Peanut Butter Overnight Oats – Chocolate Covered Katie

Whip up these easy peanut butter overnight oats in just five minutes for an easy, nutritious, healthy breakfast recipe!

Healthy peanut butter overnight oats

If you love oatmeal, peanut butter cookies and make-ahead breakfast recipes that are ready the moment you wake up, this is the recipe for you.

I’ve been eating overnight oatmeal for over a decade (Quaker should just give me a job at this point), and today’s peanut butter version might be my favorite variety so far.

With only six ingredients, the peanut butter oatmeal is so thick, creamy, filling, and delicious you might even want to have it for dessert instead of breakfast!

Also try these Chocolate Baked Oats

recipe variations

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats: Add a tablespoon of cocoa powder or chocolate protein powder before mixing everything together. Top with mini chocolate chips, chocolate peanut butter cups, or melted homemade candy bars.

Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Jelly: Use strawberry, raspberry, or blueberry yogurt. Stir fresh or frozen fruit or a spoonful of jam into the oatmeal. Top with more fruit, jam, and nut butter before serving.

Almond Butter Overnight Oats: Substitute an equal amount of almond butter, cashew butter, pecan butter, coconut butter, or sunflower butter in place of peanut butter.

Pumpkin flavor: Stir 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, and optionally a pinch of ground ginger into the dry ingredients. Instead of yogurt, use canned pumpkin or roasted sweet potatoes.

Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats: Use mashed bananas instead of yogurt in the following recipe. You can also substitute mashed banana for the milk.

You might also like: Banana Bread with Almond Flour

Watch the step-by-step peanut butter oatmeal recipe video above

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Oatmeal

You will need the following: Oatmeal or rolled oats, peanut butter or powdered peanut butter, milk of your choice, yogurt or banana, pinch of salt, and your favorite sweetener.

Optional additions or toppings include mini chocolate chips, banana slices, fresh strawberries, blueberries, diced mango, or homemade Nutella.

For vegan peanut butter overnight oats, choose plant-based milks like almond milk or coconut milk. Use a non-dairy yogurt or opt for the banana variety.

The great thing about this easy overnight oatmeal recipe is that it can be made with or without a banana. It’s up to you.

You can also stir in 1 tablespoon of chia seeds for a thicker texture and extra fiber and nutrients. These seeds are rich in calcium, iron, B vitamins and protein.

If you’re on a low-calorie or weight-loss diet, many readers have reported using peanut butter powder in these overnight oats successfully.

Leftover peanut butter? Make a peanut butter banana smoothie

High protein peanut butter breakfast

Even if you don’t use protein powder, the recipe can already be a good source of protein thanks to milk, yogurt, and peanut butter.

To add even more protein, stir in 1 tablespoon of your favorite sweetened or unsweetened protein powder and use Greek yogurt or soy yogurt.

I also add some peanut butter because I believe you can never have too much peanut butter!

How to make peanut butter overnight oats

Whisk together the oatmeal, peanut butter or peanut powder, milk, yogurt or banana, sweetener, salt, and any additives in a container or mason jar.

Press the lid on tightly and place in the fridge overnight.

The next morning or to eat, simply open the lid, stir again and enjoy.

If you prefer hot peanut butter oatmeal instead of cold oatmeal, reheat either in the microwave or in a small saucepan on the stovetop before serving.

And yes, you can double, triple, or even quadruple the single serving of oatmeal overnight to feed a family or set meals for the week.

Leftovers will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five to six days. I haven’t tried freezing this recipe so can’t say how that would work.

The recipe was adapted from these overnight oats and my tiramisu overnight oats.

More healthier oatmeal recipes

Chocolate overnight oats

No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

Baked oatmeal bars

peach crust

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Blueberry Crisp

Strawberry oatmeal bar