Ultimate Healthy Chocolate Overnight Oats (Print Page)
Creamy chocolate oats with whole grains and protein, ready overnight for quick breakfast.
# What You Need:
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# Directions:
01 - In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oats, almond milk, Greek yogurt, cocoa powder, chia seeds, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir until thoroughly combined and cocoa powder is fully dissolved into the mixture.
02 - Divide the oat mixture evenly between two mason jars or airtight containers, ensuring equal distribution in each.
03 - Cover containers tightly and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight, until oats have softened and mixture has thickened to a pudding-like consistency.
04 - In the morning, stir the oats thoroughly. Add a splash of almond milk if a thinner consistency is preferred.
05 - Top with mini chocolate chips, banana slices, chopped nuts, and fresh berries as desired. Serve chilled.
# Expert Tips:
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- Waking up to breakfast already waiting for you feels like having a personal chef who knows exactly what you crave
- The texture transforms overnight into something impossibly creamy, like chocolate pudding that somehow became good for you
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- The texture will seem liquid when you first mix it. That's normal. The chia seeds and oats absorb everything overnight.
- These keep for 3-4 days in the fridge, which means you're really making breakfast for half the week in about seven minutes.
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- Use wide-mouth jars. Trying to stir a spoon down a regular-mouth mason jar at 6 AM is unnecessary frustration.
- If your oats are still too chewy in the morning, add another splash of milk and let them sit for 10 more minutes while you make coffee.