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Chocolate peanut butter overnight oats will get you excited to wake up and eat a healthy breakfast! It tastes like dessert for breakfast (peanut butter cups in a bowl), but is healthy and filled with so much good for your ingredients! Super easy to prep in advance and can easily be doubled or tripled to feed a crowd!
Table of Contents
- Chocolate peanut butter overnight oats
- What is overnight oatmeal?
- What you need for chocolate peanut butter overnight oats
- How to make chocolate peaut butter banana overnight oats
- Watch me make this healthy breakfast
- Best storage containers for overnight oatmeal recipes
- Substitutions
- More easy overnight oats recipes you’ll love
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats Recipe
Chocolate peanut butter overnight oats
We’ve been a big fan in our household of peanut butter chocolate overnight oats ever since trying it.
Can you go wrong with the chocolate and PB combo? I sure don’t think so!
This easy-to-make ahead breakfast is of course, delicious and perfect for busy mornings.
It’s also filled with fiber from the chia seed, protein from the collagen peptides, healthy fats from the peanut butter, and awesome carbohydrates from the banana and oats.
All prepped the night before to simplify your busiest of mornings!
What is overnight oatmeal?
If you’ve never tried overnight oatmeal before it’s actually quite simple.
The basic ingredients are rolled oats (AKA old-fashioned oatmeal), chia seeds (to absorb liquids), and milk to leave you with a creamy texture of oats.
But we don’t keep it basic here, because why not add extra flavor and goodness into your bowls?!
Banana, peanut butter, cocoa powder, and collagen peptides are a must in our breakfast bowls.
The collagen peptides add no flavor whatsoever, but I love adding a good amount of protein, plus the skin, joints, and nail health benefits.
We buy and use this brand and haven’t turned back since adding it into our diets. You can also use protein powder in place of the collagen peptides to add that protein boost.
Chocolate peanut butter oats made in advance are perfect for meal prep.
A big batch of overnight oats is one of my favorite things to make in advance because it keeps well in the first for many days, simplifying my mornings! And with 4 kids, I am all about simplifying where I can.
What you need for chocolate peanut butter overnight oats
- bananas
- natural peanut butter
- rolled oats
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- collagen peptides
- chia seeds
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
- sea salt
- unsweetned almond milk
- cacao nibs or chocolate chips
How to make chocolate peaut butter banana overnight oats
Scroll down to view the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions.
- Mash the banana fully. Mix in the peanut butter and combine. Add the oats, cocoa powder, collagen peptides, chia seed, vanilla, cinnamon and sea salt. Stir to combine. Pour in the almond milk and stir until fully combined.
- Pour into 2 mason jars or bowls. Cover and allow to sit in the fridge overnight, or for at least 4 hours.
- Enjoy this delicious recipe as is, or with cacao nibs!
Watch me make this healthy breakfast
The full how-to video can be watched below or on my YouTube channel!
Best storage containers for overnight oatmeal recipes
You can store overnight oats in basically any storage container that you have on hand. I prefer to use glass storage containers.
I will either make a large quadrupled batch to feed my family, and then use a pyrex storage container, or I’ll make individual servings and store it in a mason jar overnight.
Mason jars are great if you need to meal prep this and take it on the go.
Substitutions
Below you’ll find a list of substitutions that will work well in this chocolate peanut butter overnight oats recipe.
If you try something different out, please leave a comment below letting us all know how it turned out!
Banana – If the banana is not your thing, try using canned pumpkin instead. It adds a slight sweetness and similar texture.
Peanut butter – Almond butter or cashew butter are a great substitute for creamy peanut butter, but any nut or seed butter will work!
Old-fashioned oats – Quick oats work as a substitute here! Steel-cut oats will not work well.
Cocoa powder – Cacao powder is a perfect substitute, or to keep it chocolate free use carob powder for a similar flavor profile.
Collagen peptides – An unflavored protein powder works as a great sub!
Almond milk – Use your favorite milk option here. Carton coconut milk, oat milk, cashew milk, or any dairy-free milk works well. Regular milk will work too!
More easy overnight oats recipes you’ll love
Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 scoops collagen peptides
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1.5 cups almond milk
- 1 tbsp cacao nibs, optional
Instructions
- Mash the banana fully. Mix in the peanut butter and combine. Add the oats, cocoa powder, collagen peptides, chia seed, vanilla, cinnamon and sea salt. Stir to combine. Pour in the almond milk and stir until fully combined.
- Pour into 2 mason jars or bowls. Cover and allow to sit in the fridge overnight, or for at least 4 hours.
- Enjoy this delicious recipe as is, or with cacao nibs!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you try this healthy chocolate peanut butter overnight oats recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!
XO
Heather
Originally published in March 2018. Updated August 2022.
Yum!! I love peanut butter-chocolate EVERYTHING!
You and me both Rachel!
Sounds yummy! Can you talk more about what differences you notice in you and your kiddos since adding collagen peptides? I’m intrigued!
Hey Erin! I am not super consistent about using it daily (and neither are my kids), however my husband is and when we run out and he doesn’t have it for a few days to a week, he definitely notices it in his joints, especially when lifting weights. They begin it ache and just not feel as good. So for him, it’s a great thing to take consistently!