Banana and Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

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Banana and peanut butter overnight oats - just the thing for a busy morning! A couple of minutes' effort the night before, and you've got a grab-and-go breakfast for the next morning. They're super easy, they're super tasty, and they're healthy too! Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free.

Here’s a super quick recipe – banana and peanut butter overnight oats! Have you ever had overnight oats? They’re a huge trend at the moment, and while I’m jumping on food trend bandwagons, I thought I’d give them a try. I do like to see what all the fuss is about with these things.

Turns out, I’m a fan! (really, there are very few foods that I’m not a fan of…)

Banana and peanut butter overnight oats - just the thing for a busy morning! A couple of minutes' effort the night before, and you've got a grab-and-go breakfast for the next morning. They're super easy, they're super tasty, and they're healthy too! Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free.

If you’re not familiar with overnight oats, they’re so-called because they’re left to soak in milk overnight. It softens the oats right up and gives a porridge-like consistency – you’d never believe that the oats haven’t been cooked. Overnight oats are eaten cold, so it’s a different experience to eating porridge (look at me talking about oats as an experience, I’ve become one of those people) – it makes a really nice change.

You can add whatever flavours you fancy – fruit, nuts, maple syrup or honey, chocolate spread, seeds… I went for banana and peanut butter overnight oats, since PB+B is undoubtedly one of the best combinations ever (none of this PB+J rubbish), and it seemed a good place to start.

Banana and peanut butter overnight oats - just the thing for a busy morning! A couple of minutes' effort the night before, and you've got a grab-and-go breakfast for the next morning. They're super easy, they're super tasty, and they're healthy too! Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free.

These banana and peanut butter overnight oats are the perfect make-ahead breakfast for people who don’t have much time for faffing in the mornings. 2 or 3 minutes of effort the night before, then in the morning you can grab the tub straight from the fridge and you’re all set – much quicker than cooking up porridge. They can even be eaten on the go if you’re running late. Which I usually am.

Banana and peanut butter overnight oats - just the thing for a busy morning! A couple of minutes' effort the night before, and you've got a grab-and-go breakfast for the next morning. They're super easy, they're super tasty, and they're healthy too! Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free.

Banana and Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 3
Calories: 271kcal
Author: Becca Heyes

Ingredients

  • 2 bananas
  • 100 g rolled oats (~ 1 cup)
  • 250 ml milk (~ 1 cup) – use vegan milk if necessary
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Thoroughly mash the bananas in a bowl or tub. Add the remaining ingredients, and mix well. Cover, and leave in the fridge for 8 hours, or overnight. Serve cold.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Banana and Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
Amount Per Serving (1 portion)
Calories 271 Calories from Fat 62
% Daily Value*
Fat 6.9g11%
Saturated Fat 2.1g11%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 7mg2%
Sodium 68mg3%
Potassium 487mg14%
Carbohydrates 46g15%
Fiber 5.8g23%
Sugar 14.3g16%
Protein 9.4g19%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.

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50 Comments

    1. My box of oats recommends 40g per person for a bowl of porridge, so with the added bananas and peanut butter, 100g for 3 is about right. It’s very filling. However you can obviously adjust the recipe if you prefer an extra large serving.

  1. Porridge topped with …. Apple, pear and fig (with ginger and mixed spice) compote. Use the compote on top of natural yogurt too.4 stars

  2. This was epic.

    I added 2 tbsp of almonds that I smashed in a mortar and pestle, and 1 tsp of honey.

    I never usually eat sweet meals or breakfast but this might sway me.

    Thanks

  3. I think im gonna have to try this recipe, it would be perfect for me since i barely have any time in the morning before school. :) Oh and i just noticed that this recipe was posted on my previous birthday…

  4. These two oatmeal recipes look delicious I will try them but I’m a little concern about the amount of carbohydrates since am a Pre-diabetic if possible, please advise.

    1. Hi Chela, I’m afraid I’m not really qualified to advise on this, but the recipe does contain around 15% of the RDA of carbohydrates, so if you need to limit your carbs this might not be the recipe for you. Sorry I can’t be more help!

      1. Chela,
        Bananas are really high in carbs. (1 medium usually has 27) You could make the recipe without banana and add in just a few slices for flavoring in the morning.
        This will drasticaly cut back your carb count.