Snickers Overnight Oats (39g Protein)
Snickers overnight oats built in real layers, chocolate protein oats under a set peanut butter layer, chopped peanuts, and a chocolate shell you crack with a spoon. 39 grams of protein per jar.
Most Snickers overnight oats recipes stir the peanut butter into the base and drizzle chocolate on top. Mine are built in layers, like the actual candy bar. Chocolate protein oats on the bottom, a peanut butter layer that firms up in the freezer, chopped peanuts on top of that, then a chocolate shell poured over the whole thing and set hard. You crack it with a spoon in the morning and it shatters.
Snickers overnight oats are chocolate protein oats soaked overnight, topped with a peanut butter layer, chopped peanuts, and a hard chocolate shell made from dark chocolate chips and coconut oil. One jar has 39 grams of protein and 10 grams of fiber, takes 5 minutes to assemble, and needs at least 4 hours in the fridge.
I posted these in October 2023 and the layering is the part I’d fight you on. Stirring everything together is faster, and it tastes fine, and it’s also just chocolate peanut butter oats at that point. The layers are what make it read as a Snickers.
If you like the candy bar copycat thing, I’d also make my Chocolate Crunch Bar Overnight Oats, my Cookies And Cream Overnight Oats, and my Homemade Snickers Chocolate Bars if you want the real thing.
Why You’ll Love These
- 39 grams of protein in one jar. That’s from chocolate protein powder, the oats, and the peanut butter together, and it’s the number that keeps me full until lunch instead of raiding the pantry at 10am.
- A chocolate shell that shatters. Dark chocolate chips melted with coconut oil set hard in the freezer in about 10 minutes. It’s the whole reason this recipe is fun to eat.
- 5 minutes of work, split across two nights of nothing. You assemble, you walk away, you crack it open in the morning.
Ingredients You’ll Need
(Amounts are in the recipe card below. These are my notes on why each one is in there.)
For the chocolate oat base:
- Gluten free quick oats: quick or old fashioned both work. Steel cut oats do not, they stay chewy and tough no matter how long they soak.
- Cocoa powder: one tablespoon, and it’s what makes the base taste like the chocolate in a Snickers rather than just brown oats. Cacao powder works the same.
- Chocolate protein powder: most of the 39 grams. I use PEScience Chocolate Truffle and code BAILEY takes money off. A whey blend gives you the creamiest result, and plant based works but you’ll want a splash more milk.
- Chia seeds: they soak up the extra liquid so the base sets firm enough to hold a peanut butter layer on top. Skip them and the layers bleed into each other.
- Unsweetened almond milk: neutral enough that the chocolate stays in front. Oat, soy, cashew, or dairy milk all swap in one for one.
For the peanut butter layer:
- Creamy peanut butter: warm it for 10 seconds so it spreads instead of dragging the oats around. Crunchy works if you want more texture, but creamy spreads into a cleaner layer.
For the chocolate shell:
- Dark chocolate chips: two tablespoons. Semi sweet or milk chocolate work, and a dairy free brand keeps the whole thing dairy free.
- Coconut oil: half a teaspoon, and it is not optional. Coconut oil is what makes melted chocolate set hard and snap instead of staying soft. This is the same trick as magic shell.
- Peanuts: chopped, and they go on before the chocolate so they get locked into the shell.
How to Make Snickers Overnight Oats
- Add the oats, chia seeds, cocoa powder, protein powder, and almond milk to a jar or bowl. Stir until there are no dry pockets of cocoa or protein powder left, then refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Once the oats are set, spread the peanut butter over the top in an even layer and put the jar in the freezer for 10 minutes to firm up.
- Microwave the chocolate chips and coconut oil in 30 second bursts, stirring between each one, until smooth.
- Pull the oats out and sprinkle the chopped peanuts over the peanut butter layer.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the peanuts, tilting the dish so it spreads to the edges and seals.
- Freeze another 10 minutes for the shell to set hard. Crack it open with a spoon.
Tips for the Chocolate Shell
- The oats have to be fully set before the peanut butter goes on. If the base is still loose the peanut butter sinks and you lose the layers. Four hours minimum, overnight is better.
- Don’t skip the coconut oil. Melted chocolate on its own stays soft and smears. The coconut oil is what gives you a shell that shatters, and half a teaspoon is enough.
- Tilt, don’t spread. Pour the chocolate in the middle and tilt the jar to move it to the edges. Spreading it with a spoon drags peanuts around and breaks the seal.
Variations Worth Trying
- Add a caramel layer. Blend a few soaked Medjool dates into a paste and spread a thin layer under the peanut butter. A real Snickers has nougat, caramel, peanuts, and chocolate, and this is the piece my version skips.
- Swap the base. Half the protein powder and a quarter cup of blended cottage cheese gives you a denser, tangier base with similar protein.
- Make it dairy free. Plant based chocolate protein powder and dairy free chocolate chips. The coconut oil is already doing its job either way.
How to Store Snickers Overnight Oats
These keep in the fridge for 2 to 3 days in a sealed jar. Past that the oats go softer than you want and the shell starts to lose its snap from the moisture underneath.
If you’re meal prepping a few at once, assemble the oat bases on Sunday and hold off on the peanut butter, peanuts, and chocolate shell until the night before you want to eat each one. The shell takes 10 minutes and it’s the difference between a jar that cracks and a jar that’s just chocolate on soggy oats.
Snickers Overnight Oats (39g Protein)
Ingredients
FOR OATS
- ½ cup gluten-free quick oats
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ½ scoop PEScience Chocolate Truffle protein powder
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
FOR PB LAYER
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
FOR CHOCOLATE SHELL
- 2 tbsp dark chocolate chips
- ½ tsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp peanuts
Instructions
- Add all ingredients for oats layer to a bowl or jar. Stir well and refrigerate for minimum 4 hours or overnight.
- Once oats are set, spread the melted peanut butter overtop and pop into the freezer for 10 minutes to solidify.
- Microwave the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Remove oats from freezer and sprinkle chopped peanuts all over the top of the snickers layer. Then pour chocolate layer over top of the peanuts, moving the dish around to distribute the chocolate evenly.
- Put oats in the freezer for chocolate to solidify. This will take about 10 minutes. Crack open and enjoy the next morning!
Nutrition
The nutrition information provided is calculated based on industry-standard software and should be used as a general guide only. The information may vary depending on ingredient substitutions, cooking techniques, and individual serving sizes. It is the responsibility of the reader to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of the nutritional information provided. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for personalized medical or nutritional advice.
More Overnight Oats Recipes
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
- Biscoff Overnight Oats
- Blueberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats
- Peanut Butter & Jam Overnight Oats
- Cinnamon Overnight Oats
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About Bailey
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This was easy to make. I didn’t have peanuts and I’m not a fan of overnight oats but this was good.