Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
Make breakfast simple with these vegan and gluten-free Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats. 5 minutes of prep for a quick grab-n-go breakfast.
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The break is over and with that comes the chaos of early mornings. With two kids to get fed, dressed, lunched, and loaded up in the car, the morning can be a bit of a whirlwind. It’s often not until I have come back home after dropping each kid off at their individual school, that I have a chance to sit down and eat some breakfast.
With the healthier habits, I’m trying to establish during this 30 day cleanse, I am in search for easy ways to get good, filling, and wholesome breakfast without adding to the morning chaos.
Enter Overnight Oats!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats, to be exact, a sweet and salty breakfast that can be thrown together in under 10 minutes for a quick grab and go breakfast to enjoy throughout the week.
Ingredients for Chocolate Overnight Oats
This ingredients for these vegan overnight oats are very straight-forward. You probably already have them on hand. All you will need is:
- Old Fashioned Oats
- Non-Dairy Milk
- Peanut Butter
- Cacao Powder
- Maple Syrup
- and Salt!
Best oats for overnight oatmeal
When I make my vegan overnight oats, I choose extra-thick old fashioned oats. You want oats that will keep their shape overnight so that you have a full-bodied texture. Old fashioned oats will also work, although, for super chunky granola, I do recommend an extra thick cut.
If you are gluten-free, make sure to look for a gluten-free thick cut. This is the brand that I recommend.
Wait, aren’t all oats gluten-free?
Unfortunately not. Most oats are rolled in flour during the process or are cross-contaminated by sharing the same equipment as wheat products. If you are strictly gluten-free, make sure to find the oats that are labeled as such.
How to make overnight oats
You can make overnight oats in just 5 minutes in 4 easy steps for a quick grab-n-go breakfast all week long.
- Step one – Combine the wet ingredients in a large bowl
- Step two – Fold in the rolled oats
- Step three – Transfer to overnight oats jars, cover, and refrigerator.
- Step four – Grab-n-go!
How to make perfect vegan overnight oats every time
- Oats – To keep these oats cleanse-approved, I used gluten-free rolled oats. Because most oats are coated in flour, you’ll want to make sure to find oats labeled as gluten-free. Look for thick cut oats which keep their shape and texture better. You can swap in steel cut oats which add extra health benefits. To do that, you’ll want to double the liquid in this recipe.
- Sweetener – For a sweetener, I typically use maple syrup. Maple syrup adds a complex flavor without overly sweetening the oats (like some unrefined sweeteners can do). Unlike other sweeteners, maple syrup also provides a few healthful vitamins and minerals as well as antioxidants.
- Mixins – For texture, I add cacao nibs which are considered a superfood for being high in antioxidants and fiber as well as providing energy boosters and natural mood enhancers. Cacao nibs are strong in flavor and don’t suit everyone. You can omit them from the recipe. Or if you’re not cleansing, swap them out for some vegan chocolate chips.
As you can see, these Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats are fairly versatile. I recommend you play around a bit with this recipe once you’ve got it down to try different variations.
More Vegan Overnight Oats Recipes
If you love filling and convenient breakfasts, that you should make sure to check out these other vegan overnight oats recipes. Here are a few of my favorites:
- Blueberry Coconut Overnight Oats
- Strawberry & Cream Overnight Oats
- Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats
- Snickerdoodle Overnight Oats
Get this year started off right with a good wholesome breakfast amidst the chaos of the mornings.
Make breakfast simple with these vegan and gluten-free Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats. 5 minutes of prep for a quick grab-n-go breakfast.
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 487 kcal
Author: Sarah McMinn
- 1 cup cashew milk
- 1/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp raw cacao powder
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp cacao nibs
- 1 tbsp cacao nibs
- 1 tbsp roasted peanuts
In a medium bowl, combine the milk, peanut butter, cacao powder, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt. Whisk together until well incorporated. You should have a smooth, thick liquid.
Fold in the rolled oats, stirring until fully hydrated.
Divide oats between two 6-ounce mason jars. Securely fasten the lids and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
Top with toppings of choice and go!
Hi, I’m Sarah. I’m a 14-year (and counting) vegan, professionally trained photographer, former pastry chef, founder of My Darling Vegan, and author of the 
Lisa Huff says
Looks perfect! Yum!
Cheryl says
This sounds like a good winter replacement for my favorite summer blueberry overnight oats. . Will try tonite.