Chocolate Hazelnut Overnight Oats

I’ve been pretty busy and stressed the last few weeks and I felt like having some meal-prepped food on hand because ordering in all the time is a) pretty expensive and b) doesn’t always provide the kind of nourishment I’m looking for. So I thought about the options I had and, honestly, I don’t love reheating food a lot of the time. Enter overnight oats. I’ve been seeing people hype these up since forever. I had actually never tried them before, though. I’ve had stovetop oats plenty of times, baked oats a handful of times, I’ve even made and had plenty of oat bakes.

Thinking about the kind of flavors I would want from overnight oats, I thought about some of the more classic routes I could go. Like banana and peanut butter. Honestly, though, as much as I love that flavor combination, there’s something so fun about making your breakfast into something that could actually be dessert—while keeping it balanced enough to sustain you through your morning.

For this recipe, I took inspiration from the classic combination of chocolate and hazelnut. Think Nutella, Kinder Bueno, and Ferrero Rocher. I also think strawberries dipped into some melted chocolate hazelnut spread is chef’s kiss, so I love dressing these oats up with strawberries and an extra drizzle of this refined sugar-free chocolate hazelnut spread.

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Chocolate Hazelnut Overnight Oats

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Author: Dahlia Dei

Prep time: 5 MinInactive time: 4 HourTotal time: 4 H & 5 M

This decadent jar of overnight oats tastes like dessert, but being refined sugar-free, high in fiber, and high in protein, makes it a great breakfast option

IngredientsUSMetric

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup milk of choice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons chocolate hazelnut spread of choice (+1/2 tablespoon each for topping optional)
• A pinch of salt

Optional

• 2 serves of your choice of protein powder (unflavored or chocolate recommended)
• 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup
• Strawberries

Instructions

1. In a large jar (or one small jar per serve), combine the oats, milk, vanilla, chia seeds, cocoa powder, chocolate hazelnut spread, salt, and protein powder and maple syrup, if using.
2. Stir until well combined.
3. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours—ideally, overnight.
4. To serve, top with fresh strawberries, hemp hearts, and a drizzle of your favorite chocolate hazelnut spread. Enjoy!

Notes

• To keep these oats refined sugar-free, use a high quality chocolate hazelnut spread that is refined sugar-free.
• The amount of maple syrup you might want to add will depend on the sweetness of your chocolate hazelnut spread and your personal taste, my chocolate hazelnut spread is sweetened with coconut sugar, so I don't personally like to add any more sweetness to the oats.
• You can substitute the chocolate hazelnut spread with hazelnut butter and an extra spoon of cocoa powder.
• If you don't like chocolate hazelnut, you can make this into a chocolate peanut butter overnight oats by following the tip above and substituting the hazelnut butter with peanut butter.
• The best option for a protein powder that is versatile, sugar-free, and minimally processed is a good collagen powder.
• For vegans, there's vegan collagen powder derived from yeast but that's yet to become a commonly accessible ingredient, for the time being, for this recipe, I would use a high-quality, refined sugar-free chocolate plant protein powder.
• To make this gluten-free, be sure to use gluten-free oats (which are just non-contaminated), and check the label on your other ingredients to be sure they weren't produced with the potential for cross contamination.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

465.43

Fat

16.63

Sat. Fat

8.8

Carbs

68.53

Fiber

12.51

Net carbs

55.98

Sugar

29.11

Protein

13.78

Sodium

80.97

Cholesterol

14.64

Nutritional value for oats may vary greatly depending on choice of chocolate hazelnut spread and milk. Value calculated with two tablespoons of maple syrup and without the addition of the protein powder, as values can vary greatly from powder to powder.

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