Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
Experience the comfort of Peanut Butter and Banana Oatmeal, a quick and tasty recipe that is sure to fill you up.
Looking for more single serving breakfast ideas? Try my Banana Bread French Toast for One or my Honey Latte Oatmeal.
Recipe Summary: Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
- ✅ Recipe Name: Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
- 🕒 Ready In: 6 minutes
- 👪 Serves: 1 (easy to scale)
- 🍽 Calories: 427 per serving
- 🥣 Main Ingredients: Banana, oats, milk, peanut butter
- 📖 Dietary Info: Healthy, kid-friendly, vegetarian, gluten-free
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: This healthy breakfast is such a great way to use up one ripe banana! Packed with fiber and healthy fats to keep you satisfied until lunch.
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Late Friday nights mean lazy Saturday mornings. Lazy mornings with my favorite breakfast, of course. It is really no surprise that it is oatmeal. AGAIN. But this morning, I wanted to make my oatmeal inspired by my favorite sandwich combo: Peanut butter and bananas.
If you are an oatmeal hater, I am sorry. I can't stop with my addiction, and I just want to share my favorite combos with you. Maybe if I keep forcing them down your throat, you will eventually try one. And if I were you, I would start with my banana split oatmeal. Because it is all about the toppings, and I load it UP on that oatmeal!
BUT, if you are already on board the oatmeal train, how about adding another super simple combo to your rotation for an everyday kind of breakfast. The classic combo that reminds you of your childhood... or if you are me, my midnight snack almost every night. Peanut butter and bananas. How can you go wrong? Plus it makes for a healthy breakfast for busy mornings, with no refined sugar and a drizzle of peanut butter on top for added healthy fats.
Key Ingredients
- 1 ripe mashed banana: Make sure you use a brown banana to make the oatmeal extra sweet, and for easier mashing.
- Milk: Can replace it with a dairy free milk if you wanted it to be vegan.
- Old fashioned oats: The base of the recipe! You can replace it with quick oats, but the texture will be a little softer.
- Creamy peanut butter: You can also replace this with your favorite nut butter or cookie butter.
How To Make Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
Step 1: In a small saucepan, combine the banana, oats and milk. Heat on medium heat until thickened, around 5 minutes.
Step 2: Remove from heat and mix in the peanut butter. Pour into a bowl and top with sliced bananas and additional toppings, if desired.
Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Expert Tips
Can I use quick cooking oats or steel cut oats instead of rolled oats? This recipe can work quick oats, but not so much for steep cut oats. Steel cut oats require significantly more cooking time and more liquid. If you are making it with quick cooking oats, reduce the cook time to ensure you don't over cook the oatmeal.
Make this into a vegan peanut butter banana oatmeal. Instead of using regular milk, try using a non-dairy alternative. Some of my favorite replacements are almond milk, oat milk or soy milk.
Switch up the peanut butter. Instead of using regular peanut butter, try natural peanut butter. Or, if you wanted another taste altogether, I would try cashew butter or sunflower seed butter.
Make this oatmeal extra decadent. Top the oatmeal with semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips.
Meal prep this recipe. This oatmeal is a great recipe to make ahead of time. Just allow the oatmeal to cool to room temperature, then place in an airtight container and transfer to the fridge. This oatmeal lasts around 3 days in the fridge.
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Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 medium banana mashed
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup milk of choice
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, mix together the banana, oats and milk. Heat on medium heat until thickened, around 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat then mix in the peanut butter until combined. Pour into a bowl and top with sliced bananas, peanut butter and peanuts, if desired.
Notes
- Use a ripe banana. The riper and more spotty the banana, the sweeter your oatmeal will be. This helps add natural sweetness to the oats.
- To store leftovers, allow the oatmeal to cool and place in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat the oatmeal in the microwave with an extra splash of milk to restore its creamy texture.
- Milk choice: Any milk works in this recipe! Use almond milk, oat milk or soy milk for a dairy free option, or dairy milk for the extra protein.
- Rolled oats vs quick oats: Rolled oats gives this recipe the best texture. If you are using quick oats, reduce the cooking time slightly as they cook much faster and can become soft very quickly.
This oatmeal is one of my go-to breakfast recipes on busy mornings. I love it because it scales up so nicely when I want to make some for my kids!
I rarely use banana for breakfast. I know it is a fantastic ingredient but it just turned out to be this way. However, I do need to try this recipe now because it sounds amazing!
I hope you try it. Banana for breakfast is my favourite!!
I love banana in my oatmeal and the peanut butter is mandatory! It's the best kind of breakfast that will keep you full forever!
I agree!! Thanks Amanda!
I love PB and banana sandwiches, I thought I was the only one! This oatmeal sounds awesome.
No way! It was my favourite growing up 🙂
This looks delish !! I also like the more liquidy type of oatmeal, so I would probably make it like that, but this recipe sounds awesome and easy to make which is the best part <3 Thanks!
Thanks Valerie!!
My children love oatmeal so we are constantly experimenting with recipes. We are going to have to try this!
I hope you do. It is so good! Thanks Nicole 🙂
This sounds amazing. I have got to try it. I have everything in my pantry. Guess whats for breakfast tomorrow.
Thanks Lisa! Let me know how it goes.
Would this recipe work with almond butter? It looks great but the only thing is that I'm super allergic to peanut butter. But I'm sure I could just make it with almond butter instead.
Yes! It would be amazing with almond butter!!
I love oatmeal recipes. There is nothing better than creamy oatmeal on a cold Saturday morning! I know my daughter would love this one; she adores peanut butter and bananas!
I just had oatmeal again this morning too. So good!
WOW is all I can say! I love peanut butter so I have got to try this out!
Thanks! I hope you try this out!
I tried this at home and it is good! I use the Quacker Oats, and serve it during am craving for some snacks.
It's so good, right?
I don't think I have ever had oatmeal that had peanut butter in it. This looks like it would taste fantastic!
You definitely need to try it!
That's a great recipe! Looks tasty!
Thanks!