Chocolate Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan)

chocolate overnight oats recipe (vegan): this rich & creamy chocolate overnight oats recipe is so easy to make! prep in minutes the night before for healthy overnight oats in a jar.

Happy Monday! Are you having a great start to the week so far? 🙂 Just in case you needed a little sumthin’ sumthin’ (translation: chocolate), I thought it would be the perfect time for some chocolate breakfast inspo! Unless you’re in the mood for brownies… in which case, let me point you to my favorite gluten free brownies from scratch!

Cue the coconut cream, the raw cacao powder and ALL the vegan chocolate chips!! I know, you were most definitely waiting for me to say chocolate chips for the last like 800 minutes. Haha.

Well, we’re gonna kick the week off nice and chocolatey with one of my favorite quick & easy healthy breakfast ideas: chocolate overnight oats! Are you ready to make your morning simpler, tastier and yummier? Let’s do it!

What are Overnight Oats?

If you haven’t heard of overnight oats before, let me catch you up to speed. Overnight Oats are a make-ahead healthy breakfast recipe that consists of oats soaked in a usually sweetened mixture that thickens overnight. You typically make overnight oats the night before, and enjoy them the morning after. Here are 7 Ways: to enjoy Easy Vegan Overnight Oats (Healthy).

You can keep overnight oats for up to 5 days, unless you’re using homemade almond milk or another kind of homemade nut milk, which typically only stays fresh for 2-3 days.

Chocolate Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan)

While lots of folks love enjoying Classic Overnight Oats without any kind of add-ins, and with mostly hints of vanilla, others love them some chocolate (including me!). So today we’re putting a chocolate spin on vegan overnight oats.

To make this chocolate overnight oats recipe, I added raw cacao powder and vegan chocolate chips. With just the right amount of both, you get a satisfyingly rich and deep chocolate taste while still enjoying the creamy vanilla flavors of overnight oats. For another dessert-inspired overnight oat fix, try my Pecan Pie Vegan Overnight Oats Recipe (Healthy, Gluten Free).

Easy Chocolate Overnight Oats in a Jar!

You can make your overnights oats in almost any kind of container. However, I love making my easy chocolate overnight oats in a jar. Reason being, overnights in a jar = highly portable, already-portioned out amounts of overnight oats that are super convenient. Plus, I get to use my super cute resealable glass mini jars! . I mean, how cute are these?? If you’re looking for a chocolate peanut butter spin on things, try my Chocolate Peanut Butter Vegan Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan, Gluten Free, Healthy).

How to Make Sugar Free Chocolate Overnight Oats

I often get the question of how to make sugar free overnight oats. Usually my recipes include refined sugar-free sweeteners, but I know some readers like to keep things sugar free. Here’s how:

Swap Pure Maple Syrup for a Low Carb, Keto Sweetener. Leave out the maple syrup in this chocolate overnight oats recipe. Instead, add in a few drops of stevia or a keto sweetener. Simply add the drops, mix it into your overnight oats mixture and give it a taste. Add more if need be. 🙂

Swap Vegan Chocolate Chips for Sugar Free Chocolate Chips. Leave out the vegan chocolate chips listed in this recipe and use these sugar free chocolate chips instead. They’re delicious and what I use in my keto recipes. 

Use a Low Sugar Non-Dairy Milk. If you’re counting the sugar contributed by the non-dairy milk component in this overnight oats recipe, make sure to use a non-dairy milk that’s sugar free or very low in sugar. I like using unsweetened vanilla almondmilk, it’s zero grams of sugar!

Great Tools for the Best ­­­Chocolate Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan)

• Mini Overnight Oat Jars – my #1 jars to make overnight oats in, and the very jars you see in these photos. Yes, they are even cuter in person. Yes, they’re compact, but hold so much more than they seem to. Highly recommend these!
• Coconut Cream – my key ingredient in making super delicious overnight oats. I’ve tried every yogurt under the sun to make these overnight oats, and, simply put, nothing compares to using coconut cream instead. Creamy, rich and oh-so satisfying, coconut cream adds healthy fats, richness and flavor to your overnight oats.
• Chia Seeds – you can’t make overnight oats without chia seeds! Okay, you can do whatever you dang well please, but you know what I mean. Chia seeds are the superfood that pump these overnight oats up with nutrients, and they lend the creamy, thick texture you love in your overnight oats. Bonus: they keep you full longer!
• Where to Buy Ingredients – Coconut Cream | Raw Cacao Powder | Gluten Free Rolled Oats | Chia Seeds | Pure Maple Syrup | Vegan Chocolate Chips | Sugar Free Overnight Oats ingredients: Sugar Free Chocolate Chips | Sugar Free Maple Syrup or Monkfruit Drops

Ready for the best chocolate overnight oats recipe ever?? 🙂 Let’s do it! I’m so excited to hear what you think of this recipe. Thanks for stopping by and enjoying a few moments of kitchen sweetness together. ‘Til the next kitchen adventure…

Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️

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Chocolate Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan)

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• Author: Demeter | Beaming Baker
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 0 minutes
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 2-3 servings 1x

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­­­Chocolate Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan): this rich & creamy chocolate overnight oats recipe is so EASY to make! Prep in minutes the night before for healthy overnight oats in a jar.

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Ingredients

Chocolate Vegan Overnight Oats

• 1 cup gluten free rolled oats
• 2 teaspoons chia seeds
• 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup non-dairy milk
• 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons coconut cream or non-dairy vanilla yogurt*
• 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1–2 tablespoons pure maple syrup – see sugar free sub in post.

Optional Topping

• Mini chocolate chips or chopped refined sugar-free chocolate – see sugar free sub in post.

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Instructions

1. Set aside 2-3 resealable jars. Here are the resealable mini glass jars that I use–if using these, set aside 3 jars.
2. Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl for easier stirring. Stir until well mixed, then pour into jars when done.
3. Add optional dry topping. Seal jars.
4. Store overnight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.** Overnight oats will become thicker as each day passes. If desired, add non-dairy milk to thin it out. Enjoy cold, or heat in the microwave in 20-second increments until warm.

Adapted from my Chocolate Peanut Butter Vegan Overnight Oats Recipe.

More Overnight Oats Recipes:

• The Best Almond Joy Overnight Oats Recipe (V, GF)
• Easy Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats Recipe (V, GF)
• Healthy Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan, GF)
• Easy Classic Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan, Healthy)

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Equipment

Raw Cacao Powder

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Liquid Monkfruit Drops LK

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Vegan Chocolate Chips

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Keto Chocolate Chips

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Cute Mini Jars

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Coconut Cream

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Notes

• Where to Buy Ingredients – Coconut Cream | Raw Cacao Powder | Gluten Free Rolled Oats | Chia Seeds | Pure Maple Syrup | Vegan Chocolate Chips | Sugar Free Overnight Oats ingredients: Sugar Free Chocolate Chips | Sugar Free Maple Syrup or Monkfruit Drops
• *I prefer using coconut cream in overnight oats—it lends a thick, creamy and delicious texture. If using non-dairy yogurt, make sure to choose your favorite kind—the flavor will be very present. Also, use vanilla yogurt for a tasty addition!
• **Storing Instructions: Overnight oats can be kept for up to 5 days. However, if using homemade almondmilk or another ingredient that is highly perishable, overnight oats will stay fresh for a shorter period (such as 2-3 days).
• Recommended Tools – Mini Overnight Oat Jars | Glass Mixing Bowls for making large batches easily.
• Nutrition Information: is an estimate based on the ingredients listed in Where to Buy Ingredients. Also, it’s estimated based on 2 servings per recipe, made without optional ingredients and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup.

• Category: Breakfast, Snack
• Method: Chill
• Cuisine: American

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 serving (half recipe)
• Calories: 336
• Sugar: 7g
• Sodium: 101mg
• Fat: 15g
• Saturated Fat: 10g
• Carbohydrates: 39g
• Fiber: 7g
• Protein: 9g
• Cholesterol: 0mg

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