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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.

A small white bowl filled with cashew butter oatmeal topped with cashew butter, dark chocolate chips, cacao nibs, cashews, and maple syrup. Sitting on white marble counter, with a spoon in it.

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.

Key Ingredients

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!
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!
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.
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.
Maple Syrup: To sweeten up your cookie dough oats. I recommend real maple syrup.
Vanilla Extract: Just a little, but you can totally omit.
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.
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.
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.
Non-dairy Milk: Any non-dairy milk will work. I personally used unsweetened cashew milk in this recipe.
Flaxseeds: Flaxseeds are loaded with nutrients, rich 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!

Ingredients for blueberry muffin overnight oats. A small glass bowl filled with chocolate covered chia seeds, Maca Powder, dark chocolate chips, cacao nibs, and crushed cashews, a small glass bowl filled with cashew butter and maple syrup, a 1/2 cup of rolled oats, and non-dairy white milk in a glass bowl. All sitting on a white marble counter.

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.

A clear glass mixing bowl comprised of cashew butter and non-dairy milk, sitting on a white marble counter, with a 1/2 cup of rolled oats to the side of it.

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

A glass mixing bowl comprised of non-dairy milk, rolled oats, dark chocolate, and cashew butter, mixed together on a white marble counter.

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

A short glass jar, filled with cookie dough overnight oats, sitting on a white marble counter, with a lid in the background.

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 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!

Nut butter: cashew butter, almond butter, creamy peanut butter, SunButter, pecan butter, etc.
Nuts: cashews, almonds, pecans, peanuts, walnuts, etc.
Dark chocolate, dark chocolate chips, or cacao nibs
Maple syrup
Sliced banana
Fresh berries: blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries.
Shredded coconut or coconut flakes

Substitutions

If you don’t have flaxseeds you can completely omit.
Chocolate covered chia seeds can be replaced with regular chia seeds.
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.
Use any of your favorite non-dairy milk. I used unsweetened cashew milk, but you can certainly use almond or coconut milk.
You can top your chocolate chip cookie dough overnight oats with whatever you want.

Overnight Oats FAQs

ARE OVERNIGHT OATS HEALTHY?

Overnight oats are a great breakfast option! They’re loaded with fiber and give you lasting energy throughout the morning. The addition of chia seeds and flaxseeds 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 THEM 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.

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