These creamy peanut butter banana overnight oats are the easiest make-ahead breakfast you can prepare for the family. Sweet and silky banana, creamy peanut butter, and hearty oats make for a nutritious way to start the day.
My kids are die-hard oats fans – whether they are oat cookies, granola, or make-ahead oats. This means I don’t have to spend time in the kitchen in the morning preparing breakfast, and we all know our morning time is precious! I just dollop these overnight oats into a bowl, heat in the microwave for a minute, and voila! Breakfast is served!
Overnight oats is a big word for a simple method of preparation – basically oats that are soaked overnight in milk or another liquid of choice. The recipe is so simple, it’s foolproof. Even better? Once you have the oat base you can add just about any combination of ingredients, just as you would with regular oatmeal. As a general rule of thumb it’s best to add fresh fruit and nuts or seeds just before serving, to preserve their crunchy texture.
If you try this recipe (and love it!) be sure to snap a pic and tag me on Instagram with #bitesforfoodies so I can see your creation!
i actually read this recipe ( usually I just pin it for later) I am a huge oatmeal fan and was wondering how soaking them affects the flavor. WIll definitely have to try this out soon
I actually think that they oats are more flavourful when you soak them overnight because they have more time to absorb all the flavours!
This is looking super delicious & yummy. The awesome combination of banana, peanut butte & oats makes it one of the best healthy food to go for anytime. Thanks for the yummy photos & the recipe.
WOW!! This looks incredibly tasty. I love every single thing that you mention here. Must go make this now.
Would love to hear your feedback 😉
This looks really yummy. Do you use quick oats or regular oats. Can you use other types of oats?
You can use either or…I use rolled oats. If you use quick oats you would need to reduce the liquid content. If you use steel cut then you would have to increase it!
Oh my gosh, this looks AMAZING! I’m on a total peanut butter kick, so need to try this asap!
Thank you! You could also use another nut butter or even Nutella!
The design you made on the top with the bananas and peanut butter is adorable! This recipe is on my list of things to try.
Thank you! Hope you do try it!
You had me bananas! Who would not love this. Now I am so hungry. I think my kids will be having a banana/pb combo for lunch! Diane Sullivan
Keep the oats, I live for peanut butter. Now that I have seen this I will have to go get a banana and lather it in peanut butter.
I would try the bananas but the peanut butter is a no go for me. LOL! I’ll have to try the recipe with peanut butter. Thanks
Do you like almond butter or other nut butters? You could substitute with one of those…or add some Nutella!!!
That looks so yummy! I love making things the night before, it’s so much easier that way!
This looks so tasty. I sure love to have banana and peanut butter in a dish.
I love anything banana but not big on peanut butter but have to try this! Looks sooo yummy. Definitely trying it.
You could use another nut butter…I usually add almond butter!
This looks delicious. I have everything on hand- maybe I’ll give it a try Sunday night 🙂 Thanks for sharing another incredible recipe!
Thank you! Please let me know how you like it! 😉
This looks so yummy! I’m a HUGE peanut butter (although I don’t really like banana’s, I might make an exception for this!)
You could easily omit the bananas….maybe add some cocoa powder or chocolate chips?!
That sounds just delicious. I’ve never tried the overnight thing with oats, but I’ll definitely have to do that this week!
I can’t believe I used to cook them on the stove…there’s absolutely no need to! They taste exactly the same when you prepare them the night before!
Okay, you said sweet AND silky in the same sentence and my mouth is drooling just like it does when I think of a pickle. I am LUVN this…gotta make it, I just gotta
Lol!! Glad I inspired you…hope you do make it!
Yum! Anything with peanut butter and banana I’m all for! This looks great!
I wanna do this! Combines two of my fave things: bananas and peanut butter!
If you love oats too then you love this recipe!
Those sound so good! Peanut butter and bananas is such a delicious combination isn’t it?
Yes, it is!!
When I read the title of this post, I immediately started craving Quaker Oats. So guess what I am eating right now, with a banana? 🙂
Yay! I did my job well then! Was it the pics that got your craving oats? I really try my best but I’m NO photographer so if they were the reason then that is a HUGE compliment!
This looks great! I really need to use my crock pot more. I’m seeing so many recipes surface using oats and you are right the possibilities are endless. I love the banana peanut butter combination!
The great thing about these oats is that they don’t even have to be cooked…so you can save your crock pot for another recipe 😉
I have an overnight oats recipe in my drafts! I went to post it weeks ago and all my content disappeared. 🙁 You always read my mind!
I hear ya! I have a TON of recipes archived! Sometimes I’ll be watching the Food Network or see a recipe for something and realize that I have a similar one that I never posted, lol!