Chocolate Protein Overnight Oats
These simple protein oats take only 5 minutes to prep, making them a delicious, high-protein breakfast that’s perfect for busy mornings.
Servings 2
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup large flake oats
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- ⅔ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup dairy milk or 1⅓ cup of plant-based alternative
- 1-2 tbsp chocolate protein powder* depending on your preference
- ½ cup raspberries or chopped strawberries
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- In a sealable jar or container, mix the oats, chia seeds, Greek yogurt and milk together. Stir well.
- Place the mixture in the fridge for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
- When you’re ready to eat, stir in the chocolate protein powder. Top with your choice of berries and a few chocolate chips (optional). Enjoy!
Notes
*Protein powders vary greatly in texture, sweetness, aftertaste, etc. This could alter the amount of product you add to this recipe so feel free to play around with the ratios to find what works best for you!
Substitutions and add-ins
- Quick oats or old fashioned rolled oats
- If you don’t have large flake oats you can substitute quick or rolled oats instead. I recommend reducing the milk by 1-2 tbsp so that it’s not too liquidy or mushy.
- Flavoured Greek yogurt
- If you prefer a different flavoured Greek yogurt, you can use this in place of the plain Greek yogurt in this recipe. If you’re looking for a flavoured yogurt, I recommend vanilla, strawberry or coconut.
- Regular yogurt
- Instead of Greek yogurt, you can use regular yogurt. However, this tends to be more liquidy than Greek yogurt so I recommend reducing the milk by 1-2 tbsp.
- Alternative milks
- If you are looking for a higher protein option, I recommend using dairy milk or soy milk. Other plant-based beverages like oat milk or almond milk will still work in this recipe but provide much less protein.
- Blueberries or blackberries
- Swap in your choice of berry to create your favourite flavour combination!
- Frozen berries
- Instead of fresh berries, you can use frozen berries in this recipe. See my recommendations below on how to incorporate them.
- Nut or seed butters
- Feel free to add a nut or seed butter into the mix for extra creaminess, flavour and protein.
- Alternative protein powder
- If you only have unflavoured or vanilla protein powder, you can still use it in this recipe. Just add about ½ tbsp of cocoa powder to get the chocolate flavour as well.
- Maple syrup, honey, vanilla extract, coconut flakes
- Add any of these ingredients to increase the sweetness of this breakfast.
Dietary considerations
- Gluten-free: opt for gluten free oats and protein powder.
- Dairy-free or vegan: choose plant-based milk and yogurt products made from soy, almond or oat milk instead of dairy milk. Don’t forget to also use a plant-based protein powder.
- This recipe is already vegetarian