Quick Mocha Overnight Oats
By Emily Richter
8/27/2022
Start your day with these delicious and Quick Mocha Overnight Oats ! And even better, this recipe uses quick cooking oats, so there’s no need to let sit overnight — they’re ready in 15 minutes! For more overnight oats inspiration, check out 8 ways to eat overnight oats as well as some of our favorite flavors: peanut butter cookie dough overnight oats and creamy banana overnight oats .
Quick Overnight Oats = Best of Both Worlds
Mocha Overnight Oats Ingredients
- Quick cooking oats: This recipe calls for quick-cooking oats AKA instant oats, but you can always use traditional rolled oats as well! If you’re hoping to explore steel cut, check out our recipe for overnight steel cut oats here and modify that one to add cold brew and cocoa powder!
- Coffee: We needed cold brew or strong brewed coffee to give these mocha overnight oats that delicious coffee taste! If you have cold brew already on hand, great! If you only have traditional brewed coffee, that will work just fine, too.
- Cocoa powder: The cocoa powder gives these overnight oats the delicious chocolate-y taste without adding sugar. If you’re looking to add additional protein to this recipe, sub out equal parts chocolate protein powder for the cocoa powder.
- Chia seeds : Chia seeds are an important part of many of our overnight oats recipes. They add great texture to overnight oats while packing a punch of protein!
- Mini chocolate chips: Chocolate chips really jazz up these mocha oats! We love using semi-sweet mini chips.
- Maple syrup: Out of maple? Try honey or agave nectar! You can even skip this if you’re trying to cut out sugar altogether.
- Almond milk: any kind of milk will work for this recipe, including: dairy milk, cashew milk, oat milk, etc.
Optional Toppings
- Drizzle of nut butter
- Sliced banana
- Sliced strawberries
- Handful of raspberries
- Dollop of coconut whip (in the photos!)
Overnight Oats 101
More Overnight Oats
- Instant Oatmeal 4 Ways
- 8 Ways to Eat Overnight Oats
- How to Make Oatmeal
- Classic Vegan Overnight Oats
- Overnight Steel Cut Oats
- 82 Healthy Breakfast Ideas
Ingredients1x2x3x
- ▢ 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- ▢ 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ▢ 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- ▢ 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips , + more for topping
- ▢ 3/4 cup plain, unsweetened almond milk , unsweetened (+ more for serving)
- ▢ 1/2 cup strong cold press OR brewed coffee
- ▢ 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a medium glass bowl and mix.
- Cover and transfer into the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes (or overnight is fine, too).
- Option to add more almond milk before serving or eat as-is.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Quick Mocha Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips + more for topping
- 3/4 cup plain, unsweetened almond milk unsweetened (+ more for serving)
- 1/2 cup strong cold press OR brewed coffee
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a medium glass bowl and mix.
- Cover and transfer into the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes (or overnight is fine, too).
- Option to add more almond milk before serving or eat as-is.
