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- Hi friends, welcome back to my channel.
If you're new here, my name is Alyssa.
Today I have got an awesome
breakfast recipe for you.
We are making some
chocolate overnight oats
that are packed with protein,
fiber, tons of good fats,
and they are absolutely delicious.
I'm really excited to
also be partnering up
with California Walnuts in today's video.
We are partnering up for this video
as well as the video next week
in celebration of Heart Health Month.
Heart Health Month is the month February
and it's put together by the
American Heart Association
to help raise awareness for heart disease
and give a lot of people ideas
for making heart-healthy choices
in their diet and lifestyle.
So I'm going to bringing you today's video
as well as next week's
video that focus on walnuts.
So walnuts are certified
through the American Heart
Association's Heart-Check Program
which makes them an ideal
choice in a heart-healthy died.
The American Heart Association's program
really is designed to help
you pick heart-healthy foods
and things to incorporate into your diet,
and that's actually how I
chose a few of the ingredients
in today's recipe.
So I love incorporating
walnuts into my diet.
They are the only nut that
has an excellent source
of plant-based omega-3 ALAs,
which is an ingredient that
supports your heart health.
And then walnuts are
also just so versatile.
You can add them into sweet recipes,
you can grab them as a
handful for a snack on the go,
you can use them in savory recipes,
which you'll see next week.
And they have a ton of
fiber as well as protein
and good fats.
So, as I said, today
I'm going to be sharing
a recipe for chocolate overnight oats
which is decadent, delicious,
but also really good for you
and it's a fabulous way to start your day.
So if you're interested in
checking out today's recipe,
it is up on the blog,
in partnership with California Walnuts
so I have even more walnut
information in that post for you,
so definitely make sure
to read that post as well.
And I also want to
encourage you to subscribe
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You can tap that red button
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And otherwise let's go ahead
and dive into today's recipe.
All right, so let's first
go over the ingredients
for this chocolate overnight oats.
We're gonna start with a banana.
We also have some rolled oats,
some chia seeds,
some cacao powder, maple syrup,
walnuts, of course,
and your milk of choice.
I am using walnut milk.
So we are going to start
by mashing our banana.
You're gonna use 1/2 of the banana to mash
and then the other 1/2 is
gonna be used as the topping.
So just cut your banana in half
and then add 1/2 of
that into a mixing bowl.
And then just use a fork or
a potato masher or whatever
to mash it up until it's
as smooth as possible.
Once you have your banana
nice and mashed in the bowl,
you can add in the rest
of the ingredients.
So we are going to start by
adding in our rolled oats.
We're also going to add in our chia seeds.
Our cacao powder.
And if you don't have cacao powder
you could use unsweetened cocoa powder.
Maple syrup, and you could also use
another liquid sweetener,
or if you find the banana is sweet enough
you can leave this out.
We are also going to add in 1/2
of our chopped-up California walnuts,
and our milk.
From there, you can
just take a wooden spoon
to just stir everything together.
And then you can either leave
it directly in this bowl
or you can divide it into your containers
if you are planning on meal-prepping it.
So if you are planning
on meal-prepping it,
I would recommend these
wide-mouthed mason jars.
They fit the overnight oats perfectly
and they're also keeping them air-tight.
So just add 1/2 of your batter or mixture
into each of the jars
and then just screw the
lid on nice and tight.
I like to leave the toppings off
until the day that I serve them.
And pop these little overnight
oats into your fridge
for a minimum of four
hours or up to overnight.
They also will keep for multiple days
if you wanna meal-prep ahead.
And then, finally, for serving,
I love to do a dollop of
coconut yogurt on top.
You guys know I love
adding something creamy
on top of my sweet breakfasts,
and this is one of favorites.
And then we also will just use
the rest of that 1/2 banana.
So I cut the 1/2 of the
banana in half again
and then I slice it up and
top each of the overnight oats
with those sliced bananas.
And then the final thing on top
is the rest of the our chopped walnuts.
It adds a really, really nice crunch.
It makes it taste so delicious,
packed with protein and fiber.
There's 12 grams of protein
and fiber in each of these
and it tastes seriously delicious.
You guys know I love a sweet breakfast,
and you could never say no
to chocolate in the morning.
So I hope you guys give this
one a try, it's a good one,
and I know you guys are
absolutely going to love it.
And there you have it, my friends.
I hope you enjoyed today's
chocolate overnight oats recipe.
As you can see,
overnight oats are a really
easy breakfast recipe,
it's a great way to start your day,
and I absolutely love
adding the walnuts in there
because they add that nice little boost
of protein, fiber, good fats,
as well as a nice satisfying crunch.
So definitely make sure
to try this recipe.
The recipe is up on the
blog already for you today,
so you can just find that linked
directly below this video.
I also wanna thank California Walnuts
for joining us in today's video.
Don't forget to stay tuned
for next week's video as well
because we are sharing
another walnut recipe
which is savory this time,
which I'm really excited about.
And I also want to encourage
you to check out more
about Heart Health Month.
Heart disease is one of
the leading causes of death
in America in men and women,
and I am really excited and proud
to be partnering up
with California Walnuts
to bring more awareness
to Heart Health Month.
So make sure to head on over
to the California Walnuts website,
I've linked that down
below so you can learn more
about Heart Health Month as
well as walnuts in general.
Thank you guys so much for being here,
I really appreciate you tuning in.
Don't forget to subscribe
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give this video a thumbs
up if you enjoyed it,
and I'll see you guys
in the next one, bye.
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