Banana Cream Pie Overnight Oatmeal

Banana Cream Pie is one of my favorite desserts...but only when it's made correctly (aka homemade). I hate when people just whip up Jell-O banana pudding and stick it on top of a store-bought crust, and then squirt some canned whipped cream on top. It's absolutely insulting!

I've wanted to create a banana cream pie oatmeal for a while now, but I wasn't quite sure how to go about it. Would it just be a regular banana oatmeal with extra vanilla extract? Would I top it with something (banana soft serve? coconut whipped cream? soy yogurt?) to resemble the "cream?"

But then I got THIS idea. And it's PERFECT. Banana Cream Pie should be cold, anyway, NOT hot! Plus, I like to think of overnight refrigerator oatmeal more like "oatmeal pudding," and pudding is exactly what I wanted this oatmeal to resemble!

Banana Cream Pie Overnight Oatmeal

by The Oatmeal Artist

Prep Time: 3 min

Cook Time: Overnight

Keywords: overnight

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Ingredients (serves 1)

• 1/2 cup regular rolled oats
• 1/2 cup milk of choice
• 1 tsp chia seeds
• 1 overripe banana
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup plain or vanilla yogurt, such as SoDelicious (optional)
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Add the first three ingredients to a mason jar.
2. Mash up 2/3 of your banana and add to the jar. Slice the remaining 1/3 into the jar.
3. Add vanilla extract, optional yogurt, and salt. Put the cover tightly on the jar and shake, shake, shake.
4. Place in the fridge overnight. In the morning, you will have a delicious, dessert-like oatmeal ready and waiting for you!

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