A tasty, easy and absolutely delicious breakfast – these Banana Overnight Oats are packed full of flavor. A morning treat you’ll want to make over and over again.
I’m obsessed with all things banana. I know that there are many of you out there that are obsessed with certain flavors, banana is just one of mine.
Whether it be in breakfast, cake, cookies, bars and there really is no limit I won’t go to to get that banana flavor!
These Banana Overnight Oats are simple, tasty and fun for everyone. Kids love them because you can just grab them out of the refrigerator in the morning and they are ready to go.
With all the ingredients combined, they are so flavorful that we can’t help but make them over and over again.
Adding the chia seeds is optional, but who doesn’t want a little “superfood” in with their meal?
The hardest part about this Overnight Oat recipe is the waiting! But trust me, it is all worth it in the morning.
Love banana flavors and love a good breakfast? Then these Banana Overnight Oats need to make your menu.
Some of our other favorite breakfast recipes that we have on our site include: Cinnamon Muffins, Chocolate Chip Scones and Cinnamon Crescent Rolls.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Easy to find ingredients help this come together effortlessly.
- Everything is just mixed together to let sit until ready to serve.
- This is kid and adult friendly!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):
Over-ripe bananas
Old fashioned rolled oats
Milk
Unsweetened Greek yogurt
Ground cinnamon
Vanilla extract
Brown sugar
Chia seeds
Chopped walnuts
HOW TO MAKE BANANA OVERNIGHT OATS, STEP BY STEP:
- Add two bananas to a medium mixing bowl and mash. Save the third banana to slice for topping.
- Add oats, milk, yogurt, cinnamon, vanilla, brown sugar, and chia seeds to mashed bananas and mix until well combined.
- Pour into four 8-ounce containers (I used jars).
- Cover and refrigerate overnight (minimum 4 hours).
- Slice remaining banana.
- Top oats with banana slices, walnut pieces, and a sprinkle of chia seeds, then mix and serve.
DO I HAVE TO USE THE CHIA SEEDS?
While these do not have much taste to them, they are a superfood and we love adding them where we can.
If you are not a fan of chia seeds or simply do not want to use them, you can absolutely leave them out.
HOW LONG DO THESE OVERNIGHT OATS NEED TO SIT?
These are preferred to sit overnight, hence the term “overnight oats” so usually 12 hours.
But you can let them sit for a minimum of 4 hours, they might not soak up all the milk and be as tender as they would if you let them sit longer.
CAN I ADD ANYTHING TO THE OAT MIXTURE?
Absolutely! We like adding in some of the chopped walnuts to give it some more crunch.
Some other things that you can add if you want include: mini or regular chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, diced strawberries, a spoonful of peanut butter, etc.
HOW CAN I MAKE THIS SWEETER?
If you want to make this a little bit more sweet without adding more sugar, you can add some maple syrup or honey into the mixture.
Add as much as you’d like, and you can also drizzle it over the top or mix in when serving.
HOW TO STORE:
These can be stored in jars or airtight containers in the refrigerator where they will keep for up to 4-5 days.
We do not recommend freezing these Banana Overnight Oats.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- No cooking needed, overnight oats are traditionally served cold, eaten straight out of the fridge. Also, the oats will soften after soaking in the liquid overnight.
- Use any of your favorite milks, we used 2%.
- Make sure that you are using old fashioned oats, we used whole grain.
- These are best when soaked at least 8-12 hours but 4 hours is the minimum.
- Feel free to add other additions to the mixture, see above for some ideas.
- We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
- Other sweetners can be added, see above on how to do that.
- We like to place our oats directly into jars (4 8 ounce jars) but you can keep them in the bowl to soak and serve in 8 ounce containers after they have sat.
- Over-ripe bananas produce the best flavor, you can use less ripe bananas but the flavor will not be there.
- You can use granulated sugar in place of the brown sugar.
- The chia seeds are optional, but highly encouraged.
Love a good recipe that is simple to throw together and you can let it sit and it’s ready to go for you? Then these Banana Overnight Oats are exactly what you need.
If you like this recipe you might also like:
- Blueberry Overnight Oats
- Peanut Butter and Chocolate Baked Oats
- Strawberry Oatmeal
- Oatmeal Sour Cream Coffee Cake
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Banana Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 3 medium-large over-ripe bananas
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats I used Bob’s Red Mill Whole Grain
- 1 ¾ cups milk of choice I used 2% milk
- ½ cup unsweetened Greek yogurt I used non-fat
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons chia seeds plus more for topping
- ¼ Tablespoons chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Add two bananas to a medium mixing bowl and mash. Save the third banana to slice for topping.
- Add oats, milk, yogurt, cinnamon, vanilla, brown sugar, and chia seeds to mashed bananas and mix until well combined.
- Pour into four 8-ounce containers (I used jars).
- Cover and refrigerate overnight (minimum 4 hours).
- Slice remaining banana.
- Top oats with banana slices, walnut pieces, and a sprinkle of chia seeds, then mix and serve.
Notes
- No cooking needed, overnight oats are traditionally served cold, eaten straight out of the fridge. Also, the oats will soften after soaking in the liquid overnight.
- Use any of your favorite milks, we used 2%.
- Make sure that you are using old fashioned oats, we used whole grain.
- These are best when soaked at least 8-12 hours but 4 hours is the minimum.
- Feel free to add other additions to the mixture, see above for some ideas.
- We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
- Other sweetners can be added, see above on how to do that.
- We like to place our oats directly into jars (4 8 ounce jars) but you can keep them in the bowl to soak and serve in 8 ounce containers after they have sat.
- Over-ripe bananas produce the best flavor, you can use less ripe bananas but the flavor will not be there.
- You can use granulated sugar in place of the brown sugar.
- The chia seeds are optional, but highly encouraged.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
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