Banana Overnight Oats
A variant of Overnight Oats — An ingredient branch from the authored reference, with its selected additions included in the quantities and method.
Contains dairy · usually contains gluten · only in an optional ingredient: peanut
Restrictions
ContainsdairyIt is in an ingredient you cannot leave out.
Usually containsgluten (oats rolled)The usual version has it. One without it exists — it is the one named here.
Only if you add itpeanut (peanut butter)Leave that ingredient out and the dish does not have it.
Diets
VegetarianPescatarianNo porkNo alcohol · check
Worked out from the ingredient list. It knows nothing about brands, shared equipment or cross contamination, and it is not a certification — if you have an allergy, you still have to read the label.
Ingredients
Servings:
| 1 cup | oats (old-fashioned rolled) |
| 1 cup | milk |
| ½ cup | yogurt (plain) |
| 1 tbsp | chia seeds |
| 1 tbsp | honey |
| 1 pinch | salt |
| ½ tsp | vanilla extract |
| 1 unit | banana (sliced) |
Optional
Not counted above. The dish works without them.
| ½ cup | blueberries |
| 1 tbsp | peanut butter |
| ¼ tsp | cinnamon (ground) |
Steps
- mix3 minin two jarsDivide the base oats, milk, yogurt, chia, honey, salt and vanilla between two jars and stir until no dry oats remain. Keep the banana separate until serving.
- rest480 minrefrigerated, lidded, at least 8 hoursovernight while the oats' starches hydrate cold and the chia builds its gel — this is the cooking, just without heat; at four hours the texture is chalky in the middle, at eight it is custard, and it holds for three days
- top2 minat servingIn the morning, stir the chilled oats and loosen with a splash of milk if needed. Divide the listed freshly sliced banana between the two jars just before serving.