These chocolate peanut butter overnight oats are a healthy breakfast that tastes like an indulgent dessert!
These chocolate peanut butter overnight oats are the latest addition to our overnight oats series! So far, we’ve brought you a maple pecan version and an apple cinnamon version, and these chocolate peanut butter oats are sure to be another favorite. When it comes to meal prepping breakfast, it can be easy to get bored. You may find yourself routinely making the same egg bake, overnight oats, or smoothies. The key to keeping your breakfast interesting is to keep on trying new flavor combos – which is where these overnight oats come in! They’re rich and chocolatey, but not overly sweet, making them a fantastic way to get excited about your breakfast again.
How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
One of the reasons we love overnight oats is because they are so easy to make! Just follow the steps below to make your oats:
- Portion out the oats. Line up 4, 8-ounce mason jars and pour 1/2 cup overnight oats into each one.
- Blend the remaining ingredients. Next, you’ll blend or whisk together the peanut butter, milk, cocoa powder, and maple syrup until smooth.
- Pour the milk mixture over the oats. Finally, you’ll pour about 2/3 cup of the milk mixture over the oats, then seal the jar and refrigerate overnight.
Want to know more about making overnight oats? We cover all the basics in our how to make overnight oats guide!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 2 cups milk of choice we like whole milk, almond milk, or cashew milk
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Add 1/2 cup of oats to 4 8-ounce mason jars, then set aside.
- Blend or whisk the peanut butter, milk, syrup, and cocoa powder until smooth, then separate the mixture between the 4 mason jars (about 2/3 cup for each) and pour over the oats.
- Refrigerate overnight, then enjoy! The oats will stay good for up to 5 days.
Recipe Notes
- If you’d prefer, you can mix all the ingredients in one large container and refrigerate overnight.
Nutrition
Excited to give these overnight oats a try!
If I want to make these high protein, how much Greek yogurt should I add? If I add protein powder, do I need to include more liquid?
Thanks so much!
Could you replace the peanut butter with peanut butter powder? If so would you need more liquid? Thank you!
Great question, Ran! You absolutely can! You can use 2 tablespoons of peanut butter powder plus a quarter cup milk or water!
Do you think you could leave out the maple syrup? Or any healthy substitutions?
Sure, you can definitely leave out the maple syrup, or add any other natural sweetener you like (stevia, honey, etc).
Do you stir the jar after pouring the milk mixture over the oats, before sealing? (The instructions above do not indicate to but the “How to Make Overnight Oats” guide says to stir first.)
These were good! Going to use only 1 T cocoa powder next batch, as the chocolate overpowered the peanut butter (mine are much darker than pictured, used the same portion and brand of cocoa powder as above).
I don’t normally leave comments, but these were AMAZING. I’m usually a savory over sweet person and like to start my day with eggs, but I’ve been trying to get more fiber into my diet and these are an easy and delicious way I can do that regularly. Thank you for all your wonderful recipes and hard work!
So glad you enjoyed them Katie!
YuM!! I may have added a bit more cocoa than I should have so I topped with chopped peanuts and it was so delicious!
Glad you enjoyed it! Never enough chocolate in my book!
What do we do with the rest of the milk mixture (1/3) that we have leftover?
You can just separate it between the oats – they should have roughly the same amount of liquid per jar.
Can I use pb powder?
Yes, I think that should work fine!
Sounds really good. What is an “overnight ” oat?
They are oats you refrigerate overnight then eat in the morning! You can either eat them cold or warm them up – up to you.