These Chocolate Overnight Oats are so creamy and rich. Cocoa powder mixed with sweet maple syrup and creamy oats with oat milk make the perfect meal prep breakfast.
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Why you will love this recipe
- Tasty: Delicious smooth and creamy combination of sweet maple syrup, chocolate cocoa powder and peanut butter make a winning combination for this overnight chocolate oats recipe.
- Quick & Easy: Overnight oats recipe has eight simple ingredients and just five minutes to make this chocolate overnight oats (plus the toppings you choose to add).
- Meal Prep: Extremely easy to prepare, you can double or triple the recipe size, making additional overnight oats for breakfast on the go when you need it!
- No cooking: These overnight oats don’t require cooking, simply combine the ingredients to make these easy chocolate overnight oats.
If you love oats or easy breakfast ideas, be sure to check out my Peanut Butter Overnight Oats, Vegan Cookie Dough Overnight Oats, Strawberries and Cream Oatmeal, Overnight Oats with Coconut Milk and my Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal.
It’s no secret that I love my breakfast foods I mean have you seen my Blueberry Chia Pudding, Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding, Easy Chia Bowl or my 5 ingredient superfood quinoa breakfast bowl!
Ingredients
For quantities and ingredients check out the recipe card below for these Chocolate Overnight Oats.
- Non-Dairy Milk: I like to use oat milk or almond milk.
- Maple Syrup: This helps to sweeten the overnight oats without adding processed sugar.
- Vanilla: Helps to bring out the flavor of the chocolate.
- Peanut Butter: Brings a creamy consistency to the chocolate overnight oats.
- Cinnamon: Optional but a great combination with chocolate, balances the flavors.
- Chia Seeds: Added protein, texture and omega 3's.
- Oats: I like Bob's Red Mill gluten free organic oats because they are thick and hearty, but use whatever is your favorite.
- Cocoa Powder: The chocolate in the recipe!
- Toppings: I love adding some kind of combination of bananas, raspberries, chocolate chips, nut butter, yogurt and edible cookie dough.
Variations
- Milk: Use any plant milk you like (plant milk will keep overnight oats vegan), almond milk, soy milk, oat milk, cashew milk or coconut milk, each will change the flavor slightly but it will still taste great.
- Peanut Butter: Feel free to use a different nut butter instead such as cashew or almond butter. You can also use sunflower seed butter to make this recipe nut-free.
- Add More Protein: If you want this to be a high protein overnight oats chocolate breakfast, feel free to add your favorite protein powder by adding a ½ to a whole scoop to the mixture with the oats and stir it in, you may need a small amount of extra plant milk.
- Gluten-Free: For gluten-free overnight oats, be sure to use certified gluten-free oats to avoid the risk of cross-contamination.
- Vegan edible cookie dough: If you use the vegan edible cookie dough as a topper and you want gluten free, you’ll want to swap the flour in it with a gluten-free version instead (I like King Arthur 1:1 gluten free flour) or use your favorite store-bought gluten-free edible cookie dough.
How to make these Chocolate Overnight Oats
Step 1: Add oat milk, vanilla, peanut butter and maple syrup to a large bowl and whisk together.
Step 2: Next stir in the oats, chia seeds, cinnamon and cocoa powder.
Step 3: To a bowl or jar add your mixture and let it sit at least a couple hours, preferably overnight. Add the rest of your toppings and enjoy. My favorite toppings are cookie dough, mini chocolate chips, nut butter and yogurt.
Expert Tips
- Enjoy for breakfast on the go: Store for 2-3 days in a mason jar for an easy grab-and-go breakfast. You can then add the toppings right before enjoying or add them the night before.
- Stick to old fashioned oats: Avoid using quick oats for this oatmeal recipe because they cook up too fast and the oatmeal will become mushy.
- Consistency: The ratio of oats to milk in this recipe works great, but if you prefer yours to be thick add a little less milk or if you like it runnier add a little more milk either mixed in or right before eating.
- Toppings just before serving: It’s best to add topping right before eating if they are ones that will deteriorate like fruit, but nuts, nut butter or cookie dough is fine to add in advance.
Recipe FAQs
Overnight oats are a no-cook way of making oats. In place of the microwave or stovetop you soak the raw oats with plant based milk overnight allowing the oats to soften by absorbing the liquid.
Generally 6-12 hours (but at least 4 minimum) in the fridge or overnight, the amount of time the ingredients soak affects the taste and texture of the oats.
Overnight oats should be in the fridge for 6-12 hours (or at least 4 hours if your in a hurry) to soak up the liquid.
Overnight oats can last in the refrigerator for up to 3 days when stored in an airtight container. However, note that the oats will get softer the longer they sit in the refrigerator.
Yes in an airtight container in the fridge these overnight oats can last up to 3 days. However the oats will get softer the longer they sit in the fridge.
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Chocolate Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups non-dairy milk (unsweetened)
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
TOPPINGS:
- edible cookie dough
- raspberries
- bananas
- cinnamon
- raw cacao nibs
- vegan chocolate chips
- nut or seed butter
- yogurt
Instructions
- Add oat milk, vanilla, peanut butter and maple syrup to a large bowl and whisk together.
- Next stir in the oats, chia seeds, cinnamon and cocoa powder.
- To a bowl or jar add your mixture and let it sit at least a couple hours, preferably overnight.
- Add the rest of your toppings and enjoy. My favorite toppings are cookie dough, mini chocolate chips, nut butter and yogurt.
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