Chocolate-loaded Brownie Batter Overnight Oats are so rich and delicious, it’s like eating dessert for breakfast!
Try our other popular overnight oat recipes next: Pumpkin Overnight Oats, Peanut Butter Overnight Oats, or Peach Overnight Oats.
Brownie Batter Overnight Oats
Overnight oats was one of my staple meals in college — extra chocolatey and packed with protein! With all the studying and running from one class to the next a filling breakfast was a must.
Now I make these for my kiddos, and they love them. I mean what kid doesn’t love chocolate for breakfast?!
Brownie Batter Overnight Oats Ingredients
- Almond butter: Use a slow-roasted, lightly salted almond butter for the best flavor.
- Chocolate almond milk: Any milk will work here but I love chocolate almond milk best!
- Old-fashioned oats: Steel-cut oats and quick oats don’t work the same.
- Maple syrup: Liquid stevia works too, starting with 1/4 tsp and adjusting to taste.
- Special Dark® Cocoa Powder: Any Dutch cocoa powder works, but Hershey’s Special Dark is easy to find at most stores.
- Greek yogurt: Use your favorite Greek Yogurt. I love honey vanilla Greek Gods.
Toppings
Overnight oats are delicious without any toppings, so don’t feel like you need to add something before eating these.
That said, if you’re feeling like something extra, we love a sprinkle of chocolate chips and even a swirl of almond butter as a topping. For these pictures I did break up a brownie protein bar which was a fun, but it’s not a necessary topping for Brownie Batter Overnight Oats.
Brownie Batter Overnight Oats notes
- Overnight oats are meant to be eaten cold in the morning. As they soak overnight, they become soft, luscious, and creamy. That said, if you prefer them warm, you can certainly warm them up in the morning either on the stovetop or in the microwave.
- Choose your serving size. This recipe makes one large serving for a big (and filling) breakfast. If you’re looking for a lighter breakfast or a snack option, just eat half of the recipe and save the other half for later.
Quick Tip
Just because these are called overnight oats, that doesn’t mean you have to let them chill overnight. You can make “overnight” oats in the morning to enjoy. I actually prefer them this way! Nowadays, I usually make them first thing when I wake up, then I go work out and enjoy them post workout. (So they’ve sat about 30-45 minutes — very similar to muesli!).
More healthy breakfast options
- Parfait with fruit, yogurt, and granola
- Healthy Banana Bread with Greek yogurt
- No Bake Energy Bites filled with healthful ingredients
- Healthy Blueberry Muffins with Greek yogurt
- Healthy Breakfast Cookies reader favorite recipe!
Brownie Batter Overnight Oats
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon almond butter see note 1
- 1/3 cup honey vanilla Greek yogurt
- 2/3 cup chocolate almond milk see note 2
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 2 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Tiny pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup see note 3
- miniature dark chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, jar, or plastic container, combine the almond butter, Greek yogurt, chocolate milk, old fashioned oats, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, salt, and maple syrup.
- Stir until all ingredients are well incorporated (see note 4). Taste the mixture and add any additional maple syrup if desired.
- Cover the container and refrigerate overnight or until sufficiently cooled and thickened. Sometimes I make them in the morning, get ready, and then go eat them—they are great after 30 minutes in the fridge.
- Once ready to serve, top oats with miniature chocolate chips if desired.
Video
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’m curious as to how you got 331 cal per serving when this only makes one serving. The oats alone or 150 cal for half a cup A tablespoon of almond butter is 100 cals, I went with a lower sugar lower calorie yogurt than you use and it’s still 80 cal and those three ingredients alone already total almost exactly 331 cal. That doesn’t include the cocoa powder, the vanilla, maple syrup or the milk.
Am I missing something?
Sorry about that Amber, I’ve updated the calories to be more accurate! Thanks!
my kids didn’t like it but I loved it. They just ate the chocolate chips on top! These picky kids, I wish they werent so darn picky.
Haha! So hard with picky palates! Glad you enjoyed though 🙂
I love this! Why can you not substitute peanut butter? I am not a fan of the taste of almond butter 🙁
You can if you really want, but it will be a peanut butter flavored oats and not so much chocolate/brownie batter flavored. 🙂 The almond butter allows for the chocolate flavors to really shine through.
Thank you!
Uh…no…you are NOT the only brownie addict around!!!!! =-) These sounds AWESOME!!!!! Gonna have give’em a try!!! Hugs…
So I’ve been doing overnight oats wrong this whole time! I’ve NEVER used chocolate! I NEED to try these!
This looks delicious, I think I could totally do some for dessert right now…!
Chelsea this is awesome! I was just thinking about whipping up some overnight oats (don’t judge me, but I’ve never had them before!) and I didn’t know where to start, But now I do! Dessert for breakfast here I come!