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Chocolate Greek Yogurt Overnight Oats with Cocoa and Maple for Easy Breakfasts
Chocolate Greek Yogurt Overnight Oats brings together cocoa, maple, and creamy yogurt in one easy jar. It’s a Make-ahead breakfast that feels a little indulgent without extra work.
Why you will love and enjoy this Chocolate Greek Yogurt Overnight Oats
- It’s rich and chocolatey but still feels like a proper breakfast
- You can prep it the night before and forget about it
- The texture is creamy with just a little bite from the oats
Greek Yogurt Overnight Oats are ready in minutes, and an easy way to start your day on a high note and will keep you satisfied for most of the day.
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Chocolate Greek Yogurt Overnight Oats
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Refrigerate: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast and Brunch
- Method: Easy No Bake
Description
This one’s been on repeat in my fridge lately. It’s rich, chocolatey, and honestly feels a bit like dessert for breakfast.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Olympic Krema 9% M.F. vanilla Greek yogurt
- Pinch of fine sea salt
- 1/3 cup steel-cut oats
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 to 2 Tbsp milk or water, if needed for thinning
Optional toppings
- Fresh or frozen berries
- Coconut flakes
- Chopped chocolate
Optional chocolate shell
- 3 tsp chopped chocolate
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- In a jar or container, add 3/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt, a pinch of fine sea salt, 1/3 cup steel-cut oats, 1 Tbsp chia seeds, 1 Tbsp maple syrup, and 1 Tbsp cocoa powder.
- Stir everything really well with a spoon. A small whisk helps, but a spoon works just fine.
- Make sure that the oats are pressed down lightly so everything is covered in the yogurt mixture, as it helps the steel-cut oats soften evenly.
- Seal and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but overnight is better. Steel-cut oats take a bit longer than rolled oats, so don’t rush this part.
- When ready to eat, give it a good stir. If it’s thicker than you like, mix in 1 to 2 Tbsp milk or water until it loosens up.
- Add toppings like berries or coconut right before serving. Frozen berries work great since they thaw overnight.
Optional chocolate shell topping
- Melt 15 ml chopped chocolate with 1 tsp coconut oil until smooth.
- Smooth the top of your oat mixture, add toppings like sliced strawberries or coconut, then pour the melted chocolate over.
- Pop it back in the fridge for a few minutes. The chocolate will harden into a thin shell. It’s a bit extra, but worth it.
Notes
Created, prepared, tried, and tested by Esme Slabs: SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes and EsmeSalon Homemade Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 13.7 g
- Sodium: 1212.3 mg
- Fat: 3.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38.5 g
- Fiber: 4.9 g
- Protein: 6.9 g
- Cholesterol: 2.9 mg
Cold chocolate oats straight from the fridge might not sound exciting until you try it. The texture and flavour hit differently after a few hours of chilling.
I’m curious if you’d go for the chocolate shell on top or keep it simple
Chocolate Greek Yogurt Overnight Oats is rich, creamy, and satisfying. The steel-cut oats soften overnight while cocoa and maple add just the right sweetness, making every bite indulgent yet simple. Its chilled, ready-to-eat nature makes mornings easier, and the optional chocolate shell adds a fun, luxurious touch that makes breakfast feel like a treat.
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Saving this for the weekend. I actually bought oats yesterday and ended up testing some dandelion patties with them – what an adventure! 😄 Think it’s time to put those oats to better use.
Hi Mariama, Hope you enjoy it, please do let me know what you think once you made it this weekend.
This sounds yummy!
Thank you Joanne, I love my overnight oats. I have made numerous versions and keep experimenting with whatever I have available
Esme, I am going to have to give this a try!
I hope you will enjoy it, Melynda. I usually add together whatever I have at the moment. This one turned out pretty good.