Sweet Potato Overnight Oats

Sweet Potato Overnight Oats - This easy and delicious overnight oats recipe makes for the perfect breakfast! #overnightoats #oatmeal #breakfast #vegan

These sweet potato overnight oats are DELICIOUS. They’re the perfect make-ahead breakfast, are packed with flavor, and will keep you satisfied until lunch. This recipe makes 2 servings or 1 really big-ass serving. If it’s a week when I’m teaching a ton in addition to doing my own daily workouts, I’ll eat the whole thing (#bottomlesspit). But otherwise, I’ll do half and then eat the second half later in the day or the following morning.

I like to prepare these sweet potato overnight oats on an evening I’m already roasting sweet potatoes for dinner. You only need a 1/4 cup of sweet potato puree for recipe, so it’d be silly to just roast a sliver of a potato. Roast the whole thing, eat most of it for dinner and save the rest for breakfast!

Sweet Potato Overnight Oats - This easy and delicious overnight oats recipe makes for the perfect breakfast! #overnightoats #oatmeal #breakfast #vegan

The recipe is easily customizable. You could even replace the sweet potato puree with pumpkin puree! Swap pecans for your favorite nut. You could use your favorite dairy-free milk or even milk milk. And if you only have vanilla almond milk on hand, use that but omit the vanilla extract. Chia seeds are optional, but I love the texture they add. And if you’re not a fan of raisins, just omit them. If you want a less sweet breakfast, only use half the maple syrup or omit it altogether.

If you love this sweet potato overnight oats recipe, I have a couple other similar recipes you should check out:

Sweet Potato Overnight Oats - This easy and delicious overnight oats recipe makes for the perfect breakfast! #overnightoats #oatmeal #breakfast #vegan

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, and overnight oats are so convenient. You can prep them ahead of time, and you can take them with you to work, no reheating or assembling required. Give this recipe a try this week and let me know what you think!

xo Nicole

Loaded Vegan Nachos

Loaded Vegan Nachos - these sheet pan nachos are loaded with shredded jackfruit, tomato, black beans, jalepeno and vegan cheese (or regular cheese--you pick!). #nachos #vegan #plantbased #recipe https://pumpsandiron.com

Note to self: Only make these when having friends over or you WILL eat the entire pan yourself. These loaded vegan nachos with shredded jackfruit were my lunch and my dinner on Friday. Whoopsies.

These would make for the perfect game day appetizer if you have plant-based guests over (or are plant-based yourself). And I use “game day” as a general term because I honestly can’t keep up with what teams are playing right now. I don’t know what sport is on any given day but I’m confident there is a game on—Go SoxPatriotsCelticsBruins.

Loaded Vegan Nachos - these sheet pan nachos are loaded with shredded jackfruit, tomato, black beans, jalepeno and vegan cheese (or regular cheese--you pick!). #nachos #vegan #plantbased #recipe https://pumpsandiron.com

When it comes to picking a vegan shredded cheese, the brands I’d recommend for this recipe are Go Veggie Mexican Shreds or Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds. There are probably some other great ones out there (leave your recommendations in the comments!), but those are the two I’ve tried and like. 

If you’re new to vegan shredded cheese, I want to set realistic expectations here. It’s different from cheese cheese in texture and taste. Don’t get me wrong, the taste is good, but it’s not quite the same and won’t melt quite the same. In a recipe like this with a ton of other flavors going on, you’re not going to notice the difference. Joe is always super suspicious of dairy alternatives and he absolutely loved these nachos. They’re delicious! But if you’re wary, you can always use regular shredded cheese instead.

Loaded Vegan Nachos - these sheet pan nachos are loaded with shredded jackfruit, tomato, black beans, jalepeno and vegan cheese (or regular cheese--you pick!). #nachos #vegan #plantbased #recipe | Pumps & Iron

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Loaded Vegan Nachos - these sheet pan nachos are loaded with shredded jackfruit, tomato, black beans, jalepeno and vegan cheese (or regular cheese--you pick!). #nachos #vegan #plantbased #recipe https://pumpsandiron.comLoaded Vegan Nachos - these sheet pan nachos are loaded with shredded jackfruit, tomato, black beans, jalepeno and vegan cheese (or regular cheese--you pick!). #nachos #vegan #plantbased #recipe | Pumps & Iron

If you’re looking for other jackfruit recipes, try:

Go Pats! And Red Sox! And Celtics? Bruins? What season is it?? 😉

xo Nicole

Cinnamon Raisin Apple Oatmeal Bake

I’ve got a yummy one for you today! ‘Tis the season for apple and pumpkin everything so I’m sharing this cinnamon raisin apple oatmeal bake recipe. I wish I could say I was using apples that I picked myself this weekend but Joe vetoed that activity. “I’ll go to a pumpkin patch with you but I draw the line at apple picking.” WHATEVER JOE. Maybe I’ll recruit a girlfriend and come back here next Sunday with another (freshly-picked) apple recipe for you.

This apple oatmeal bake is easy, vegan, and if you want it to be gluten-free, just use GF oats. Because it’s packed with oats and apple chunks it’ll keep you feeling satisfied all morning long. That’s one of the reasons I just love oatmeal in all its forms—I eat it for breakfast and am not hungry again until lunch. It’s perfect if I know I have a busy morning teaching.

A note on choosing the right apple. You want one that’s on the crispier side so that it won’t turn into total mush when you bake it. If you want specific suggestions, I like to use one Granny Smith for its crisp, tart taste and then one sweeter apple like Honeycrisp or Braeburn.

Cinnamon Raisin Apple Oatmeal Bake - This delicious breakfast is like healthy apple pie. #vegan #recipe #plantbased https://pumpsandiron.com

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Hope you all love this apple oatmeal bake as much as I do! I made a batch earlier this week and couldn’t stop eating it right out of the pan—sooo good. Then again, you could combine cinnamon, apples and maple syrup with just about anything and I’d love it. 😉

If you’re looking for more apple recipes, try these from the archives:

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

xo Nicole