These cookie dough overnight oats are the perfect nourishing, yet indulgent breakfast to wake up to - They're packed full of protein and flavor, and they taste like oatmeal cookie dough!
Overnight oats are the best thing to wake up to.
If you've never tried them, you're in for a treat!
My kids love this recipe, and it's easy to customize it to their individual tastes.
My husband described these as tasting like 'oatmeal cookie dough with the icing all mixed together'...AKA, he likes them a lot.
What are overnight oats?
When I first entered the food blogging world, overnight oats were all the rage!
They are a take on a Swiss classic called Bircher Muesli, which is a combination of oats, fruit, and yogurt.
While this recipe doesn't much resemble the original version, it is still a delicious way to wake up, and it truly tastes like oatmeal cookie dough!
How to make cookie dough overnight oats
Ingredients
Recipe steps
FAQs
Yes! Aside from it's deliciousness, the whole point of overnight oats is that you prepare it the night before and wake up to a ready-made breakfast.
Milk is best in this recipe, though you could use an equal amount of water and blend it with the almond butter as the first step. This process will create a fast almond milk! I personally like to use my Homemade Walnut Milk or Homemade Coconut Milk. My husband and kids enjoy regular full-fat milk.
Yes! Choose one that you like. Almond and cashew work best for delivering the cookie dough flavor.
Some other overnight oats recipes you might enjoy
Blueberry Milk Overnight Oats
Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
No Sugar Added Overnight Oats
Cookie Dough Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup milk of your choice
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons raw almond butter (raw gives the best flavor!)
- 2 Tablespoons plain yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup oats
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
Instructions
- Mix the milk and almond butter first to emulsify the butter.
- Add the rest and combine thoroughly.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
If you have a chance to try this recipe, please leave a star rating and a comment below letting me know how you liked it!
Alex
This looks delicious and oats are great for a healthy snack, so definitely 5 stars! 🙂
Celina
I've been having a variation on this recipe for breakfast nearly every morning this week, using peanut butter and Greek yogurt with nuts and seeds...I may very well be in love with cold overnight oats now 😀 Thank you! ♥
Lauren
I'm so happy you're enjoying it Celina! We love overnight oats too. 🙂
alison
Do you heat them up or eat them cold? I've never had/done overnight oats. but I want to try.
Lauren
Eat them cold! 🙂
Julie
aren't oat NOT Gluten Free ?
Lauren
They actually are!
Lena
Alternative for almond butter? I'm allergic. Thanks!
Lauren
Hah! Since posting this, I have become allergic to almonds as well. :-/ You might try this recipe instead: https://www.oatmealwithafork.com/2013/09/02/peanut-butter-cookie-dough-overnight-oats-dairy-free/
Maggie
the nutrition facts you provided are way off!
Lauren
I apologize. They have been corrected.
veenashankar
looks yum and healthy breakfast
Anoushé
yes! I knew I wasn't the only one to think that almond butter gave a great cookie dough like flavor! I always add it in to my overnight oats and sometimes use a mix of the almonds with the skin on and almonds without (the ones without lend a much more sweet, marzipany flavor). I love the idea of using nutritional yeast, I must try it! Thanks for the idea 🙂
lori
Lauren love the pic of the girls & once again a awsomw recipe you are so talented.............
Ellie
I've tried that a looong time ago with the nutritional yeast, and I think I added too much of it?!! Hmmmm I'm sooo curious now and wanna give it another try! I'm not a picky eater with "funky" flavors, but the oatmeal I made with the yeast tasted cheesy. lol. 😛
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen
I've never heard that about nutritional yeast! Definitely have to give that a try soon. Who isn't a sucker for anything with the words "Cookie dough" in it?!
Also wanted to make sure you got my email reply the other day. Just found out today that a bunch of my emails were going to people's spam for some reason (guess I pissed off gmail somehow ;)) Let me know if you didn't and I'll resend. 🙂
Min
Interesting!! I add nutritional yeast to salads and such, but overnight oats?!?
Can't imagine it tasting like cookie dough. Fascinating.
I learn something new from you all the time, Lauren! 🙂