Hello old friend!
I get really excited whenever I reach the bottom of a nut butter jar. Never waste those last delicious bits!
If the container is made of glass, I’ll pour oatmeal in it. If it’s made of plastic (like this PB Crave one) I make muesli.
Oats in a Jar (a.k.a. OIAJ) are nothing new, but since it’s been a while, I thought I’d give a refresher course.
Basically, fill your precious with rolled oats, yogurt, water/milk…
…you can do this the night before, but let it sit for at least an hour to thicken (goes much faster if you use quick oats, as opposed to the old-fashioned ones).
Throw in whatever toppings you want – I like fresh fruit.
Greek yogurt works best. If you use plain, you’ll probably want to add some stevia/sugar/honey/maple syrup…
…I used YoKids, so it was already sweet enough.
Can even be assembled the night before, lidded, and carried with you to work, for breakfast on the go!
I don’t have an office, so…
Muesli in a Peanut Butter Jar
Ingredients
- Almost-Empty Peanut Butter Jar
- 4 oz. Greek Yogurt
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup water or milk of choice
- Handful of fresh strawberries, chopped
- Sweetener to taste
Instructions
Fill the jar with all the ingredients, stir, and let sit for at least an hour, or overnight. Enjoy!
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Isn’t it the best? I do this with nutella jars all the time
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
nutella – YESSSS!
With Nutella!! That’s freakin brilliant!
I have so many opened jars I don’t think I’ll see an empty one for years! I really should finish one of them, lol.
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This makes me excited that I am one more PB&J sandwich away from an almost empty jar. Thanks for the refresher.
I don’t know what is wrong with me but I’ve never gotten into empty peanut butter jars. SOOO weird because I am a NUT BUTTER FEEN! I can’t figure it out.
never can wrong with this combo! yum
What a great idea! I’ve never thought of this but would definitely work for my ‘super busy, running out of the house last minute’ mornings! Thanks for sharing!
Yum, love oats in a jar!!
Yes! The very last bits of any nut butter jar are truly precious! That’s a brilliant idea, making muesli or oatmeal in it. I’ll have to do that (I actually have a perfect jar of peanut butter in the fridge)…
enjoy!!!
I’ve never thought of doing this before, and you’d better believe the next peanut butter jar I’m done with, I am making up some of this instead of giving the near-empty jar to my dog to lick until her heart’s content. Great idea!
I NEVER thought about doing something like that!
DO IT.