Are you tired of protein oatmeal?  Yeah, me neither but here’s a brand new way to eat your rolled oats that’s equally as quick to prep! These Baked Protein Oatmeal Cups are great for meal prep, packed with awesome macros, and travel friendly.

All you need for this one? An oven, mixing bowl, and muffin pan or silicone muffin cups.

Add into your mixing bowl, 2 1/2 cups of rolled oats, 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon, 2 1/2 scoops of protein powder, 3/4 cup of Greek yogurt, 2 large whole eggs, 1 tablespoon of melted butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons of honey, 3/4 cup of milk, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

You can use whatever flavor protein powder and Greek yogurt you want, just make sure it pairs well with the other ingredients in the recipe. I’ll include a list of my most used variations below!

To add a bit more sweetness to these protein oatmeal cups you could add in 1-2 tablespoons of some sweetener. If the protein powder and/or Greek yogurt you’re using is already fairly sweet, you likely don’t need any sweetener.

Quick Tips

• No eggs? Try 1/2 cup or 122 grams of unsweetened apple sauce.
• Too many carbs? Drop them by replacing your honey with a sugar free syrup.
• Issues with milk? Use a milk substitute like coconut, almond, and so on.

Give all your ingredients a quick mix until everything is incorporated.

This is the step where you can add in anything else you want for flavor or texture. I went with some mini chocolate chips today. Fresh fruit and/or nuts are some of my other favorite mix-ins.

Lightly mix whatever you added in and let your mix rest for 5-10 minutes, it’ll thicken up.

Once it thickens up, take out either a muffin pan or a baking sheet and silicone muffin cups. Using a spoon, drop your mix into each cup and repeat until your mix is gone. It should make around 12 “regular” sized protein oatmeal cups.

Last, top them! Some of my favorite variations?

Oatmeal Cups Variations

• Banana Cups: 1 Ripe Banana + Banana Protein Powder + Banana Greek Yogurt
• Blueberry Cups: Vanilla Protein Powder + Blueberry Greek Yogurt + 1/4 Cup Blueberries
• Peanut Butter Cups: 2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter or Powdered Peanut Butter (less fat) + Peanut Butter Protein Powder + Vanilla Greek Yogurt
• Chocolate Cups: 4 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder + Chocolate Protein Powder + Chocolate Greek Yogurt
• Coffee Cups: 2 Tablespoons Instant Coffee + Coffee Flavored Protein Powder + Coffee Flavored Greek Yogurt

Put your soon to be baked protein oatmeal cups into the oven on 350F/176C for around 20-25 minutes. Make sure to keep an eye on them in the oven, they’ll dry out quick if you cook them for too long!

Pro tip? Although they taste great cold, air frying them on 350F/176C for 4 minutes will level them up even more.

As for storing them, keep them in the fridge and they should last around 5-7 days.

Ready for another recipe made with rolled oats? How about our Chocolate Protein Oatmeal Skillet!?