Cookie Dough Overnight Oats

Last Updated on January 3, 2024 by Christin Gillespie

Get ready to indulge into your new favorite breakfast. This extraordinary Cookie Dough Overnight Oats recipe encompasses all of the delicious flavors found in cookie dough, but in an overnight oats form. It’s loaded with chewy oats, protein rich chia seeds, sweet dark chocolate, crunchy cashews, and creamy cashew butter. Needless to say, it’s the perfect overnight oats recipe that is far from ordinary.

Do you love cookie dough? That’s a trick question, everyone loves cookie dough. But what about cookie dough for breakfast? I know this may sound unbelievable, but this Cookie Dough Overnight Oats recipe closely resembles the delicious taste of chocolate chip cookie dough.

Now, if you don’t believe me, you’ll just have to try it to see.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Overnight oats take no time to make, just 5 minutes.
• This breakfast tastes like chocolate chip cookie dough, but in an overnight oatmeal form. It’s loaded with sweet dark chocolate, crunchy cashews, and creamy cashew butter, so it tastes like a treat.
• It’s a vegan overnight oats recipe.
• Plus, it’s a gluten-free overnight oats recipe.

Cookie Dough Overnight Oats Ingredients

• Organic Gluten-Free Rolled Oats: Rolled oats, also known as old fashioned oats, are the best kind of oats to use for overnight oats, because they absorb the liquid the best. However, if you only have quick oats on hand, you can use them too!
• Organic Cashew Butter: Cashew butter is my favorite nut butter to use when making this cookie dough recipe, since I find it’s the most flavor neutral and gives the most accurate chocolate chip cookie dough flavor. However, you can use whatever nut butter you have on hand!
• Organic Cashews: Crushed cashews provide the a delicious and nutty taste and texture to this overnight oats recipe. If cashews aren’t your thing, use your favorite kind of nuts.
• Organic Maca Powder: Adding some maca powder is the secret ingredient to make this overnight oats recipe over the top. Plus, maca powder is highly nutritious, loaded with vitamins, and has so many benefits.
• Organic Pure Maple Syrup: To sweeten up your cookie dough oats. I recommend real maple syrup.
• Organic Vanilla Extract: Just a little, but you can totally omit.
• Organic Dark Chocolate Chips: It wouldn’t be cookie dough, if there weren’t any chocolate chips. Be sure your dark chocolate chips are dairy-free.
• Organic Chocolate Covered Chia Seeds: Adding chia seeds are an amazing addition to this overnight oats recipe. Plus, chia seeds are high in omega-3 fatty, magnesium, and so many other benefits. However, if you don’t have chocolate covered chia seeds, you can replace with regular chia seeds.
• Organic Cacao Nibs: Cacao nibs are unsweetened, crushed cacao beans that add a nice, chocolatey flavor in addition to the dark chocolate chips and the chocolate covered chia seeds. 
• Organic Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk: Any non-dairy milk will work.
• Organic Ground Flax Seeds: Loaded with nutrients, high in omega-3 fats, rich in dietary fiber, and you can’t even taste them. They are completely optional, so no problem if you don’t have them…yet!

How to Make Overnight Oats

Overnight oats are probably the easiest and fastest breakfast to make. Thus, they’re the perfect breakfast for when you’re on the go. All it takes is few easy steps to prepare this Cookie Dough Overnight Oats.

To begin, in a medium sized bowl, add the non-dairy milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cashew butter, crushed cashews, non-dairy dark chocolate chips, cacao nibs, chocolate covered chia seeds, and flaxseeds. Mix well until you achieve cashew butter milk.

Next, mix the oats and cashew milk together in the mixing bowl.

Cover or transfer to a jar and place in fridge overnight.

The next morning, top with cashew butter, cashews, dark chocolate chips, cacao nibs, and a little extra maple syrup, if desired.

Tips for Making this Overnight Oats Recipe Perfectly

Overnight oats are easy to make, but be sure to follow these tips to ensure a breakfast treat.

• Use organic gluten-free rolled oats for a chewy texture or quick oats for a softer texture.
• For preparation, mix this recipe in large bowl, because it’s easier to stir.
• Be sure to mix all the dry and wet ingredients together before adding the rolled oats.
• You can use any kind of nut butter, such as almond butter, creamy peanut butter, hazelnut butter, or whatever nut or seed butter that you have on hand.
• If cashews aren’t your favorite, mix in your favorite nuts or seeds.

Overnight Oats Toppings

The toppings to this overnight oats recipe is what makes this breakfast such a decadent treat. I decorated my breakfast treat with with cashew butter, cashews, dark chocolate chips, cacao nibs, and a little maple syrup. However, you can top your breakfast cookie dough with whatever you desire!

• Organic Dark Chocolate or Organic Cacao Nibs
• Fresh Organic Berries: blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, cherries, etc.
• Organic Chia Jam
• Organic Banana Slices
• Organic Nut Butter: creamy peanut butter, almond butter, pecan butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter, etc.
• Chopped Organic Nuts or Seeds: peanuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc.
• Organic Hemp Seeds or Organic Chia Seeds
• Organic Coconut Flakes or Organic Shredded Coconut

Substitutions

• Maca powder is optional, but highly recommended.
• Cashew butter can be substituted with your favorite nut or seeds butter.
• Cashews can be replaced with any kind of nut or seeds that you desire.
• You can top your chocolate chip cookie dough overnight oats with whatever you want.

Overnight Oats FAQ’s

Are Overnight Oats Healthy?

Overnight oats are a wonderful breakfast option! They’re loaded with fiber and give you lasting energy throughout the morning. The addition of healthy fats, carbs, & protein in this recipe also provide some extra nutrients and essential minerals for you.

How Long Do Overnight Oats Last?

Typically, overnight oats last for 4-5 days in the fridge, however they’re best to be enjoyed within a couple of days, since the oats will become softer in texture.

Do You Eat Overnight Oats Hot or Cold?

However you want! Overnight oats are typically enjoyed cold. However, if you’re not a fan of cold breakfasts, then just pop them into the microwave or add them to the stove to heat them up, after they soak overnight.

More Overnight Oats Recipes:

• Raspberry SunButter Overnight Oats
• Oatmeal Cookie Overnight Oats
• Blueberry Muffin Overnight Oats
• Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats
• Pecan Pie Overnight Oats
• Apple Pie Overnight Oats
• Peanut Butter & Banana Cinnamon Raisin Overnight Oats 

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Xoxo.

Christin.

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