If you’re looking for both flavor and healthy nutrition in a breakfast meal, then the delicious ingredients in this Chocolate Raspberry Overnight Oats recipe are right on the money! There’s healthy fiber and whole-grains from oatmeal, antioxidants from the raspberries, protein from the greek yogurt, and pure enjoyment from chocolaty cocoa.
Grab a big jar (for 2 servings) for this recipe, or else adapt the quantities of the ingredients listed below to match the number of servings that you want to prepare right now. As always, substitute similar ingredients that you currently have on-hand if the recommended ingredients are not available. For this recipe, however, some kind of unsweetened cocoa powder is a must!
Here’s why the cocoa powder (“chocolate”) is important:
Chocolate is rich in flavanols, which in addition to having antioxidant qualities, have potential influences on vascular health, such as lowering blood pressure, improving blood flow to the brain and heart, and making your blood less susceptible to clots.
Sometimes the processing of the bean ends up killing the flavanols, which strips the chocolate of its nutritional-powers and other times it’s laden with sugar and milk to get rid of the bitterness, which totally defeats the health purposes of eating chocolate … Your best bet is to reach for the dark varieties, which are likely to be higher in flavanols.
So here are the ingredients you’ll need to make 2 servings of these super-special Chocolate Raspberry Overnight Oats:
1 cup rolled oats (GF if necessary)
1 T of Unsweetened CocoaVia (about 1 packet) or Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 T chia seeds
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1-2 T pure maple syrup (depending on how sweet you want it)
1 cup greek yogurt of choice
1 cup raspberries
Now just follow these easy preparation steps:
1. In a jar combine rolled oats, cocoa powder, chia seeds, almond milk and maple syrup.
2. Seal jar and give it a good shake before storing in the fridge overnight or for at least 6 hours.
3. To serve, put a 1/4 cup of greek yogurt into each bowl or cup, top with a 1/4 cup of raspberries and then a 1/4 of the oatmeal mixture.
4. Repeat process until both bowls or cups have been filled.
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Source: Davida Kugelmass