Chocolate Overnight Oats with Yogurt

Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe.

• Decadent and delicious! This chocolate overnight oats with greek yogurt taste like chocolate cheesecake!
• Affordable. Each jar of oats costs less than a donut! And it’s made with easy-to-find pantry ingredients, so you likely have everything you need to make this recipe right now.
• Healthy. It’s hard to believe that this chocolate oatmeal is good for you, but it is! Each portion-controlled jar contains protein, fiber, healthy fats, and wholesome goodness.
• Meal prep champion. You can prepare a few jars in under 10 minutes for a healthy breakfast recipe all week. 

Ingredients

• Rolled oats. You want to purchase rolled oats because they provide the perfect texture. Instant oats are too mushy, and steel-cut oats are too crunchy. If you have a gluten allergy or sensitivity, then be sure to purchase certified gluten-free rolled oats. 
• Cacao powder. This is my favorite way to add a rich chocolate flavor to recipes. It’s less processed than cocoa powder, so It’s a touch more bitter than cocoa powder, but it provides fiber, flavonoids, and potassium.
• Chia seeds. This is my favorite superfood I often use in overnight oats recipes; it creates a creamy pudding-like consistency while adding fiber, protein, and omega-3s.
• Vanilla Greek yogurt. For a creamy cheesecake flavor, that’s where greek yogurt comes in! 
• Unsweetened coconut milk. You can use any milk, but I prefer non-dairy milk like coconut or almond milk. You can also use rice milk, hemp milk, cashew milk, or any non-dairy milk.
• Pure maple syrup. Because of the cacao powder and tangy greek yogurt, you’ll need to add additional sweetness to this recipe. Pure maple syrup is my sweetener of choice, but any honey or any sweetener will work.
• Cacao nibs. This optional ingredient adds crunch to the creamy oats and a more tasty chocolate flavor. You can also use chocolate chips.

Shopping Tips

You can purchase all the dry chocolate overnight oats ingredients from your local grocery store in the baking or cereal aisle. You can also buy online from Thrive Market; see my overnight oats shopping list if you’re a subscriber. If you’re not a subscriber, you can join here – new Thrive Market members get 30% off plus free groceries in their first order.

How to Make Chocolate Overnight Oats with Yogurt

• Mix the rolled oats, cacao, and chia seeds into a 16-ounce mason jar. Give it a couple of stirs until the cacao powder is mixed with the other ingredients.
• Add the Vanilla Greek Yogurt and unsweetened coconut milk and stir until chocolatey and the oats are covered in liquid.

• Tightly place the lid on and refrigerate overnight, preferably for 6 – 8 hours.
• Remove the lid, add the pure maple syrup and give the oats a couple of stirs. Give the oats a taste and stir more maple syrup if you need more sweetness. The oats might be a little thick, so if you want to loosen them up, stir in a splash of milk until you get a creamy texture.
• Sprinkle with cacao nibs and serve.

Variations

Yogurt overnight oats are so versatile! You can mix in many different ingredient combinations for a variety of flavors.

• Stir in nuts for crunch. I love pecans, walnuts, and almonds!
• Mixing cinnamon and chocolate is one of my favorite flavor combinations; the cinnamon enhances the chocolate flavor and is just delicious.
• Adding coconut to this recipe gives it an Almond Joy candy bar vibe. You can do this by adding a couple of tablespoons of unsweetened coconut. But, If you want to up the coconut flavor, add a small drop of coconut extract.
• If you have some pumpkin leftover from this healthy pumpkin bread recipe or another recipe, save it for pumpkin chocolate overnight oats. Super good!
• If you’re a chocolate peanut butter fan then add a tablespoon of peanut butter or any nut butter to the oats.
• I think I can add banana to just about anything, but it’s a special level when I combine it with chocolate overnight oats.
• If you’re a black forest dessert fan, you’ll love adding chopped frozen or fresh cherries.
• Any fresh fruits you dip in chocolate will taste delicious overnight chocolate oats. We love strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and even peaches!
• Stir in 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract for more flavor.

Cooking tips

• It’s super easy to make overnight oats recipes vegan. You can check out this post I did on vegan overnight oats for my tips and tricks.
• But, for this chocolate overnight oats recipe – To make it vegan, you must use non-dairy milk like coconut or almond milk and a dairy-free yogurt made with coconut or almond milk. All the ratios stay the same, and you’ll barely be able to tell that it’s vegan.
• Warm it up. Overnight oats are to be eaten cold. But, you can also serve them warm. Of course, if you want to eat them warm, you can. You can warm them up in a stove or microwave using a microwave-safe dish.

Check out my how to make overnight oats tutorial for more tips.

Serving Suggestions

Chocolate overnight oats with yogurt are delicious as a stand-alone breakfast. But it also pairs great with a side of fruit salad.

I’ve also made a big batch of chocolate overnight oats to serve at brunch alongside this vegetarian breakfast casserole or this overnight breakfast casserole.

Make-ahead tips

Meal prep for the week. You can make this chocolate overnight oats recipe with Greek yogurt up to 5 days ahead of time. Assemble the ingredients into mason jars and place them in the fridge. Keep in mind that the longer the oatmeal sits, the thicker it will get, so you’ll likely need to add a few splashes of milk to get that creamy consistency.

For the freezer. Assemble the dry ingredients into freezer bags and freeze for up to 6 months. The night before, dump the ingredients into a mason jar and add the liquid. Give it a couple of stirs, tightly place the lid on, and put it into the refrigerator. In the morning, stir the maple syrup and extra liquid if needed.

Check out my overnight oats meal prep post and oatmeal meal prep posts for more tips. 

FAQs

More Overnight Oats Recipes

If you love yogurt overnight oats, you must try these recipes!

• Strawberry Overnight Oats
• Pumpkin Overnight Oats
• Cherry Overnight Oats
• Banana Overnight Oats
• Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

See all of my healthy oatmeal recipes.

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