Chocolate Coconut Overnight Oats are for those who are short on time, but high on healthy appetite and want a filling, nutritious meal. This is creamy, chocolatey and filled with nutritious chia seeds, oats and Greek yogurt.
I'm a pretty boring breakfast eater. I need my whole wheat bread! It's just too much hassle to think of something to eat when you're practically a hungry zombie. I'm also not one of those who can suffice with a smoothie and call it breakfast. That's more of an in-between-snack, in my opinion. So we need filling breakfasts such as bread, porridge or oatmeal.
And sometimes we want chocolate.
Let me help you with that. Chocolate Coconut Overnight Oats are filling, a healthy dose of chocolate and has this creamy coconut consistency. You can top it with your choice of berries or fruit, nuts or chocolate. However, I want things to just - get in my belly - in the morning, so I'm eating it as is.
Sometimes we want to eat healthy, filling meals but it needs to be done in a jiffy. What do we do? We do the cooking the day before! Although it's not much of cooking really, just mixing the ingredients and let it sit.
Amazing, right?
Chocolate Coconut Overnight Oats
This recipe is adapted from Wholefully, she has made 8 amazing overnight oats I have yet to try. I made the chocolate coconut overnight oats, because hello, it's chocolate! I made a few alterations, and this is what I came up with.
Mix - cover - chill - eat.
That's basically what you need to do. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, cover it with a lid and let it rest in the refrigerator overnight. If you'll make a habit out of making overnight oats, you might benefit of a overnight bowl with lid but if not, a regular plastic bowl with lid will do. You can eat it after 2 hours, better after 4 and best overnight. So if you can manage to wait, wait.
The chia seeds help thicken the oats, so don't leave it out. If you do, you might need to reduce the liquid a bit. You can also thicken using ground flax seeds
. And why shouldn't you add these ingredients? They are so healthy and you won't really notice they are there.
And if you don't know what to use the rest of your chia seeds - here's my tips. All these are amazing for breakfast. Especially if you're a light morning eater, I'd recommend the tropical mango pineapple smoothie.
If you're ready for something more indulgent but with some of the same flavors, go for these vanilla coconut cupcakes with chocolate orange buttercream.
Eat more chia:
- Protein Chocolate Chia Pudding
- Tropical Mango Pineapple Smoothie
- Whole Wheat Bread Rolls
- Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes
- Green Smoothie with Avocado and Grapes
- Healthy Breakfast Pumpkin Soufflé
- 6 Energy Bites
What's your breakfast fix?
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📖 Recipe
Chocolate Coconut Overnight Oats
Chocolate Coconut Overnight Oats are for those who are short on time, but high on healthy appetite and want a filling, nutritious meal.
Ingredients
- 3 heaping tablespoon Greek yogurt
- 4 oz rolled oats, 50g. Norwegian: Lettkokte Havregryn
- 2/2 cup full-fat coconut milk (160ml)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds*
- 1 teaspoon ground flax seeds, optional
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch salt
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup, optional
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Whisk together. Spoon into a jar with lid. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, preferably overnight**
- Serve, either as is or with coconut flakes, nuts and chopped chocolate.
Notes
* Do not skip chia seeds and/or flax seeds, they help thicken the oatmeal. They are also very healthy. If you do however skip them, reduce amount of liquid by a few tbsp.
** It gets creamier the longer you wait. You can however eat it after 2 hours, better after 4, but best overnight
Adapted from: Wholefully
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 475Total Fat: 32gSaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 96mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 7gSugar: 14gProtein: 10g
Nutrition information isn't always accurate, estimate for informational purposes only.
camila
Thursday 26th of April 2018
This is my kind of breakfast!! Love both chia and oats! Great idea to combine them!
Stine Mari | Ginger with Spice
Thursday 26th of April 2018
Thank you so much, Camila!
Arjhon
Thursday 26th of April 2018
I love oats in the morning for breakfast. This is perfect because it is healthy and sounds delicious, easy to prepare at night, put in fridge overnight and then Boom! breakfast in the morning. Thanks for this recipe.
Stine Mari | Ginger with Spice
Thursday 26th of April 2018
Yes, it's so simple! Thank you for stopping by
Yvonne
Thursday 26th of April 2018
Great breakfast idea and who doesn’t like chocolate.
Stine Mari | Ginger with Spice
Thursday 26th of April 2018
Thanks! There are a few people, but they simply cannot be trusted.
Stephanie
Thursday 26th of April 2018
I love how you kind of combined two things into one here! Chia pudding and overnight oats! I definitely need to try this
Stine Mari | Ginger with Spice
Thursday 26th of April 2018
Thank you so much! Hope you'll like it.
Lorie
Wednesday 25th of April 2018
I essentially live on Overnight Oats and am always looking for fun new flavors. Can’t wait to try this one.
Stine Mari | Ginger with Spice
Thursday 26th of April 2018
Thank you, hope you'll like it!