Chocolate Overnight Oats with Chia Seeds & Warm Strawberry Vanilla Sauce are the ultimate healthy “dessert for breakfast” treat! Gluten-free, vegan, and low FODMAP option.
What’s better than rich and creamy chocolate overnight oats? These luscious, heart-healthy chocolate overnight oats with chia seeds and warm strawberry vanilla sauce that have been on regular rotation at Casa Spicy lately!
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Why You’ll Love Chocolate Overnight Oats
Chocolate Overnight Oats Ingredients
- Oats. Use purity protocol, certified gluten-free oats, if needed, like Gluten-Free Prarie All Natural & Whole Grain Oats.
- Chocolate Yogurt. These healthy chocolate overnight oats get a boost of gut-healthy probiotics from So Delicious Chocolate coconut yogurt. For more protein, use plain Greek yogurt mixed with unsweetened cocoa powder or chocolate protein powder.
- Milk. Make this overnight oats recipe with dairy or non-dairy milk, like soy or unsweetened almond milk.
- Chia seeds. A heart healthy ingredient that adds extra protein and fiber.
- Strawberries. Fresh or frozen and thawed. Of course, you can use blueberries, raspberries, or any favorite berries too!
- Pantry staples. Maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Toppings. I used cacao nibs. Other toppings include mini chocolate chips, unsweetened shredded coconut, any favorite nuts or seeds.
Recipe Variations
Chocolate Banana Overnight Oats. Top with banana slices and a sprinkle of cinnamon instead of strawberry vanilla sauce.
Chocolate Peanut Butter or Almond Butter Overnight Oats. Add a drizzle of peanut butter, almond butter, or your favorite nut butter to your chocolate overnight oats, with or without the strawberry sauce.
How to Make Chocolate Overnight Oats
- Make the oats by combining the oats, yogurt, milk, chia seeds, and salt in a glass jar or bowl. Set in refrigerator overnight, or for 3-4 hours, until oats are softened.
- Make the vanilla strawberry sauce by heating fresh or frozen strawberries in a saucepan over medium heat until softened. Stir in the maple syrup and vanilla and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Top the chocolate overnight oats with warm strawberry sauce and cacao nibs.
Overnight Oats Nutrition
- This recipe is gluten-free, vegan, DASH, and MIND diet-friendly.
- One serving of chocolate overnight oats has 440 calories, 15 grams of protein, 11 grams of fiber, and only 1 gram of saturated fat.
- Swap the strawberries with blueberries for a low FODMAP option and use a combination of lactose-free yogurt mixed with unsweetened cocoa powder instead of the chocolate coconut yogurt.
- Packed with heart-healthy ingredients (see below) to lower cholesterol.
Heart Healthy Ingredients in Overnight Oats
- Oats. They’re a good source of beta-glucans, soluble fiber that helps lower LDL cholesterol. As a bonus, oats are a prebiotic food with resistant starch {like in my Happy Belly Brownie Bites with Green Banana Flour}, to help feed a healthy gut microbiome!
- Chia Seeds. Although studies on lowering cholesterol with chia seeds are mixed, they are a good plant source of omega-3 fatty acids, which may help lower triglycerides, decrease the risk of arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats), & lower blood pressure.
- Strawberries. Rich in pectins, another type of soluble fiber that helps lower LDL cholesterol, strawberries, citrus fruits, and apples are all my favorite heart-healthy foods!
Chocolate Overnight Oats w/ Strawberry Vanilla Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup gluten free oats
- 1 container So Delicious Chocolate Coconut Yogurt, or 5 ounces of your favorite chocolate yogurt
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk, i.e. soy milk
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup strawberries, frozen & thawed or fresh
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon cacao nibs
Instructions
Make The Oats
- Place oats, yogurt, milk, chia seeds, and salt in a glass jar or bowl. Set in refrigerator overnight, or for 3-4 hours, until oats are softened.
Make the Warm Strawberry Vanilla Sauce
- Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add thawed strawberries and saute for ~ 1minute, then mash with a fork or potato masher. Stir in maple syrup and vanilla, and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
To Serve
- Top the overnight oats with the strawberry sauce and cacao nibs.
Notes
Nutrition
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