Snickers Overnight Oats
Nostalgic, flavourful and packed with protein, fibre and healthy fats. Make them the night before a busy morning and save time while enjoying dessert for breakfast!
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
- 4 medium Medjool dates pitted
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp unsalted peanuts chopped, optional
- 2 tbsp mini chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- To a blender, add the milk, cocoa powder and dates. Blend on high until smooth. You may have a few small chunks of dates left but that’s okay! If you prefer a smooth texture, just strain out the remaining dates.
- In a sealable jar or container, mix the oats, chia seeds, Greek yogurt and blended milk together. Stir well.
- Place the mixture in the fridge for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
- When you’re ready to eat, top with a drizzle of peanut butter, some chopped peanuts and mini chocolate chips (optional). Enjoy!
Notes
Substitutions and add-ons
- 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.
- Chocolate milk
- Instead of blending cocoa powder into regular milk, you can just use chocolate milk in this recipe.
- 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.
- Alternative nut or seed butters
- Feel free to add another nut or seed butter if you prefer this over peanut butter.
- Protein powder
- If you want to add an extra boost of protein to overnight oats, you can use vanilla or chocolate protein powder. I recommend adding a small amount to start with to make sure you enjoy the taste and texture.
- If you need help choosing the best protein powder for you, check out my blog posts on this topic here and here.
- Chopped dates, maple syrup, honey, vanilla extract, coconut flakes
- Add any of these ingredients to increase the sweetness of this breakfast.
Dietary considerations
- Gluten-free: make sure you opt for gluten free oats.
- Dairy-free or vegan: choose plant-based milk and yogurt products made from soy, almond or oat milk instead of dairy milk.
- Nut free: use a seed butter instead of peanut butter and omit the chopped peanuts.
- This recipe is naturally vegetarian.