Overnight Oats with Caramelized Bananas and Praline Pecans
I am a savory breakfast gal, but when it comes to prepping and batch cooking for breakfast, overnight oats are versatile, simple, and delicious. This overnight oat recipe is protein-packed and loaded with caramelized bananas, praline pecans, and dark chocolate chunks. This recipe will feed you Monday through Friday, and it serves as a great grab-and-go breakfast for your busy mornings.
Author: Maddie Augustin
Ingredients
2cupsrolled oats
5cupscoconut milk
4scoops vanilla protein powder of choice
2tbsppeanut butter
¼cupchocolate chips
Caramelized Bananas
2large bananas
1/2tspcinnamon
1tbspraw cane sugar
Praline Pecans
½cupchopped pecans
2tbspbutter
two tbsp brown sugar
1tspcinnamon
Instructions
Preheat a large skillet with butter to medium heat.
Add pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon to the pan. Stirring frequently, cook until the butter and brown sugar mixture evenly coat the pecans and become sticky, about 4-5 minutes.
Remove pecans from the pan and add to a large mixing bowl and set aside.
Slice banana into thin disks and add to the skillet that was used for the pecans. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and cook for 2-3 minutes per side, until bananas are tender and being to appear slightly translucent.
Add bananas, oats, coconut milk, protein powder, peanut butter, and chocolate chips to the large mixing bowl and stir until well combined and protein powder is not longer clumpy.
Portion into five mason jars and refrigerate overnight before enjoying!