Chocolate Banana Overnight Oats (Easy 5-Minute Meal Prep)

If chocolate and banana is one of your favorite flavor combinations, this Chocolate Banana Overnight Oats recipe is about to become a weekly staple. It’s rich, chocolatey, naturally sweet, and satisfying - the kind of breakfast that truly curbs a chocolate craving.

This is also one of my favorite 5-minute meal prep recipes. In under five minutes, you can prep breakfast for the entire week using simple pantry ingredients. It’s an affordable way to use up ripe bananas, avoid food waste, and have a healthy, portable breakfast ready to grab every morning.

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Course: Breakfast, breakfast recipe

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana chocolate overnight oats, chocolate banana overnight oats, chocolate banana overnight oats recipe

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 8 5

Servings: person

Calories: 309kcal

Author: Tammy Overhoff

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Equipment

1 16-ounce mason jar
1 mason jar lid

Ingredients

½ cup rolled oats
1 tablespoon cacao powder
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon chia seeds
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup unsweetened coconut milk
1/2 banana peeled and chopped
1-2 teaspoons of pure maple syrup if needed

Instructions

In a 16-ounce size mason jar stir together the rolled oats, cacao powder, cinnamon, and chia seeds.
Stir in the coconut milk, pure vanilla extract, and banana.
Put the lid on and place in the refrigerator overnight.
In the morning, give stir the oats. Stir n pure maple syrup, if needed, for additional sweetness. Add a little more coconut milk, if needed, to loosen it up until you get the consistency you want.

Notes

How to Store the Recipe

To meal prep

You can make up to 5 jars of this banana chocolate overnight oats recipes on Sunday to enjoy for a healthy breakfast during the week. Please note that the longer the oats sit in the liquid, the thicker the consistency will be when you go to eat them. As I said, stir in a couple of splashes of milk, and that will get it back to a creamy consistency.

To freeze

You can freeze together in a quart-size freezer bag or mason jar the dry ingredients and banana. When you plan to make the recipe, add the ingredients to a jar (if not already) and add the liquid. Continue with the recipe.

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