This chocolatey overnight oats recipe is just as nutritious as it is delicious. Your kids will feel like they’re having a treat! Top with berries of your choice, and you’ve got yourself a balanced breakfast!
Overnight oats are genius. In fact, anything you can prepare the day before is genius in my mind, especially when you’re a busy mom juggling a million things at once. My kids love this overnight oat recipes because it’s tastes like dessert, and the dietitian in me loves that it’s so chock-full of nutrition. Dietary fibre, protein, iron, magnesium – all found in oats, are essential nutrients for growth and development (and general health). If you want to make this overnight oats recipe even more nutritious, you can add things like hemp hearts, chia seeds, cacao nibs or ground flax.
There are so many ways to prepare oats: on the stovetop, baked in the oven, in muffin form, in the microwave, in the slow-cooker and, like in this recipe, simply by letting them soak in the fridge overnight! I find that oats are softer and more flavourful if they’ve had the chance to sit overnight.
Use frozen berries in overnight oats
If it’s not berry season, try using frozen berries. They are just as nutritious as fresh, more economical (especially around this time of year) and easy. I find that it’s nice just to grab the amount that you need – frozen produce definitely helps reduce food waste!
Use large flake oats
For overnight oats I like using large flake oats (or rolled oats). I find that the texture is perfect – not too thick and gooey. Large flake oats are also lower on the glycemic index compared to quick or instant oats, which means that it helps to keep blood sugar levels more stable for longer, and keeps hunger at bay as well. I mean, all oats are amazing and nutritious and fibre-rich, but if you’re looking for a way to stabilize appetite and blood sugar, large flake or steelcut are the way to go.
We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
Chocolate Berry Overnight Oats
Who doesn’t love waking up to breakfast already made?! Especially one that tastes like chocolate! Simply add milk of choice if needed, heat in the microwave and serve!
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 1/3 cup Vanilla (or plain) Greek yogurt
- 1 large ripe banana, mashed
- 2 tbsp maple syrup (or to taste)
- 3 teaspoon cocoa powder
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 cup berries (fresh or frozen) of choice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all ingredients (except for the berries), and mix well.
- Pour equally into 4 small mason jars, topping each with ¼ cup berries).
- Seal the jars and let the oats soak overnight in the refrigerator.
- Open the mason jars in the morning, blend in the berries, add any addition milk (if desired) and enjoy! You can also heat in the microwave prior to serving too.
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Makes 12 large cookies
Ingredients:
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg (room temperature)
• ¾ cup cooked red lentils
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup flour (all-purpose or whole wheat are both fine)
• ½ cup rolled or quick-cooking oats
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (or chunks)
• Coarse sea salt for sprinkling on top (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat your oven to 375F and line a baking sheet
2. Cook your red lentils as per the package (or as I’ve described above)
3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together wet ingredients (butter, brown sugar, egg, lentils, vanilla)
4. To that bowl, add the dry ingredients (flour, oats, baking soda and powder, cinnamon and salt)/ Fold those into the wet ingredients (do not over-mix).
5. Fold in the chocolate chips
6. With a spoon, scoop out about ¼ cups worth of batter (for one cookie) and evenly distribute one dozen onto the cookie sheet. Top with a tiny bit of coarse sea salt if desired.
7. Bake at 375 for about 15 minutes, checking at the 13-minute mark (as some ovens are hotter than others). You want your cookies slightly under-baked. Enjoy!
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Comments
I am not a big fan of oatmeal but I have to admit these are the best chocolate berry overnight oats recipe. They taste and look great! My favorite part of them is the crunchy topping.
That’s amazing! I’m so glad you like this recipe. And the crunchy topping is delicious :).