This Chocolate Cherry Overnight Oats tastes like a slice of black forest cake — only much healthier!
If you are looking for more unique overnight oats recipes, then try my strawberry overnight oats that tastes like chocolate-covered strawberries!
👉 This chocolate cherry overnight oats recipe has been a reader favorite since I first shared the recipe in 2017. It was updated with new photos and a short video in May 2025.
I’ve always loved black forest cake—it was my birthday cake every single year growing up. Now, I’m always looking for ways to recreate that nostalgic flavor in healthier treats.
This chocolate cherry overnight oats recipe is one of those guilt-free indulgences. Just like my black forest mug cake, it captures the rich, nostalgic flavor of black forest cake—without any of the guilt.
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👩🍳 Why our recipe?
- Made using healthy and wholesome ingredients
- Tastes just as a black forest cake
- Made using fresh summer cherries
- Meal prep and enjoy throught the week
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Recipe tips
- I like to use Bing cherries for that classic Black Forest cake flavor, but any variety of sweet, fresh cherries will work just as well.
- If you plan to store the oats for more than two days, prepare the chocolate cherry mixture as directed, but wait to stir in the chopped cherries until just before serving.
🍒 Looking for more ways to use fresh cherries? Try my cherry chocolate brownies or the chocolate cherry smoothie recipe!
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Chocolate Cherry Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 to 4 Bing cherries pitted and chopped
Instructions
- Add oats, cocoa powder, chia seeds, milk and maple syrup into a mason jar or a container.
- Mix well to combine.
- Add the chopped cherries and stir to combine. Refrigerate overnight.
- Enjoy topped with maple yogurt and top with more cherries. 👉 To make maple yogurt, stir together some Greek yogurt and maple syrup together.
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Patrick@looneyforfood.com
Loving all things cherry while they are in season
Maria Doss
Totally!!
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats
Sounds so yummy Maria! It would make a great breakfast to wake up to 🙂 have a great weekend! Xoxo
Maria Doss
Thanks Kelly:)
Deepika|TheLoveOfCakes
Blackforest is one of my favorite flavor for summer cakes! This overnight oatmeal looks like a perfect desserty breakfast to make my mornings better :). Moreover, this is so easy to put together! Thanks for sharing Maria :*
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
This sounds incredibly delicious. I love all things cherry this time of year!
Kim | The Baking ChocolaTess
I pinned this for later! It looks so good and black forest oatmeal sounds like a winner!! Those fresh cherries! YUM!
Pamela (BrooklynFarmGirl)
This is such a perfect and healthy dessert/breakfast!
heather (delicious not gorgeous)
i overdid it on the overnight oats a while back and got bored with my cinnamon raisin combo. but THIS. sounds delicious. it's almost like eating cherry garcia ice cream for breakfast, but a little healthier, so i can work with that compromise (: