Mint Mojito Coffee Oatmeal

Have a taste of happy hour in the morning with a mint mojito coffee flavored breakfast. Prepared the night before, this overnight oatmeal recipe—flavored with real coffee and fresh mint—is your morning breakfast and caffeinating beverage in one.  Easily grab a healthy breakfast in the morning with this no-bake mint and coffee oatmeal recipe.

Back to school season is right around the corner—maybe it’s already hit your household—and morning are about to get a little crazier. In an effort to try calm the morning routine (if that’s even possible) how about something to eat? A quick breakfast that can be enjoyed at home or made portable.

Eating a healthy breakfast helps with brain function, attention, concentration and memory throughout the day. It also helps control overeating later on in the day and can prevent you from getting hangry, reducing irritability and tiredness in the morning. Sounds good to me.

Mint Mojito Coffee

Visiting the San Francisco Bay Area, I’ll likely end up stopping at Philz Coffee to grab a drink. They have their own custom coffee blends and brew each cup to order. My favorite menu item is the Mint Mojito Iced Coffee, made with fresh mint leaves. Since their drinks are prepared right in front of the customers, you can watch as the baristas mix in the milk/cream. Even though this rich coffee drink is a treat to have on occasion, I enjoy watching them prepare my order —trying to take away a few tips to recreating this drink at home. 

A Mint & Coffee Oatmeal

This months Recipe Redux theme calls for vacation inspired dishes. I decided to add a healthier spin to this drink turning it into another breakfast item, oatmeal. Transforming these flavors into the popular overnight oats in this Coffee Mojito Overnight Oatmeal recipe. 

Overnight oatmeal, or oats for short, is a no-bake oatmeal that you prepare the night before.  All of the ingredients are combined ahead of time and allowed to sit in the refrigerator overnight to absorb. Then in the morning they are ready to eat. With no need to cook or bake this oatmeal, it makes for a quick and easily portable breakfast option. Perfect for the busy weekday mornings.

Also, if you are in the area, I highly recommend you find a Philz location to try your own drink or grab a pound of coffee to enjoy once your home. You can try making your own mint mojito drink or turn it into this overnight oatmeal recipe.

Mint & Coffee Oatmeal

Yield: 1 serving

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Additional Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 5 minutes

This overnight oatmeal recipe—flavored with real coffee and fresh mint—is your morning breakfast, caffeinating beverage and taste of happy hour in one.

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Ingredients

• ½ cup rolled oats
• 2 teaspoons chia seeds
• pinch salt
• 2 teaspoons chopped mint leaves (~6 large leaves)
• ⅓ cup milk
• ⅓ cup cold brewed coffee
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract

Instructions

Place the rolled oats, chia seeds, salt and mint leaves into a mason jar or another container with a tight seal. 

In a measuring cup, stir together the milk, coffee, maple syrup and vanilla.

Pour liquid over the oatmeal mixture. Mix together. Cover and refrigerate. Allow the mixture to soak overnight (~8 hours).

In the morning, enjoy the oatmeal cold straight from the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 273Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 182mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 7gSugar: 9gProtein: 10g

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