Healthy chocolate peanut butter overnight oats are a quick and easy, meal prep breakfast. Made with 8 nutritious ingredients in less than 5 minutes, they taste like a peanut butter cup and will keep you full until lunch!
In a large bowl, whisk together milk, honey cocoa powder, peanut butter vanilla and sea salt.
Add oats and chia seeds and stir to combine.
Pour mixture into four glass jars. Secure the lids.
Place in the refrigerator. Once they thicken a bit, give the jars a good stir. Then store overnight and enjoy the next day for breakfast topped with your favorite toppings.
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*I used whole milk, but any milk, dairy or non, works well.Ingredient Substitutions
Milk. Any variety of milk works well in this recipe, both dairy and non-dairy milks! My recommendations are almond milk, coconut milk, whole milk or 2 % milk.
Honey. Any liquid sweetener works well in this chocolate overnight oats recipe, however the two that I recommend most highly are honey and pure maple syrup (for a vegan option).
Cocoa Powder. Unsweetened cocoa powder is the best choice for these chocolate overnight oats. You could use a scoop of chocolate protein powder in addition to the cocoa powder as well.
Creamy peanut butter. If you like a little texture, you can use crunchy. Really, any nut or seed butter works well in this recipe, such as almond, cashew, and sunflower seed butters.
Vanilla extract. I do not recommend omitting the vanilla extract, it adds such a great flavor! However you could use vanilla bean paste instead.
Old-fashioned oats. Use any variety of oats you wish including old-fashioned, rolled, quick-cooking and steel cut. My personal favorite is old-fashioned oats.
Chia seeds. These help thicken the oats, you can use ground flaxseed instead.
To Store/FreezeStore in an airtight container (preferably a glass container with a lid) in the refrigerator for 5-7 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. To thaw, transfer the jar to the refrigerator and let it thaw overnight.