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Close up square image of Banana Overnight Oats in jar topped with sliced bananas, chia seeds and chopped walnuts.
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Banana Overnight Oats

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.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Chill Time:12 hours
Total Time12 hours 5 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 340kcal
Author: Tornadough Alli

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

  1. 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. 
  2. Use any of your favorite milks, we used 2%.
  3. Make sure that you are using old fashioned oats, we used whole grain.
  4. These are best when soaked at least 8-12 hours but 4 hours is the minimum.
  5. Feel free to add other additions to the mixture, see above for some ideas.
  6. We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
  7. Other sweetners can be added, see above on how to do that.
  8. 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.
  9. Over-ripe bananas produce the best flavor, you can use less ripe bananas but the flavor will not be there.
  10. You can use granulated sugar in place of the brown sugar.
  11. The chia seeds are optional, but highly encouraged.

Nutrition

Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 667mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 167IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 205mg | Iron: 2mg