Chocolate Strawberry Overnight Oats

Last Updated on November 9, 2025 by becky

Made with chocolate oat milk, rolled oats, cocoa powder, and homemade strawberry compote, these chocolate strawberry overnight oats are dairy-free, vegan, and easily adapted to feature your favorite mix-ins and toppings!

 

Why Make These Chocolate Strawberry Overnight Oats?

Summer means strawberry season, and I especially love the combination of chocolate and fresh berries. Although we often think of pairing these two ingredients to make desserts or sweet treats (like my chocolate strawberry ice cream, or these strawberry peppermint patties) the combo works surprisingly well for breakfast, too.

Both of my professions (baking, and working in the wardrobe department for theatre, TV, and film) require lots of early morning hours, and these strawberry overnight oats are one of my go-to breakfasts for days when I’m waking up in the wee hours of the morning. Like my carrot cake overnight oats, this strawberry version is easy to make and keeps well in the fridge for 5-6 days, so I can make a big batch on Sunday and have a grab-and-go breakfast at the ready all week long.

Strawberry Overnight Oats Recipe Ingredients

To make these chocolate strawberry overnight oats, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• Rolled Oats – Use rolled oats (a.k.a. old fashioned oats). Do not use “quick” or instant oats; these will turn to mush as they sit overnight. And don’t use steel-cut oats—they won’t soften enough. If you have lots of oats left over, you can use them to make soda bread, mixed berry crisp, oatmeal balls, or pumpkin spice overnight oats.
• Cocoa Powder – For best results, make this recipe with regular unsweetened cocoa powder. Don’t use Dutch processed, or the sweetened cocoa powder you’d use for hot chocolate.
• Brown Sugar – Brown sugar adds just the right amount of sweetness. Feel free to substitute light brown sugar, muscovado sugar, or even coconut sugar.
• Freeze-Dried Strawberries – I like the texture of these freeze-dried strawberry pieces, but you can use freeze-dried powdered strawberries for a smoother texture.
• Chocolate Oat Milk – I prefer chocolate oat milk (if you have some left over, save it to make my chocolate chia seed pudding!) but plain oat milk works, too. You can also use chocolate almond milk, or any other plant milk you’d like.
• Strawberry Compote – You can make your own strawberry compote, or substitute store-bought. See my notes below.

Notes on Strawberry Compote

A compote is a sauce made by combining fresh or frozen fruit, sugar, and sometimes a bit of citrus, then simmering on the stovetop until the fruit breaks down and the mixture turns thick and jam-like.

This recipe features my homemade strawberry compote. It’s super simple (just a handful of basic ingredients and about 20 minutes of work) but if you’re short on time you can substitute store-bought strawberry preserves instead.

You’ll only need a few tablespoons of compote to make these overnight oats, but save the leftovers! Spread strawberry compote on strawberry muffins or scones; drizzle it over cheesecake, pavlovas, or vanilla ice cream; or use it to make these miniature strawberry galettes.

How to Make Overnight Oats with Chocolate and Strawberry

To make strawberry overnight oats, start by combining the dry ingredients in a small bowl, then stirring in chocolate oat milk and homemade strawberry compote.

Allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes, give it a good stir, then pour into individual ramekins or jars and refrigerate overnight, or for up to 5 days.

For ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions, and process photos, scroll down to the recipe card below.

Garnish Ideas

One of my favorite things about making these overnight oats is finding fun ways to customize the mix-ins and toppings. If you’re a chocoholic, try adding miniature chocolate chips, chocolate curls, or pieces of shaved chocolate (just double-check the ingredients if you need to keep the recipe vegan or dairy-free.)

To increase the fruit factor, top your oats with sliced fresh strawberries, bananas, or other fresh berries; or additional strawberry compote, freeze-dried strawberries, or dried strawberries.

You can also add nuts and seeds. Walnuts, sliced almonds, and pecans all pair nicely with overnight oats, and so does a big scoop of chocolate almond butter, or even Nutella. Or up the crunch with chia seeds (save the rest for my chocolate chia seed pudding!), sunflower seeds, or that handful of pumpkin seeds left over after making pumpkin seed brittle.

Make-Ahead and Storage Suggestions

Overnight oats will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.  (I like to double the recipe so I have several mornings’ worth of breakfasts ready to go!) For maximum creaminess, add an extra splash of chocolate oat milk and give everything a quick stir when you’re ready to enjoy. Add any toppings or garnishes just before serving.

Other overnight oat recipes you might enjoy:

Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
Pumpkin Spice Overnight Oats

And if you do make these, or any of my recipes, don’t forget to tag me @bastecutfold or use the hashtag #bastecutfold on Instagram. I always love to see what you’re making!

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