This Strawberry Overnight Oats tastes like chocolate-covered strawberries— It is decadent like dessert yet healthy enough for breakfast, packed with juicy fresh strawberries.
If you are looking for more unique overnight oats recipes, then try my chocolate cherry overnight oats that taste like black forest cake or the Indian style overnight oats recipe.
A Quick Look at the Recipe
✅ Recipe Name: Strawberry Overnight Oats Recipe
🕒 Ready In: ~10 minutes plus soaking time
👪 Serves: 1 serving
🧑🍳 Main Ingredients: Rolled oats, chia seeds, fresh strawberries and maple syrup
📖 Dietary Info: Vegetarian and gluten-free option
📌 Difficulty: Easy, no cooking or baking
Why you’ll love these chocolate-covered strawberry overnight oats?
I love turning classic desserts into healthier overnight oats, and this one absolutely delivers! These maple-sweetened chocolate overnight oats are packed with juicy, fresh strawberries—but I didn’t stop there.
To recreate the experience of biting into a chocolate-covered strawberry, I add a thin layer of cocoa and coconut oil on top. As the oats chill, it hardens into a delicate chocolate shell. Crack through it with your spoon and scoop up the creamy oats and sweet strawberries underneath—it’s just like eating a chocolate-covered strawberry for breakfast.
I hope you give it a try!
- maria doss
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Ingredients
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- Oats - As in most recipes using oats, choose old fashioned or rolled oats for the best texture. Steel cut oats require more time to soften and more liquid, and they may not be as soft as rolled oats. Instant oats dissolve quickly, resulting in a mushy consistency.
- Milk - I prefer full-fat or reduced-fat milk, but feel free to use non-dairy alternatives like almond or cashew milk. Avoid coconut milk as it may change the intended flavor of the chocolate-covered strawberries.
- Sweetener - I wanted to keep it refined sugar free and used maple syrup.
- Yogurt - Greek or plain yogurt makes the strawberry overnight oats recipe thick, creamy and adds protein.
- Chia Seeds - As in the mango overnight oats, chia seeds swells up and naturally thickens it.
- Cocoa powder - As with all cocoa powder recipes, use dutch process cocoa powder.
Tips for Success
- Use rolled or old-fashioned oats. Instant oats will turn mushy.
- Use gluten-free oats to make it gluten free strawberry overnight oats.
- Chop strawberries into about ¼-inch chunks.
- Storage: Enjoy overnight oats with fresh fruits within a day or two for best-tasting strawberry overnight oats!
More overnight oats with chia seeds
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Strawberry Overnight Oats
Ingredients
For the oats
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup chopped strawberries
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- 2 to 3 tablespoons maple syrup to taste
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ¾ tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
For the chocolate coating
- 2 teaspoons melted coconut oil warm
- 1 ½ teaspoons cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Mix oats. Combine all the ingredients listed under “for the oats” in a large mason jar or container and stir until well combined.
- Mix chocolate coating. Combine all the ingredients listed under “for the chocolate coating” in a small bowl and mix until smooth and slightly thick but still pourable. Make sure the coconut oil is slightly warm before mixing. If the mixture is too thick, add a small splash of maple syrup or coconut oil.👉 If the coconut oil isn’t warm, the mixture may thicken. Melt it in the microwave just before mixing.
- Pour and chill. Gently pour a thin layer over the oat mixture. Swirl the jar slightly to help the coating spread into an even layer. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 6 hours.
- To eat. Use a spoon to gently tap and break the chocolate shell, then scoop up some of the chocolate and the creamy oats underneath—just like eating a chocolate-covered strawberry.
Nutrition
Nutritional information, based on third-party calculations, should be seen as estimates, not guarantees, as various factors like product types, brands, processing methods, and more can alter the nutritional content in recipes.
Watch How To Make It
🍓 Looking for more ways to use fresh strawberries? Try my strawberry and cream bites or strawberry muffins with sour cream recipe next!
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Hi, I’m Maria! I share easy, flavor-packed dinners, high-protein meals, and irresistible baking ideas. If you’ve ever asked, “Don’t know what to cook tonight?” you’re in the right place. And yes—there’s plenty here for breakfast, snacks, and dessert too. More about maria ->
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
I've never heard of shrikhand but if there's cardamom in these oats then I know I'll love them! They sound delicious!
Maria Doss
Thank you Kelsie.
Deepika|TheLoveOfCakes
This is like eating Mithai for breakfast :D. I would happily gobble up the entire thing! Yummy idea!
Maria Doss
Thank you dear
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats
I love all your overnight oat recipes Maria! You have me motivated to try this! And I am totally all about hot soups, warm blankets and cozy sweaters 🙂 xoxo
Maria Doss
Aaah, thank you dear.
Katherine | Love In My Oven
Loving the cardamom in the oats!! Great idea. Overnight oats make life easy (and delicious). Yay!
Rachel
My kids loved this overnight oats!