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By Carine Claudepierre
Published on 06/10/2021 - Last updated on 06/13/2023
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This easy chocolate peanut butter overnight oats recipe has a creamy texture and delicious chocolate peanut butter flavor.
It’s a healthy vegan breakfast recipe to fuel on plant-based proteins and slow carbs.
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What’s A Chocolate Overnight Oat Recipe?
Chocolate Overnight Oats are a healthy, raw breakfast recipe made with old-fashioned rolled oats, cocoa powder, and almond milk.
It’s a healthy plant-based breakfast recipe to start the day with slow-release carbs from oats and protein. As such, it’s similar to my Protein Overnight Oats, but with chocolate and slightly less protein.
A vegan chocolate overnight oats taste like a decadent chocolate peanut butter pudding with pieces of smooth oats and crunchy bites of chocolate chips.
How To Make Chocolate Overnight Oats
It is very easy to make peanut butter chocolate overnight oats as a healthy breakfast.
But first, remember that overnight oats require 24 hours in the fridge to set, so you must prepare this recipe at least the day before.
Ingredients
You need only a few wholesome ingredients to make this vegan overnight oats chocolate breakfast at home.
- Old-fashioned rolled oats – use gluten-free certified if needed.
- Chia seeds
- Unsweetened cocoa powder or cacao powder
- Maple syrup or sugar-free sweeteners like stevia drops or erythritol.
- Vanilla extract
- Natural peanut butterit means peanut butter without added sugar or added oils. You can also use almond butter or sunflower seed butter for a nut-free option.
- Almond milk or dairy-free milk you love like coconut milk, or hemp milk.
The day before breakfast, combine all your ingredients into a mixing bowl. Feel free to stir in 1/3 cup chocolate chips in the mix to make a peanut butter chocolate chip overnight oats.
Cover the bowl with a lid or transfer to a sealed glass mason jar and place in the fridge overnight.
Serving Chocolate Overnight Oats
The next day, open the jar and serve half of the oats overnight chocolate peanut butter mixture. Feel free to add toppings on top of the bowl like:
- Vegan dark chocolate chips
- Drizzle of natural peanut butter or any nut butter you love, like almond butter.
- Chopped peanuts
Storing Overnight Oats
You can store this recipe in the refrigerator in a sealed jar for up to 3 days.
Or you can freeze the overnight oats and thaw them in the fridge the day before serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Add Protein Powder?
You can add protein powder to this recipe, but it will thicken the batter.
As a result, you will need more milk to avoid dry, thick overnight oats.
Follow my overnight oats recipe with protein powder for the best results with protein powder.
How Does It Taste?
Chocolate overnight oats are a creamy, chocolatey breakfast pudding with soft pieces of soaked oats.
It’s not overly sweet, and you can add some sweetness by adding mashed banana or more maple syrup in the mix.
If served with chopped peanut and chocolate chips, it adds a delicious crunchy texture that balances the smooth texture of the overnight oats.
Can I Make It Fat-Free?
Sure, you can skip the peanut butter in this recipe and make a chocolate overnights oats recipe using the remaining ingredients.
A great fat-free swap to peanut butter is dairy-free yogurt. It adds a similar creamy texture to the recipe without the saturated fat from the nut butter.
More Healthy Breakfast Recipes
Below I listed more healthy vegan breakfast recipes for you to try:
Blended Overnight Oats
Nutella Overnight Oats
Cinnamon Roll Overnight Oat
Overnight Steel-Cut Oats
Overnight Oats with Coconut Milk
Banana Almond Butter Smoothie
Diabetic Overnight Oats
Biscoff Overnight Oats
Oreo Overnight Oats
Protein Steel-Cut Oats
Coconut Overnight Oats
Snickers Overnight Oats
Overnight Oats With Water
Protein Overnight Oats
Edible Oatmeal Cookie Dough (5 Ingredients, Healthy)
Tiramisu Overnight Oats
Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal
Coconut Overnight Oats
Grain-Free Granola Recipe
Baked Apple Oatmeal
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
An easy chocolate overnight oats recipe with peanut butter for a healthy plant-based breakfast.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Refrigerate: 12 hours hrs
Total Time: 5 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 serve
Calories: 244 kcal
Author: Carine Claudepierre
4.98 from 160 votes
Ingredients
US Customary – Metric
- 1 cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1 tablespoon Chia Seeds
- 3 tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup - or few drops of liquid vanilla stevia
- 1 ¼ cup Almond Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tablespoons Natural Peanut Butter - or nut butter you love
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, add old-fashioned rolled oats, chia seeds, cocoa powder, sweetener, almond milk, and peanut butter.
Whisk for 1-2 minutes or until fully combined. You can also place the ingredients in a glass mason jar, shake vigorously, and form a consistent chocolate mixture. It won't be thick, and that's normal. Just make sure the peanut butter is well combined with the remaining ingredients.
Taste the mixture and adjust sweetener, adding more now or later as a topping.
Cover the bowl with a lid or close the jar, and place in the fridge overnight.
Serve half of the recipe as one serving the next day. Top it with crushed peanuts, a drizzle of peanut butter, and chocolate chips.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 2mg | Magnesium: 87mg | Phosphorus: 210mg | Zinc: 2mg
About The Author
Carine
Hi, I'm Carine, the food blogger, author, recipe developer, photographer, and published author of a cookbook and founder of The Conscious Plant Kitchen with my husband Damien.Learn more about us.
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Perfect! Tastes delicious, Thank you;)Reply
Can I use oat milk and I don’t like almond milk
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Yes you can!
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So delish!!! Admittedly I used cows milk but it was amazingReply
Followed this recipe exactly. It was incredibly chocolaty and so delicious. Definitely two full servings!Reply
I’m glad you liked it!
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Can this be made with a dairy free Protein Powder as well?
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Yes, you can add some protein powder, or try my Protein Overnight Oats!
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Love your recipes
Have breast cancer and had to change my eating habits.
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Any chance I can replace maple syrup with honey? I didn’t know if that would mess the taste?! Thanks!
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Sure, any liquid sweetener works
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1 cup of oats alone is like 300 calories. Your nutrition info is not accurate is this recipe is meant for 1 serving, which is what you’ve specified.
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I think you miss the serving size on top of the recipe card, it says 2. The nutrition panel is per serving based on 2 serving size so it’s correct
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Hi, am not vegan but your tasty recipes add a lot to the nonmeat portion of my diet. Many thanks Ant.
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