Banana Bread Overnight Oats
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These banana bread overnight oats offer all the flavor of banana bread served up in a mason jar. They’re so easy to prep ahead of time.
Somehow out of all the overnight oats recipes that I have posted before I don’t have a banana bread overnight oats recipe!? As much as I love my healthy banana bread recipe, I find this hard to believe, but it’s happening today!
Ingredients Needed for Banana Overnight Oats
- old fashioned rolled oats – rolled oats are the best for overnight oats. Instant/quick oats and steel cut oats don’t work well because they don’t absorb liquid the same way rolled oats do
- bananas – you can’t have banana bread overnight oats without bananas!
- almond milk – I like using unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but any type of milk will work
- Greek yogurt – yogurt gives overnight oats an extra creamy texture while adding a bit of protein. I personally like using plain Greek yogurt since it’s the highest in protein and lowest in sugar. To make this recipe vegan or dairy-free you can use a non-dairy yogurt or skip the yogurt all together and use additional milk
- maple syrup – pure maple syrup is the perfect natural sweetener to use because it’s liquid so it blends in nicely with the oat mixture and I personally love the flavor. Honey or another natural liquid sweetener will work here. If you want to reduce the sugar in this recipe, feel free to use a sugar alternative like stevia or monk fruit
- vanilla extract and almond extract – these aren’t must-haves, especially the almond extract, but they add such a nice flavor so if you have them use them
- sea salt – a pinch of sea salt is the perfect flavor enhancer and brings out the nutty flavor of the oats
- cinnamon – adds a touch of spice!
- walnuts – banana bread with walnuts is my fave and I love the added crunch the walnuts add to the oats
The best part about overnight oats is that the oats absorb everything, so the flavors turn out to be well-rounded and balanced. I like to add flavors like vanilla or cinnamon and sweet components like fruit, honey or maple syrup. For this recipe I went with bananas (because banana bread…), vanilla and almond extract. The almond extract isn’t 100% necessary, but it gives the oats that “quick bread” flavor that makes the oats taste even more like banana bread. Cinnamon is optional since traditional banana bread recipes don’t add cinnamon, but I like it in banana bread and in these oats!
So next time you’re craving banana bread, but don’t have the time to bake a batch or want to have a healthier, lighter version, I hope you whip up a batch of these delicious banana bread overnight oats! They’re perfect for an everyday breakfast or snack, but could also make a fun brunch… single serve overnight oats in mini mason jars anyone?! Who wants to come over for brunch?
More Oatmeal Recipes to Try:
- Baked Oatmeal Cups
- Berry Baked Oatmeal Bars
- Baked Oatmeal Recipes
- Protein Oatmeal
- Blended Overnight Oats
- Vanilla Overnight Oats (MUSH Copycat)
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Banana Bread Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, or your favorite milk
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt, or coconut yogurt
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- pinch of sea salt
- pinch of cinnamon, optional
- 1-2 Tablespoons walnuts
- toppings: additional banana slices, maple syrup, nut butter
Instructions
- Place all ingredients except the walnuts in a container and stir until well combined. Seal with a lid and place in the fridge overnight (or at least a couple hours).
- Remove from the fridge in the morning and stir. You’ll notice that the oats soak up a lot of the liquid, so you may want to add a little more milk before serving.
- Top oats with walnuts and any other toppings you like. Enjoy cold.
- Overnight oats will keep for up to 5 days in the fridge in a sealed container.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Can I add protein powder to this recipe?
Definitely! I’d start with one scoop and you shouldn’t have to add more liquid, but you can if you prefer.
Yes, you can!
I thought banana bread would be a boring flavor but this is one of my new favorites. I halved the recipe for 1 serving but used only 1/2 banana and no walnuts. I thought a whole banana would be too much but next time I think I would use more for the stronger banana flavor. The almond extract gives it such a unique flavor, don’t skip it!
So glad you loved this flavor, Molly! Thanks for making it and for the review. I so appreciate it!
I love these over night oats! I leave out the yogurt because of dairy allergy, but they’re still delicious. I think the almond extra is what really makes this recipe special!
So glad you loved these, Courtney. Thanks for the review. I so appreciate it!
This is a question before I make them! When using the extra milk vs yogurt, do they come out very runny? Thanks!
They shouldn’t turn out to be super runny when using extra milk instead of yogurt. Let me know how these turn out for you, Kathy!
I was admittedly very skeptical about the recipe. I’ve tried other overnight oat recipes and was, frankly, unable to eat them. Not the case with this one! Oh my gosh, so delicious! I cannot encourage you enough to try this, even if you’ve had a bad experience with overnight oats before. The toppings put it over the top. (Pun intended)
I packed them before leaving for my daughter’s softball tourney and had a perfect healthy breakfast the next morning.
Yay! I’m so glad these overnight oats were a hit, Jodi! Thanks so much for making them and coming back to leave a review. I really appreciate it!
I made these overnight oats when I went camping and they were the perfect early morning breakfast! I ate them while watching the sunrise 🙂
Woo! I’m so glad you loved these overnight oats, Samantha! Thanks so much for the review 🙂
This is so delicious…my favorite so far. It’s just like eating banana bread for breakfast! I savored every mouthful and was quite sad when I had my last spoonful!
Woo!! This makes me so happy to hear, Susannah! I’m so glad these overnight oats were a hit! Thanks for the review. I so appreciate it!
AMAZING – MUST TRY!! I made this last night and enjoyed it this morning and I was in banana bread heaven LOL. I love the texture of the mashed bananas and all the flavour! Everything about it!! Yum yum. Thanks for all of your incredible recipes Brittany 💛
Yay!! I’m so glad these overnight oats were a hit, Lauren! Thank you so much for the review. I really appreciate it!!
Hi Brittany! Sorry this is a question instead of a comment – hoping to try this tonight (and many other soon). Can you add the Fiber count to the nutritional info on this recipe (Banana Bread Overnight Oats)? Thanks so much!!
Hey Sherie – I just added the fiber count! 🙂
This is my go to when I have ripe bananas, it truly tastes like banana bread… it is magical!
So glad you’ve been loving this recipe, Jaclyn!! 🙂