If you love Girl Scout cookies, these wholesome Thin Mint overnight oats were made with you in mind.
It’s Girl Scout Cookie season.
Soon those familiar little boxes of Trefoils, Tagalongs, and Do-si-dos will once again invade the local grocery stores and street corners, calling out to customers with the special powers that only cookies have. And now, thanks to today’s recipe, the Girl Scout cookies have invaded something else as well:
Your breakfast table.
Walking up 14th Street in DC this past weekend, I almost ran right into a troop of Girl Scouts who’d set up camp in front of the Trader Joes. (Girl Scouts are smart… they know where the crowds will be!) Later that morning, one of my friends arrived at brunch with two boxes of Samoas in hand.
There is no escaping Girl Scout cookie season. Might as well embrace it!
These cookie-esque overnight oats are made up of wholesome oatmeal, pure peppermint, and antioxidant-rich cocoa. They have almost eight grams of fiber, 43% of the RDA for Calcium, and over ten grams of protein!
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More Girl Scout Cookie-Inspired Recipes:
Healthy Girl Scout Cookies – Peanut Butter Tagalongs (Reader Favorite)
Thin Mint Cookie Overnight Oats
Adapted from my Brownie Batter Chocolate Overnight Oats
Thin Mint Cookie Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tbsp dutch or additional unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt, such as coconut nondairy
- 1 tbsp nut butter or melted coconut oil, optional
- 1/4 cup milk of choice
- 1/4 cup nondairy creamer (for extra creaminess) or additional milk of choice
- 1/8 tsp to 1/4 tsp pure peppermint extract
- 2-4 tsp chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips
- sweetener of choice, to taste
Instructions
Be sure to use pure peppermint extract, not mint extract or imitation peppermint. I use the full 1/4 tsp for a strong peppermint flavor. In a mason jar or any container with a lid, stir all ingredients very well. Seal the lid tightly, and shake vigorously. Refrigerate overnight. The next day, simply take off the lid and enjoy. (If you prefer hot overnight oats, feel free to heat them up at this time.) Sweeten as desired, either before or after letting sit overnight.
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Ah, I love this! The girl scouts definitely got my boyfriend and I to buy a few boxes (thin mints included) at the grocery store the other day. You’re right – they very strategically place themselves!
Yum! This makes me hungy just from looking at the pictures!
Those darn Girl Scouts would post up outside of the gym last year!! They definitely know how to market!! So excited to try this recipe! I’ll probably use quick oats, so I hope that turns out!
This looks delicious. I would love to see Samoa Overnight Oats!
I second this!!
This sounds delicious Katie! I can’t wait to try it. Do you currently live in DC? Would you consider doing a meetup here?
I am! And think that sounds like a great idea… maybe a dinner or lunch at a restaurant in the city?
What does the coconut oil add to this? What are the benefits? Taste! Texture?
It will add a delicious richness. Combining a little fat with cocoa powder in a recipe will mimic the taste and richness of melted chocolate.
Thanks for explaining the coconut oil cause I was just going to leave it out and now I think I might want to use it.
It’s been too long since I’ve had overnight oats. Might have to give these a try 🙂
This looks amazing!
Mint chocolate is possible my all time favourite combo! x
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Yum, these sound incredible! I’ve been a fan of Thin Mint cookies since childhood and also have been wanting to attempt overnight oats, so this is the ideal recipe!
This looks wonderful! I am a fan of Thin Mints and anything chocolate mint, can’t wait to try. Thanks!
i LOVE thin mints! i rarely think to add chocolate and peppermint to anything i make though, so thank you for posting this recipe! can’t wait to try 🙂
great idea, Katie!!
I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of mint and chocolate – although I try to be, lol! This does look delicious! I make overnight oats WAY too often but that’s a positive thing since we all love them so much. I’ll do chocolate oats anytime!
http://www.bitesforfoodies.com/recipes/chocolate-chip-overnight-oats/
http://www.bitesforfoodies.com/recipes/chocolate-coconut-overnight-oats/
I set mine out on the counter for an hour before I eat them to take the chill off. If I don’t have time for that and want to eat them right away, I will heat them for 30 seconds. My Mom likes her oatmeal warm so she warms them up all the way. It’s personal preference!
It looks so tasty… yum yum!!!
Maybe it’s the yogurt I used but my Thin Mint Overnight Oats turned out very sour. Almost to the point of being inedible. (frowny face)
Hmm sounds like maybe the yogurt had gone bad or something? We’ve had a few people make the recipe on facebook and instagram (and many people make the similar brownie batter oats) without an issue, so that’s the only thing I can think of!
Julie (media director)