Creamy and Rich Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Hello Hello!! Welcome to the first post on The Balanced Blend! (Obviously its a chocolate peanut butter recipe)

You can read more about me in the About Me section, but I’ll give you a quick overview here. 

With this platform, I really want to encourage people to try new foods or make their current foods just a littttle more nutritious! I want you to eat what makes YOU feel good, and just try to make each meal balanced so that you can have energy to enjoy life 🙂

SO we’re starting off the food with a sweet breakfast, because is there really any other way to go?

Deliciously creamy and rich chocolate peanut butter overnight oats – YUM. I’m writing this at 7 pm and that is literally all I want right now. This meal basically tastes like dessert for breakfast, but it’ll keep you full and give you energy – best of both worlds. 

It’s the perfectly creamy, sweet, peanut buttery, and hearty. Basically, all I could ask for in a breakfast. 

 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats Ingredients:

Rolled Oats: You can definitely substitute this for quick-cooking oats, and I would actually recommend doing this if you’re only going to be soaking the oats for 3-4 hours! I usually do mine overnight, so I prefer rolled!

Flax and Chia Seeds: Flax seeds are a great way to get in some Omega 3s! I would recommend adding about ½ tbsp more milk though because seeds tend to absorb some of the liquid!

If you’re using Flax and Chia seeds, you’ll end up with more thick oats. If you’re using just chia seeds and you want oats a little on the thicker side, reduce the milk by 1-2 tbsps. 

Protein Powder: I love adding in protein powders to my breakfast because it’s a super easy way to keep me fuller for longer, but no worries if you don’t have protein powder, or you just don’t like the taste of yours! You can just substitute it for ½ tsp of vanilla extract and then use 1 tbsp of cacao or cocoa powder instead of 3 tsp. Try to use a Greek yogurt or high protein milk and/or top your oats with extra hemp seeds and peanut butter to add in some more protein instead! I use this one from Tropeaka. 

Cacao or Cocoa Powder: Either of these will work, but if you’re using cocoa powder, make sure its good quality!! (aka not Hershey’s – sorry)

Yogurt: I used So Delicious Plain Coconut Yogurt, which is a little bit thinner in texture to regular yogurt, but I think that any type of yogurt should be fine!

Non-Dairy Milk: I used Oat milk, but I’ve tried this with tons of other milks and they’ve all worked, so any one you choose should be fine! 

Runny Peanut Butter: Any type of nut butter should work, I just think chocolate and peanut butter go reallllly well together!

Maple Syrup / Honey: Just to add a little natural sweetness  feel free to substitute with a mashed up date instead!

How to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Making overnight oats is simple! Just add all of the dry ingredients to a small mason jar or a bowl and mix them together. Then add all of the wet ingredients and mix it with the dry until everything is well combined! 

Then refrigerate it overnight and you will thank yourself in the morning. 

If you like your oats a little more on the runny side, add in about 1-2 tbsp more milk. If you like your oats thiccc, take out about 1-3 tbsp of milk. 

They will look pretty wet and runny when you first put them in the fridge. That’s normal! The oats, chia, and flax seeds absorb a lot of the liquid, so they thicken up overnight!

You can also make these 2-3 hours in advance, but I would recommend using quick oats and using a little less milk! 

Why are these overnight oats balanced?

I like to make sure all my meals are balanced, hence the name of the blog. By balanced, I mean that I like my meals to have a source of a protein, a carb, or a fat. 

So this meal checks all 3 of those boxes

Protein: We get protein from the protein powder, chia seeds, oats, and peanut butter.

Carb: We get slow digesting carbs from the oats, and whatever fruits we use to top this breakfast off.

Fat: We get fat from the chia/flax seeds, peanut butter, yogurt, and nut milk. 

Because this breakfast is balanced and filled with fiber, it’ll give you a great energy boost to start your day and keep you satisfied! 

 

Are these vegan and gluten-free?

These overnight oats can easily be made vegan and/or gluten-free! 

To make this vegan, simply replace the honey with maple syrup.

To make this gluten-free, make sure to use certified gluten-free rolled oats. Sidenote: don’t avoid gluten unless you absolutely have to! Whole grain forms of gluten are actually sooo good for our gut! 

Overnight Oats for Meal Prep

Overnight oats a GREAT for meal prep because all you have to do is just top them in the morning. Even though I’m doing school at home these days, I’m still in live classes, so having a breakfast I can just grab out of the fridge is a huge time-saver.  

These keep well in the fridge for a few days, so you can even make these 2-3 days in advance! 

How to eat Overnight Oats

You can eat your overnight oats hot or cold, I just prefer them cold. Feel free to top it with whatever you like! I usually top mine according to the flavor of my oats. So for these chocolate peanut butter ones, I topped it with banana, strawberries, peanut butter and hemp seeds. But feel free to top with whatever you’d like!

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Enjoy!!