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These Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats are a healthy and simple make-ahead breakfast. Packed with chocolate flavor, they’remade without yogurt and are vegan by default.
Peanut butter overnight oats are a meal prepper’s dream. They are so good, can keep for a few days in the fridge, and take less than 5 minutes to throw together.
Even better, they’re filling and it tastes like you’re eating dessert for breakfast. And your kids can make their own! Win. Freaking. Win.
Peanut Butter Overnight Oats Ingredients & Variations
This recipe is rocking:
- Old-fashioned, AKA rolled oats
- No-sugar-added peanut butter
- Cocoa powder
- Maple syrup
- Chia seeds
- Milk – dairy or non-dairy will work great here
- Vanilla extra – try homemade
Ingredient Variations
- The oats I use are old-fashioned. You can use quick-cooking oats if that is what you have on hand, but the texture may be a little mushier than old-fashioned oats.
- In terms of the peanut butter, any nut butter will do here. Almond butter, cashew butter, sunseed butter, etc. You can even use powdered peanut butter like PB2.
- Sweetener – honey or your favorite liquid sweetener will work great.
- If you want to use steel-cut oats, you’ll need to increase the milk by 1/4 to 1/3 cup.
- When I say maple syrup, I mean the good stuff. The pure syrup that came from a tree, and NOT the pancake fake syrup. Don’t do it!
- If you need to up the protein for an even more filling breakfast, stir in your favorite protein powder or collagen. Or think about adding 1/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt.
- Mix in a smashed ripe banana and an additional 1/4 cup of milk for chocolate peanut butter banana overnight oats!
How Many Days Will Overnight Oats Last in the Fridge?
I’ve experimented with this and it seems like 6-7 days are about the max time the overnight oats can chill in the fridge.
When making peanut butter overnight oats I mix everything in a pint wide-mouth canning jar. It makes two servings and it is ready to go in its own carrying case. If you need to split this up amongst multiple people, mix in a bowl and then transfer to two 8 oz jam jars.
Can You Make Overnight Oats With Just Milk?
Yes, of course, you can but it is just going to taste like plain ol’ oatmeal. But maybe that is your thing and how you love it. More power to you.
Can You Put Overnight Oats in the Microwave?
Yes! Some people want to take the chill off of the oats and popping them in the microwave for 30-60 seconds will accomplish that.
Can You Freeze Overnight Oats?
You sure can! I like to freeze them in individual portions so that they become a true grab-and-go kind of breakfast. You can freeze in wide-mouth 8 or 16 oz canning jars, or the 1-cup Souper Cubes.
MORE AWESOME BREAKFAST RECIPES
- Chocolate Porridge
- Whole Wheat Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins
- Healthy Apple Pie Pancakes
- EggnogBread Pudding
- No-Knead Cinnamon Rolls
- Easy Instant Pot Yogurt
- Cinnamon Pretzel Bites With Apple Syrup
- Fluffy Whole Wheat Waffles
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
By: Sarah Cook – Sustainable Cooks
Servings: 2
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Chilling time: 6 hours hrs
Total: 5 minutes mins
These chocolate peanut butter overnight oats are a healthy and simple make-ahead breakfast. Packed with chocolate flavor, they'remade without yogurt and are vegan by default.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tsp peanut butter {or almond butter or your favorite nut butter}
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp chia seeds
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup milk {use your favorite. Non-dairy works great}
US Customary – Metric
Instructions
Combine maple syrup, peanut butter, cocoa powder, and chia seeds in a canning jar or bowl. Mix to form a paste and to get the chunks out of the nut butter.
2 tsp peanut butter, 1 tsp cocoa powder, 2 tsp pure maple syrup, 1/2 tsp chia seeds
Add the milk and oats and stir!
1 cup old-fashioned oats, 1 cup milk
Cover and place in the fridge for at least 6-8 hours. Enjoy cold or hot.
Notes
- Adjust the maple syrup to taste. 2 tsp is themiddle ground for sweetness.
- The oats I use are old-fashioned. You can use quick-cooking oats if that is what you have on hand, but the texture may be a little mushier than old-fashioned oats.
Nutrition
Serving: 4ozCalories: 299kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 11gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 92mgPotassium: 359mgFiber: 5gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 200IUCalcium: 173mgIron: 1.9mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Additional Info
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
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