Is cookie dough overnight oats safe to eat raw?

Yes. There is no raw flour in it. It is soaked oats, milk, chia, almonds, vanilla, maple syrup and chocolate chips.

How do I make it thicker, like real dough?

Use a little less milk, or stir in a spoon of nut butter. It also thickens the longer it sits in the fridge.

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Cookie Dough

Tastes exactly like cookie dough but won't spike your blood sugar or leave you feeling guilty. Perfect for satisfying sweet cravings, pre-workout fuel when you need quick energy, or as a healthy dessert replacement. The vanilla extract is key - don't skip it.

Time: 365 min
Method: Mix
Serves: 1
Energy: 530 kcal
Protein: 16 g

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Glass jar of cookie dough overnight oats topped with chocolate chips, maple syrup and vanilla extract

Method

Step 1: Add vanilla extract to your DIY Oats base and mix well - this is crucial for that cookie dough flavor.
Step 2: Mix in maple syrup until evenly distributed, then fold in chocolate chips.
Step 3: The oats will soften overnight and take on an almost dough-like texture.
Step 4: For extra authenticity, add a tiny pinch of sea salt.

Notes from the Department

Sweet treat

Nutrition

1 serving

530 cal | 16g protein | 11g fiber

2 servings

1060 cal | 32g protein | 22g fiber

Estimates. Not medical advice.

Why it works

Cookie dough tastes like butter, vanilla, brown sugar and chocolate chips. This jar gets close with fewer moving parts. Vanilla extract carries most of the flavour, maple syrup brings the caramel-ish sweetness, and chocolate chips do what chocolate chips do. Overnight the oats soften into something thick and almost dough-like. No raw flour involved, so nobody has to tell you off.

The vanilla is not optional

Without it, this is sweet oats with chocolate chips. With it, it is cookie dough. Mix it into the base properly.

Make it yours

A tiny pinch of sea salt makes it taste more like the real thing. Mini chocolate chips spread better than large ones. A spoon of almond or peanut butter stirred in makes it denser and richer, closer to dough. Fold the chips in rather than scattering them, so they are found throughout.

If you are using a homemade base

Soak rolled oats in milk overnight with chia and a few almonds, then add the vanilla, maple and chips.

Storage

Keeps covered in the fridge for a day or two. It thickens further the longer it sits. Per serving: around 530 calories, 16g protein and 11g fibre.

Questions people ask

Is cookie dough overnight oats safe to eat raw?: Yes. There is no raw flour in it. It is soaked oats, milk, chia, almonds, vanilla, maple syrup and chocolate chips.
How do I make it thicker, like real dough?: Use a little less milk, or stir in a spoon of nut butter. It also thickens the longer it sits in the fridge.

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