January 6, 2017

Ginger Chocolate Overnight Oats

Name: Ginger Chocolate Overnight Oats
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: ½ cup | 45-50g rolled oats; 1 tablespoon cocoa; 1 heaping tablespoon chia seeds; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; 1 cup | 250mls plant-based milk; 1-2 tablespoons chocolate chips (I like to use semi-sweet chocolate chips)

Make your mornings a little less stressful with these Ginger Chocolate Overnight Oats. Wake up to a jar of chocolatey, oaty goodness with a touch of aromatic ginger warmth, and best of all, there is no cooking involved!

Crazy mornings….We all have them and trying to prepare and eat a healthy breakfast is often a difficult task. Oatmeal is all well and good but you need 10 minutes to make it (then 5 minutes for it to cool down enough to eat), which is often a luxury that we just don’t have.

Overnight oats are the answer. All you need are a few minutes to throw everything in a jar the night before and you are done. I highly recommend making up a whole batch of them at once to save even more time. They live quite happily in the fridge for up to 5 days.

You might remember my awesome Black Forest Overnight Oats from the summer. They are Black Forest Gateau in overnight oat disguise and they are quite literally the bomb, if a little extravagant with the optional lashings of coconut whipped cream on the top! My Ginger Chocolate Overnight Oats are much less extravagant but also incredibly delicious.

HOW TO MAKE GINGER CHOCOLATE OVERNIGHT OATS

Put all ingredients in a jar
Stir, or if you are lazy like me put the lid on and shake
Put in the fridge
Go to bed
Sleep
Wake
Grab from the fridge and eat

SIMPLE

When you remove the lid you will need to give them a little stir, then you will be rewarded with a pile of thick, chocolatey, oaty goodness with an invigorating hint of aromatic ginger warmth. They keep you feeling full for ages which is another overnight oaty bonus![clickToTweet tweet=”Take the stress out of breakfast with these Ginger Chocolate Overnight Oats-No cooking required! ” quote=”Take the stress out of breakfast with these delicious Ginger Chocolate Overnight Oats – No cooking required! “]

CHOCOLATE IS LIFE♡

Cocoa powder makes these overnight oats extra chocolatey without using lots of sweetener, in fact there is only 1 tablespoon of maple syrup in the whole thing. I add some chocolate chips as I like that double chocolate sensation (you all know I am a chocoholic), but they are optional and it’s definitely a lot healthier if you omit them, or you could sub them with cacao nibs as a healthier choice. A dash of ginger adds a lovely aromatic warmth and compliments the chocolate perfectly.

AND SO IS OATMEAL ♡

You might say that I have a bit of a love affair going on with oatmeal ♡. I eat it in some shape or form most mornings. If I don’t, then it’s a smoothie instead and at the weekend perhaps pancakes. But generally just oatmeal. Hot oatmeal, cold oatmeal or baked oatmeal. Did you try my Strawberry Baked Oatmeal? As soon as strawberries are in season give it a try. It’s another great make ahead, stress free option that is also great for snacks and lunch boxes.

So, from the person who has chocolate (and oatmeal) on the brain, you really must make these. Your mornings will be a whole lot easier and tastier!

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