Easy Cocoa Banana Overnight Oats

This super-speedy and oh-so-tasty oatmeal breakfast is very easy to make and full of protein! It’ll keep you feeling nice and full for hours.

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It’s a beautiful mix of bananas, cacao powder and peanut butter. All three ingredients are known for their ‘affinity’ to each other. You’ll taste what I mean!

How to make cocoa banana overnight oats

Thankfully, they are mega-easy to make!

Step 1: mashup the banana and mix it with the cocoa powder
Step 2: add a layer of oats and chia seeds, then pour on milk (no need to mix)
Step 3: add a layer of the banana mix
Step 4: add a dollop of peanut butter
Step 5: repeat!

If you love the chocolate banana combo, try our choc and banana popsicle too!

This version is naturally vegetarian, and can be made vegan by using soy, almond oat or another vegan milk. There’s no yoghurt in this version.

I’ve found that creamy peanut butter works the best, as it’s a very smooth recipe overall, BUT if you’ve only got crunchy then it absolutely works (as I can attest to, many times over!). My kids normally nab the smooth PB first 😂.

As a variation, you can skip the peanut butter, but I think it goes really nicely with the chocolate and adds a solid chunk of extra protein, too.

Naturally, no cooking is needed, just a couple of hours in the fridge. Overnight is best, and I’ve tried all kinds of oats in it from instant to steel cut, and they’re all delicious 🤗

Chocolate Banana Bonkers Overnight Oats

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A beautiful mix of bananas, cacao powder and peanut butter for this oatmeal. All three ingredients are known for their “affinity” to each other.

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Diet: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, vegan

Prep Time:5 minutes minutes

Total Time:5 minutes minutes

Servings:1 jar

Calories:422kcal

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 2 tsp cacao powder
• ½ cup rolled oats
• 1 tsp chia seeds
• 1 cup milk of choice (we use soy milk)
• 2 tsp peanut butter

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Instructions

• Mash the banana, the mix it with the cacao powder.
  1 banana, 2 tsp cacao powder
• To make it look nice first layer half of the oats, milk and chia seeds then add a layer of the banana mix. Repeat. Finish off the oatmeal with a dollop of peanut butter.
  ½ cup rolled oats, 1 cup milk of choice, 2 tsp peanut butter, 1 tsp chia seeds
• Leave in the fridge overnight if possible, or at least 4 hours. When it comes to eating, give it all a good stir. Enjoy!
  

NOTES

Tip: If it’s currently cold where you live, prep them like you would make porridge.

Make-ahead? Yes, prep the night before, it’ll be even more flavorful that way.

Freezable? Yes, it works well!

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Banana Bonkers Overnight Oats

Amount per Serving

Calories

422

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

14

g

22

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Trans Fat

 

0.01

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

6

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

5

g

Sodium

 

96

mg

4

%

Potassium

 

962

mg

27

%

Carbohydrates

 

64

g

21

%

Fiber

 

11

g

46

%

Sugar

 

17

g

19

%

Protein

 

17

g

34

%

Vitamin A

 

581

IU

12

%

Vitamin C

 

10

mg

12

%

Calcium

 

361

mg

36

%

Iron

 

4

mg

22

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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