Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

The ultimate make-ahead breakfast recipe, soak chocolate peanut butter oatmeal overnight in the fridge to be perfect the next morning.

We love a good quick breakfast at my house. With two busy boys approaching their teenage years and my husband and I both working there is always somewhere we can hurry! Overnight oats are one of our favorites as they’re filling and delicious but don’t take time in the morning when you need a break. My Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats is one that we keep coming back to, although you can customize overnight oats in many ways!

Ingredients

• Milk: I use low-fat milk, but you can make this with any non-dairy alternative like almond milk or coconut milk.
• Yogurt: You could use vanilla flavor if you don’t have anything else, but I like to use plain yogurt. Use Greek yogurt to boost protein, or a non-dairy yogurt for a vegan option.
• Banana: Acts as a natural sweetener and full of vitamins and nutrients.
• Peanut butter: Packed with protein and naturally sweet and creamy, I love using natural peanut butter for my oatmeal.
• cocoa powder: Rich chocolate flavor that pairs well with peanut butter, cocoa powder is also packed with antioxidants.
• Cinammon: Adds just a little spice to balance the flavors.
• Vanilla: Vanilla helps enhance the flavors around her.
• Old-fashioned oats: Also called oatmeal, they’re packed with fiber, iron, and magnesium. They soak to become a soft and chewy texture.
• Flaxseed Meal: Doesn’t add anything in flavor but they add a lot of nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids.

How to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Start your overnight oats by mixing your yogurt with your milk in a large bowl or measuring cup.

Then add the mashed banana.

Whisk until combined.

Then in a separate mug, melt the peanut butter in the microwave and add to the milk mixture.

Next add the cocoa powder and cinnamon.

Drizzle in the vanilla and stir.

Next add the flaxseed meal.

And finish by adding your oatmeal.

Stir until evenly mixed and all ingredients incorporated.

Divide the mixture into separate mugs or keep in a bowl and refrigerate overnight. Take it out the next morning and enjoy your chocolate peanut butter overnight oats!

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The best part about my Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats is that I can make a big batch on Sunday and my boys or I can just scoop out a batch each morning, and you could make it that easy too!

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