Kitchen @ Hoskins

A cool, refreshing breakfast on a hot day!  Everyone’s favorite Black forest cake, but much healthier in the form of overnight oats. Made with old fashion oats, chia seeds, cocoa powder, maple syrup, greek yogurt and fresh cherries, this black forest cake overnight oats is easy yet impressive.  

Cake for breakfast?

YASSS!!! And not any cake, it is THE BLACK FOREST CAKE. 

What is Black forest cake?

Originating from the Black Forest region of Germany, this cake consists of layers of moist chocolate cake, layered with luscious whipped cream and maraschino cherries. It is rich, decadent, not overly sweet! 

We take all those flavors and make an overnight oats but much healthier. So, you can indulge with no guilt. 

Why is this black forest gonna be your favorite breakfast all summer long? 

• Chocolatey
• Cool and creamy
• Impressive
• No cooking involved
• Ready to go in the refrigerator
• DELICIOUS 

We make a lot of overnight oats around here:

Lassi overnight Oats

Banana Nut Muffin Overnight Oats

Kulfi Overnight Oats

Pumpkin Cheesecake overnight Oats

They are so easy to prepare and fabulous for a go-to breakfast especially in summer!

Let us compare each component of a traditional black forest cake and this black forest cake overnight oats:

Chocolate oats for Chocolate cake 

• Old fashion oats, cocoa powder (for the chocolate flavor), maple syrup (for sweetener – natural and healthier alternative), milk (to soak the oats) and chia seeds (to add some additional thickness)

Maple yogurt for whipped cream

• Plain greek yogurt and natural maple syrup to sweeten, this healthy topping gives the look and feel of a layered black forest cake.

Fresh cherries for maraschino cherries is 

• Fresh, sweet Bing cherries is the way go. 

Let us get to the process of making this delicious black forest cake overnight oats:

Step-1: Stir together old fashion oats, chia seeds, cocoa powder, maple syrup and milk together in a mason jar or any other container. Cover and refrigerate overnight. 

Step-2: Stir together plain greek yogurt and maple syrup. 

Step-3: Remove chocolate oats from refrigerator, give a good stir to redistribute ingredients. Top with maple yogurt and sliced fries cherries. 

Eat trying to get a bit of all three layers in each bite. 

Love all things chocolate? Check out more chocolate recipes:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Mug Cake – This chocolate chip cookie mug cake recipe is the best! It’s light, fluffy and tastes exactly like a warm chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven, but in the form of a cake.

The 4 Ingredient Guilt Free Chocolate Hummus – This wholesome 4 ingredient guilt free chocolate hummus is made with garbanzo beans, dates, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and sea salt is so delicious served with cinnamon sugar pita chips. Easy, quick and so good  for you!   

No Bake Chocolate Avocado Oatmeal Balls – No one will ever guess that these no bake chocolate avocado oatmeal balls are made with avocado! Sweet, chewy, chocolatey and can be made vegan and gluten-free as well

Whole Wheat Double Chocolate Avocado Muffins – An amazingly healthier version of chocolate muffins! They are perfectly moist, chocolatey, delicious and so decadent. The ultimate whole wheat chocolate avocado muffins.

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