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Nutella Overnight Oats

A delicious and healthy way to have dessert for breakfast. Packed with flavour, protein, fibre and healthy fats!
Prep Time5 minutes
Refrigeration Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy, meal prep
Servings: 2
Author: Ashlen Leonard

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup large flake oats
  • 2 tbsp chia seeds
  • ⅔ cup Greek yogurt plain or vanilla
  • 1 cup milk or 1 1/3 cup plant-based milk
  • 2 tbsp Nutella or other hazelnut chocolate spread
  • 1 medium banana sliced
  • ¼ cup hazelnuts chopped
  • cocoa powder for dusting

Instructions

  • In a sealable jar or container, mix the oats, chia seeds, Greek yogurt and milk together. Stir well.
  • Seal and place the mixture in the fridge for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
  • When you're ready to eat, add the nutella, banana, chopped hazelnuts and a dusting of cocoa powder on top. Enjoy!

Notes

Substitutions

  • Quick oats or old fashioned rolled oats
    • If you don’t have large flake oats you can substitute quick or rolled oats instead. I recommend reducing the milk by 1-2 tbsp so that it’s not too liquidy or mushy.
  • Flavoured Greek yogurt
    • If you prefer a flavoured Greek yogurt, you can use this in place of the plain Greek yogurt in this recipe. I recommend vanilla or coconut flavoured yogurt.
  • Regular yogurt
    • Instead of Greek yogurt, you can use regular yogurt. However, this tends to be more liquidy than Greek yogurt so I recommend reducing the milk by 1-2 tbsp.
  • Alternative milks
    • If you are looking for a higher protein option, I recommend using dairy milk or soy milk. Other plant-based beverages like oat milk or almond milk will still work in this recipe but provide much less protein.
  • Strawberries, blueberries or blackberries
    • You can use a variety of berries in this recipe if you prefer them to bananas.
  • Seed butters
    • If you’re trying to manage a nut allergy, opt for a seed butter or disregard altogether.
  • Protein powder
    • If you want to add an extra boost of protein to overnight oats, you can use protein powder. I recommend adding a small amount to start with to make sure you enjoy the taste and texture. 
  • Maple syrup, honey, vanilla extract or chocolate chips
    • Add any of these ingredients to increase the sweetness of this breakfast.

Dietary preferences

  • Gluten free: make sure you opt for gluten free oats!
  • Nut free: opt for a seed butter instead of Nutella. For example, tahini or sunflower seed butter. However, this will drastically alter the taste of the final result.
  • Vegan: choose plant-based yogurt and milk like soy, almond or oat milk instead of dairy milk. You will also have to substitute another seed butter for Nutella because it contains skim milk powder so is not vegan.