Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats
with mashed banana and cacao nibs
By Superfoods Advisor Editors·July 4, 2026
Allergens Oats · Milk · Peanuts
Ingredients
½ cupRolled oats
½ cupWhole milk (or soy milk)
¼ cupPlain Greek yogurt
1 tbspChia seeds
1 tbspNatural peanut butter (unsweetened)
½ wholeRipe banana, mashed- ½ wholeBanana, sliced, for topping
1 tspRaw cacao nibs, for topping
From your pantry
- ½ tspPure vanilla extract
- 1 pinchFine sea salt
Utensils Jar with lid · Fork
Instructions
Mash the half banana into the milk directly in the jar, then stir in the oats, chia seeds, salt, and vanilla. The banana works as both sweetener and thickener.
Warm the peanut butter for 15 seconds if it is cold and stiff, then swirl it through without fully blending it in.
Spoon the Greek yogurt on top and leave it unstirred. The layers hold overnight.
Seal and refrigerate 6-12 hours.
Top with the sliced banana and cacao nibs before eating.
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Why it works
The banana provides pre-workout carbohydrate. The fiber from the oats and chia, and the fat in the peanut butter, may slow how quickly that carbohydrate reaches the bloodstream, though this exact combination has not been tested.
Cacao nibs add a little fiber along with theobromine, a mild vasodilator structurally related to caffeine but longer-acting.
Macro detail: the 25 g of sugar is almost entirely from the banana, the milk, and the yogurt. Nothing is added.
This recipe is part of Superfood Overnight Oats: 6 Recipes Built Around Beta-Glucan and Gut Health, which covers the underlying nutrition science and the shared base method.
