Snickers Cheesecake Overnight Oats

You are going to love these Snickers cheesecake overnight oats. With the combination of caramel, peanuts and chocolate, these easy overnight oats taste like a Snickers bar, but are made with healthy ingredients. This is the perfect make ahead breakfast or snack that kids love too!

Why you will love this recipe:

• The taste! These overnight oats combine the flavours of cheesecake, dark chocolate, caramel and peanuts to give them a flavour that's similar to a Snickers bar or a Snickers cheesecake.
• They are simple and easy to make and only take a few minutes to prepare.
• This overnight oats recipe can easily be made gluten free, dairy free and vegan.
• This is a healthy breakfast or snack that is refined sugar free.
• Kids love it!
• Overnight oats are great for meal prep and are the perfect make-ahead breakfast or snack.
• These overnight oats are made without chia seeds and without yogurt.
• If you love cheesecake oats you will also love berry cheesecake overnight oats.

Taste and texture:

This oatmeal recipe is so smooth, rich, thick and creamy. The taste is similar to a Snickers bar and combines the flavours of rich vanilla cheesecake, chocolate, caramel, and peanuts. It takes like you are eating a Snickers cheesecake, but of course this is so much better for you.

Key ingredients and substitutions:

This is only a partial list of ingredients that you need to make this recipe. For the full ingredient list check the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• Rolled oats - rolled oats are the base of any overnight oats recipe. You want to be sure to use rolled oats and not quick oats or steel cut oats. If you are gluten free be sure to use certified gluten free rolled oats. I like to use oats that are sprouted, gluten free and glyphosate free.
• Cream cheese - cream cheese is used to give these oats that delicious cheesecake like flavour. I recommend using plain, full fat cream cheese. For a dairy free or vegan option you can use a dairy free or vegan cream cheese.
• Milk - I recommend using full fat, plain milk to make the creamiest overnight oats. If you are dairy free you can use a dairy free milk instead. My favourite dairy free option is full fat coconut milk.
• Peanuts - peanuts add a delicious flavour and texture to this oatmeal recipe. If you can't eat peanuts I would use cashews instead.
• Chocolate chips - chocolate chips are added to give this oatmeal some delicious sweetness and contrast nicely with the caramel and salty peanuts. I recommend using dark chocolate chips for this oatmeal recipe. If you want to keep this oatmeal recipe refined sugar free be sure to use chocolate chips or chocolate chunks sweetened with coconut sugar.
• Caramel - the homemade caramel sauce used in this oatmeal is made with cashew butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract to make the most rich and creamy caramel sauce.

How to make:

Step one:

First, add the oats, milk, cream cheese, hemp hearts and water to a blender and blend them for a few seconds, until the cream cheese clumps are gone.

Step two:

Next, transfer the oatmeal mixture to a bowl or large jar.

Step three:

In a separate bowl, stir together the caramel ingredients until you have a smooth caramel sauce. 

Step four:

Then stir the caramel into the oatmeal mixture. 

Step five:

Lastly, stir in the peanuts and chocolate chips and then put a lid on the bowl or jar and refrigerate the oats for at least 4 hours, or overnight. Then serve and enjoy!

Tips:

• This recipe makes a large batch of oats, so you could easily turn this into two servings.
• If you are serving multiple people feel free to double or triple this recipe. 
• Be sure to use rolled oats and not quick oats or steel cut oats.
• Instead of a blender you can use a food processor to blend these oats. 
• Use a jar or bowl that has a lid to make these overnight oats, so that you can just grab them and go in the morning. 
• Be sure to refrigerate these oats for at least 4 hours - if you don't let them sit for long enough the oats won't soften and absorb enough liquid so you will end up with hard, gritty oatmeal rather than smooth and creamy oatmeal. 

Variations:

• To make these overnight oats gluten free be sure to use certified gluten free rolled oats.
• To make these oats dairy free use a dairy free milk (full fat coconut milk is my favourite), a dairy free cream cheese and dairy free chocolate chips.
• To make this recipe vegan use a dairy free milk (I recommend full fat coconut milk), dairy free cream cheese and vegan chocolate chips.
• To keep this recipe refined sugar free use chocolate chips sweetened with coconut sugar.
• If you can't have peanuts I would use cashews or almonds instead.
• To make these oats higher in protein add an extra tablespoon of hemp hearts or add a couple scoops of collagen peptides before serving.
• If you like adding chia seeds to your overnight oats you can add 1 tablespoon or white chia seeds or black chia seeds to this recipe. This will make the oats even thicker. 

How to serve:

Most people eat their overnight oats cold, right from the fridge, but if you prefer you could also heat them before serving. Simply heat them for a few seconds in the microwave to do so.

These oats are delicious served as they are but you could also top them with more nuts or chocolate if you prefer.

How to store:

Store this oatmeal recipe in the fridge in an airtight jar or bowl with a lid overnight, or for up to 3 days. I don't recommend trying to freeze these overnight oats. 

Frequently asked questions:

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