Healthy chocolate peanut butter overnight oats are such a yummy and delicious breakfast; you might just forget it's not dessert time! Turn these into parfaits with Greek yogurt for a 34 g protein meal with 360 calories.
These overnight chocolate peanut butter oats are so good!
If you're looking for a hearty yet healthy meal prep breakfast for busy mornings, it's hard to beat making overnight oats. These are easy to make, have tons of flavor, and they're perfect to grab and go in the morning. Eat them on their own or add Greek yogurt like we show in the photos. Both ways, and they're delicious!
We make our overnight oats lightly sweetened with chocolate protein powder and peanut butter powder (no sugar), which helps to keep the fat and carbs down. No extra sugar was mixed in, the only sweetener comes from the protein powder! This gives you extra wiggle room for extra toppings like fruit, a peanut butter drizzle, and even a sprinkle of stevia sweetened chocolate chips!
Since I started lifting weights and working with a trainer to lose weight, oats have been a staple that gets prepped for the week on Sundays. Our go to has been our popular high protein overnight oats with Greek yogurt and chia seeds, but it was time to add variety to our mornings...and yours 😉
Ingredients you'll need
- old fashioned rolled oats - just plain basic rolled oats, not steel cut.
- chocolate protein powder - the brand we used has just a touch of sweetener, since all brands can vary, you might need to add more sweetener to the recipe if you want these on the sweeter side. Liquid stevia, liquid monkfruit, honey, or maple syrup are good ideas.
- peanut butter powder - we used unsweetened PB powder, sweetened will be fine too
- chia seeds - these could be left out if you don't have them, we often add chia seeds since they're great for digestion and keeping your system regular.
- milk - we used unsweetened almond milk, but other plant-based milk like oat milk, or soy milk, or dairy milk options would work too!
- Greek yogurt (optional) - it's fine to make the overnight oats base and not add yogurt.
The full ingredient list is down in the recipe card, this is just an overview!
Kitchen tools
- A medium size mixing bowl OR
- 8 oz mason jars
- Our cute 16 oz glass mugs can be found here.
Mix-in ideas
- Add sweetener to taste as you prefer!
- Make parfaits. Layer 50% chocolate overnight oats with 50% Greek yogurt to make high protein parfaits. The mason jars have ½ cup of each, the bowl has 1 cup of each.
- Topping ideas (or mix-ins) include chopped strawberries, peanut butter drizzle, or chocolate chips. We used stevia sweetened chips, but any brand will work! We also love chopped chocolate peanut butter protein bars, granola, coconut or oat milk whipped cream, and other types of fruit like raspberries or bananas.
How to make chocolate overnight oats
- Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl.
- You can either divide the mixture into mason jars, small bowls, or just keep the oats in the mixing bowl. Chill for 8 hours or overnight.
- Add your favorite toppings and enjoy!
Recipe notes
- If you're adding Greek yogurt, it can be done when you assemble the individual portions or when you go to serve them if you're leaving the mixture in the large bowl.
- 8 oz mason jars: You can fit up to 1 cup (or 200g) of peanut butter chocolate overnight oats in an 8 oz size mason jar.
- I'd say the peanut butter flavor is on the lighter side, feel free to add another scoop of PB powder or mix in a large spoon of softened peanut butter if you want!
- To make these a 30+ grams of protein breakfast, you'll need 1 cup of the overnight oats with 1 cup of Greek yogurt.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats 240g
- 4 scoops chocolate protein powder 70g see note below
- 2 scoops peanut butter powder 30g unsweetened
- 2 ½ tablespoon chia seeds 30g
- 3 cups almond milk 720 mL unsweetened
- Greek yogurt optional, see note
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients into a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Divide into 8-16 oz size mason jars or you can store them in a covered bowl in the fridge. You can add ½ cup-1 cup of Greek yogurt to each jar depending on the size.
- For best results, leave the overnight oats in the fridge for at least 8 hours. Add toppings such as chopped fruit, chocolate chips, or granola. Enjoy!
Notes
- Scoop size can vary by brand, please refer to the amount of protein powder or peanut butter powder on the package by the weight in grams.
- Adding ½ Greek yogurt is optional but adds a nice protein boost, macros include adding the Greek yogurt.
- Our recipe makes 6 servings for the week, we love to put these in glass storage jars so they're easy to grab and go without weighing them in the morning.
- For each 8 oz mason jar parfait: we used 100g overnight oats & 110g Greek yogurt for 180 calories, 17g protein, 17g carbs, 3g fiber, and 5g fat (using 2% Greek yogurt). Use small bowls or 16 oz mason jar and 200g overnight oats & 220g Greek yogurt for 360 calories, 34g protein, 34g carbs, 3g fiber, and 10g fat.
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