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Overnight No-Cook Banana Oatmeal

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Overnight No-Cook Banana Oatmeal

This is a perfect breakfast for those busy weekday mornings. This meal is as fast to pull together as it is delicious and nutritious.  

Ingredients

Servings  4  

  • 2 1/2 cups fat-free milk
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups uncooked oatmeal (not instant or quick-cooking)
  • 2 medium bananas, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced crosswise
  • 1/4 cup chopped unsalted pecans or walnuts

Directions

Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.

  1. In a large, resealable container or bowl, stir together the milk, honey, and vanilla. Stir in the oatmeal. Cover and refrigerator overnight.
  2. Remove the oatmeal from the refrigerator. Spoon it into bowls. Top each serving with the bananas and pecans.

Cooking Tip: Prefer oatmeal with a thick consistency? If so, add another heap of oatmeal. Prefer it looser? Add a few more splashes of milk.

Tip: To ripen green bananas, remove any plastic wrapping and store them at room temperature until ripe. Store ripe bananas in the refrigerator; their peel will darken, but the fruit will remain fresh. Peel and freeze overripe bananas to use in smoothies or baking. 

Tip: Baking raw, dry oats for 1 hour at 250˚F will destroy any bacteria that may cause a foodborne illness.

Nutrition Facts

Overnight No-Cook Banana Oatmeal

CaloriesCalories

443 Per Serving

ProteinProtein

18g Per Serving

FiberFiber

10g Per Serving

Cost Per ServingCost Per Serving

$1.88

Nutrition Facts

Calories 443
Total Fat 9.5 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.0 g
Cholesterol 3 mg
Sodium 68 mg
Total Carbohydrate 74 g
Dietary Fiber 10 g
Sugars 21 g
Protein 18 g

Dietary Exchanges
3 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat-free milk

Copyright © 2018 American Heart Association, Healthy for Good™. Every purchase helps fund the work of the AHA/ASA.

This is a perfect breakfast for those busy weekday mornings. This meal is as fast to pull together as it is delicious and nutritious.  

Nutrition Facts

Overnight No-Cook Banana Oatmeal

CaloriesCalories

443 Per Serving

ProteinProtein

18g Per Serving

FiberFiber

10g Per Serving

Cost Per ServingCost Per Serving

$1.88
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Calories 443
Total Fat 9.5 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.0 g
Cholesterol 3 mg
Sodium 68 mg
Total Carbohydrate 74 g
Dietary Fiber 10 g
Sugars 21 g
Protein 18 g

Dietary Exchanges
3 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat-free milk

Ingredients

Servings  4  

  • 2 1/2 cups fat-free milk
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups uncooked oatmeal (not instant or quick-cooking)
  • 2 medium bananas, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced crosswise
  • 1/4 cup chopped unsalted pecans or walnuts

Directions

Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.

  1. In a large, resealable container or bowl, stir together the milk, honey, and vanilla. Stir in the oatmeal. Cover and refrigerator overnight.
  2. Remove the oatmeal from the refrigerator. Spoon it into bowls. Top each serving with the bananas and pecans.

Cooking Tip: Prefer oatmeal with a thick consistency? If so, add another heap of oatmeal. Prefer it looser? Add a few more splashes of milk.

Tip: To ripen green bananas, remove any plastic wrapping and store them at room temperature until ripe. Store ripe bananas in the refrigerator; their peel will darken, but the fruit will remain fresh. Peel and freeze overripe bananas to use in smoothies or baking. 

Tip: Baking raw, dry oats for 1 hour at 250˚F will destroy any bacteria that may cause a foodborne illness.
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