds. Mix the mixture together and leave in the fridge overnight.
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Roast the grapes either at night or in the morning, depending on how much time you have. Preheat the oven to 350 and add the grapes to a baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
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The next morning add peanut butter, grapes, peanuts and raisins on top of your oats. Serve cold.
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