Banana and Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
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…)
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.
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 3Â 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
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- 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
Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.
Hi, do you have any tips on how to stop the banana mash from browning?
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I generally find that once it’s all mixed in together it doesn’t brown too much, plus it doesn’t really matter if it browns a little. Just make sure you store it in an airtight container overnight and you should be ok :)
Wow. Wonderful recipe. Feast to the eyes. Thanks for sharing.
I wish I could eat it now!! Looks delicious.
These are delicious but 3 servings from 100h oats and 2 bananas?! Maybe if you’re a smurf.
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.
Porridge topped with …. Apple, pear and fig (with ginger and mixed spice) compote. Use the compote on top of natural yogurt too.
Nice receipe. I will make it in a breakfast once in a week.
wow I am gonna make this for my son today….thanks dear for this recipe
Great, enjoy!
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.
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Sounds great! Thanks for the lovely feedback :)
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…
Hope you enjoy it! :)
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.
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!
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.