Banana & Blueberry Overnight Oats

You can’t beat the classic flavours of banana, blueberry, and peanut butter for your overnight oats.

prep time 5-10 mins
total time overnight
serves 1

Sometimes the classic flavours are all you need. Blueberries, bananas, and peanut butter work so perfectly with overnight oats, that they are very often my go-to. Adding some extra micronutrients from the berries, energy from the banana, and healthy fat and protein from the peanut butter, these overnight oats are the perfect post-workout breakfast, or afternoon pick-me-up.

The basic ingredients for overnight oats are always the same for me:

• Oats

• Vanilla extract

• Chia seeds

• Cinnamon

• Non-dairy yoghurt (my fave is always coconut for sweetness)

• Non-dairy milk

• Maple syrup

• Sea salt

Added to the basic overnights recipe, to create that yummy blueberry flavour you’ll need:

• Blueberries

• Banana

• Walnuts

• Peanut butter

Start by prepping your basic overnight oats recipe. You can leave out the yoghurt if you prefer, as it isn’t totally essential. For this variation, mash your banana and add it in with a few blueberries and a teaspoonful of peanut butter (alternatively you can use any other nut butters such as almond, cashew etc.). Save some blueberries for the topping.

Top with the extra blueberries and some walnuts (or your favourite nut, or even some extra peanut butter), then place in the fridge overnight to set. This will allow the chia seeds and oats time to combine to create a delicious pudding-like texture.

I love to drizzle over extra maple syrup in the morning, for added sweetness!

Ingredients

BASIC OVERNIGHT OATS RECIPE:

• 50g rolled oats

• 1 tbsp chia seeds

• ½ tsp cinnamon

• Pinch of sea salt

• 100ml non-dairy milk of choice

• 2 tbsp vegan yogurt

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

• 1-2 tsp maple syrup

BLUBerry and banana additions:

• ½ a mashed banana

• Handful of blueberries

• ½-1 tbsp peanut butter

• Roughly chopped walnuts

METHOD

1. Mix the basic overnight oat ingredients in a glass, or if storing, a storeable container such as a jar with a lid, or tupperware.

2. Next, add the mashed banana, some blueberries, a big dollop of peanut butter, and mix together.

3. Add some extra blueberries on top, and a small handful of chopped walnuts (or extra peanut butter).

4. Set in the fridge overnight, or for at least 2-3 hours to set. Enjoy the next morning, perfect with an extra small drizzle of maple syrup on top!

notes

• You can store these overnight oats in the fridge for a few days, so this is perfect for meal prep. I would advise doing it at most 2-3 days in advance just to be safe! It is so easy to whip up that you can do this on the weekend and again mid-week if you like to eat overnight oats each morning.

• Switch up the nut butters, and walnuts for topping to your favourite kind!