Chocolate Overnight Oats Recipe (2024)

1.5 cups is plenty of milk for 1 cup of oats. 2.5 cups is going to yield a very soupy concoction—1.5 will give you the creamy/pudding texture that is typical for overnight oats.

balanced, filling, yummy breakfast. I make something very similar every morning. For a single serving, you can try 3/4 cup old fashioned oats, 1 cup milk, 1 tbsp chia seeds, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, and add sweetener of choice to taste (I use monkfruit.)

I absolutely love chocolate overnight oats. Great to see them getting represented in NYT cooking!I replace some of the milk with greek yogurt to get a more creamier, almost brownie-like texture. You can also do them meal-prep style, I usually make 5+ servings at a time and it only gets better as it sits in the fridge. They're very customizable, you can go so many different ways: bananas for extra sweetness, walnuts or pumpkin seeds for a contrast in taste and texture...

My guess about larger amount of liquid is that chia seeds are like sponges and they will absorb a lot of liquid too.

I’ve been using a chocolate protein powder in my overnight oats, plant based powder and it is delicious.

I like maple syrup, but, date syrup would be a nice substitute.

Zach is exactly right- too much milk is called for, and my teen’s first comment was, “a little watery.” Next time I would go down to 1.5 cups of milk!

This is delish. One ingredient I strongly think makes it even better: salt. Salt and chocolate -- nothing yummier. Next time I'll add a 1/2-1 tsp.

I made this recipe with all ingredients using 2 1/2 cups Macadamia Nut Milk but I cut the vanilla to 1 teaspoon. When I saw it was looking a little soupy I added 1/2 cup of additional oats and that did the trick! I divided between 4 small mason jars for 4 servings, chopping 1 prune into each jar, my substitute for the dates. Absolutely perfect!

After I heated this the next morning, I had something more like gritty oatmeal brownies. I think the ingredients would be fine when I want chocolate oatmeal for breakfast -- this was a first for me -- but this overnight version is a one and done for me. (YMMV)

I use only 1 cup of whole milk each time I make this. I enjoy the thickness but can imagine wanting another 1/2 cup to make it less thick. This is also excellent when mixed with yogurt!

I’m a big fan of overnight oats with chia seeds and have several other recipes, so when I found this, it obviously had to be tested. I made two servinge and worried that it would be too little, but it wasn’t (although it doesn’t hurt to add a little extra oats and chia seeds). I served it with chopped hazelnuts and sea buckthorn marinated in confectioner’s sugar and a few drops of a good rum (adds fantastic flavor) and it was a hit! Very easy to make and tastes like luxury… ;-)

I’ll make it again. Tasty and filling. But agree that a cup less milk makes a lot of sense. Bit soupy

very adaptable recipe. i do it with 2 cups plain, unstrained homemade yogurt (which is typically crema texture for me). my partner likes the texture of the dates, i add extra. i often do it with 1 tsp. leftover hot fudge or chocolate syrup per serving and leave out the cocoa/maple syrup. also really good with pumpkin or apple jam

Chiming in to say that the others are correct; 2.5 cups of liquid per one cup of oats is far too much and it made a very soupy dish. The flavor was still good, so I would make this again and just cut back the liquid.

I made it with Diaspora's Anamalai cacao and it felt super decadent eating for breakfast. Loved it with blueberries and some salt on top. Based on previous comments, I made it last night and did use 1.5 cups of milk instead of 2.5, and it definitely had enough liquid today, but I could see myself stirring in a bit more for tomorrow's breakfast or day after's, if it lasts that long.

I found it needed more liquid than what the recipe calls for, and I didn’t have dates or maple syrup so I just used honey, and it was delicious. Such a perfect pairing with berries on top!

Used Oat milk for dairy alt. and it was a little soupy. Used Large mason jar and mixed easier by shaking. Finely chopped the dates so the girls couldn’t taste them.

This calls for way to much milk—I would use 1.5 cups. Otherwise, delicious!

Loved this! Added 1/4 tsp of espresso powder/instant coffee as well to help bring out a deeper cocoa flavor. Used 1.5 cups of milk and it was perfect.

Reduce proportion of milk to oats. I substituted cut up prunes for dates. Really creamy, really chocolatey, really good!

Such a fun recipe! I did 2 cups of unsweetened soy milk to 1 cup of oats, left out the maple syrup (didn’t miss it), added walnuts, and used chocolate extract instead of vanilla. Yummy rich flavor. Dates were key. Did not disappoint for a decadent tasting, healthy and filling breakfast.

It tastes more like a very good dessert than breakfast. It is like a crunchy mousse au chocolat. I love it but only for the weekends