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Chunky Monkey Overnight Oats Recipe

This overnight oats recipe with dark chocolate and banana makes for a deliciously satisfying and easy breakfast!

This overnight oats recipe with dark chocolate and banana makes for a deliciously satisfying and easy breakfast!

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Hello! This is Sharon from What the Fork Food Blog, and I’m happy to share an easy breakfast with you today. I have been meaning to make these chunky monkey overnight oats since my trip to Chicago last December for Quaker Summit where Quaker Oats introduced me and several other gluten free bloggers to their new gluten free oats. When we were there, they served us a gigantic oatmeal bar for breakfast. There was a biiiig old pot of hot oatmeal, and it was accompanied by a buffet table of all kinds of toppings. Dried fruit, fresh fruit, chocolate, nut butters, all different kinds of milk, honey, maple syrup, nuts, and even savory items like Sriracha.

I made myself a bowl topped with bananas, chocolate chips, maple syrup, and walnuts, and somebody made a Chunky Monkey comment since it was like the classic banana chocolate Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. When I threw it together, I wasn’t even thinking that – I was just making what I thought would be super tasty.

These chocolate banana overnight oats are perfect for an easy breakfast!

I don’t usually eat hot oatmeal, I actually never cared for hot oatmeal as a kid and have always eaten my oatmeal cold.  I really enjoyed my hot Chunky Monkey oatmeal, but I like this overnight oat version better. I was a fan of overnight oats before overnight oats were even a thing. Some of my favorites, other than this version which is #1, are my peach pie overnight oats, black forest overnight oats, and Nutella overnight oats.

Chunky Monkey Overnights Oats Recipe - with chocolate, banana, walnuts, and honey

One thing that I really love about overnight oats are the texture. Since they’re not cooked, they’re not just a pile of mush. There’s still texture to them and, IMO, much better to eat. I also like that they’re still a little bit liquid-y. That flavored milk is the best part! If you’re a Chunky Monkey ice cream fan, this healthy breakfast version will be right up your alley. It’s so jam packed with banana, walnuts, and dark chocolate chunks – it’s one delicious bite after another.

I like to top my oats with a little extra sliced banana, walnuts, and chocolate but you don’t have to. I also like to add an extra little drizzle of honey because honey is one of the best things ever. It’s one of my favorite natural sweeteners, and I use it in all of my smoothies and overnight oats recipes. Make these overnight oats tonight and you can have them for breakfast tomorrow. Enjoy!

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Chunky Monkey Overnight Oats
Enjoy these chocolate banana overnight oats for an easy, delicious breakfast!
Chunky Monkey Overnights Oats Recipe - with chocolate, banana, walnuts, and honey
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chopped (or chocolate chips)
  • 1 banana diced
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chopped (or chocolate chips)
  • 1 banana diced
Chunky Monkey Overnights Oats Recipe - with chocolate, banana, walnuts, and honey
Votes: 71
Rating: 3.58
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Instructions
  1. Add the oats, milk, vanilla, honey, and chia seeds to a bowl and mix really well. Refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours.
  2. When ready to eat, stir in the chopped walnuts, dark chocolate, and banana. Top with additional banana slices, walnuts, and chocolate if desired. The overnight oats can be refrigerated up to 3 days.
Recipe Notes

* For dairy free, use unsweetened coconut milk and dairy free chocolate.

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5 Comments

Comments

  1. Rebecca says

    February 26, 2019 at 8:10 am

    I used a sliced cold banana on top and because it made the entire breakfast cold, I could swear I was eating Ben & Jerry’s chunky money ice cream. Incredible.

    Reply
  2. Susan Thomas says

    November 29, 2018 at 8:34 am

    I use almond milk and I like to use steel cut oats so its not as mushy. YUM!

    Reply
  3. Nic24675 says

    March 7, 2018 at 2:16 pm

    Do you eat this cold?

    Reply
  4. Lee says

    January 7, 2018 at 6:44 pm

    I use almond milk

    Reply
  5. Shennae Davies says

    December 29, 2016 at 6:35 am

    I halved the ingredients to make it suitable for one and mixed through dairy-free chocolate chips and some salted caramel and dark chocolate flavoured coconut chips.

    Reply

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