These banana bread overnight oats taste like your favourite homemade banana bread, but they’re the perfect breakfast prep and ready to grab straight from the fridge. Creamy, lightly sweet, and packed with cozy cinnamon and banana flavour, they’re an easy vegan breakfast for busy fall mornings.

Made with rolled oats, chia seeds, vegan yogurt, bananas, banana milk, and vanilla protein powder, these overnight oats are a simple way to prep breakfast for the week. I topped mine with a toasty oat crumble that provides a yummy crunch and added 3 caramelized banana slices.

I made this recipe using the unsweetened banana drink from my Odd Bunch pantry box, which is a super easy way to bring the banana flavour to these banana bread overnight oats.

banana bread overnight oats, with crunchy oatmeal crumble and caramelized bananas on top.

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Why You’ll Love These Banana Bread Overnight Oats

They taste like banana bread. Ripe banana, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg give these oats all the cozy flavours of banana bread.

They’re easy to meal prep. Make four jars at once and you’ll have breakfast ready to grab throughout the week.

They’re vegan. This recipe is completely plant-based and easy to customize with your favourite vegan yogurt and protein powder.

They’re filling. Oats, chia seeds, vegan yogurt, banana, and protein powder make these a satisfying breakfast that can help keep you full throughout the morning.

They have a crunchy topping. The cinnamon oat crumble adds a little texture and makes these feel more like a treat than your average overnight oats.

If you love banana bread as much as I do, you’ll want to try my recipe for a Banana Bread Matcha Latte, too! It’s become my new favourite drink.

How to Make Banana Bread Overnight Oats

Ingredients

Banana Milk

Overnight oats

2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup chia seeds
1 cup vegan yogurt
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
optional: ¼ cup maple syrup

Banana Bread Crumble

¼ cup rolled oats
¼ cup chopped walnuts
2 tsp maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp coconut oil

For topping

Cinnamon
Caramelized Banana slices
Extra walnuts or pecans, optional

How to Make Banana Bread Overnight Oats

1. Make the crumble

Heat a medium skillet. Add in vegan butter, rolled oats, chopped walnuts, maple syrup, and cinnamon, cooking until golden and crispy.

2. Make banana milk

Add a banana, banana milk, and protein powder to a blender. Blend until combined. I used my Beast blender; it’s perfect for small batches.

3. Make overnight oats

Make overnight oats jars. In each jar, add oats, chia seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, vegan yogurt, and banana milk. Mix thoroughly, seal and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight.

4. Add toppings

Add the toppings. Once the overnight oats have thickened, top with banana bread crumble. Slice the remaining banana and sauté until caramelized. Add a few slices to each jar.

adding banana bread oat crumble on top of banana bread overnight oats mixture in jars.

adding 3 caramelized bananas on top of banana bread oat crumble,

Tips for the Best Banana Bread Overnight Oats

Make the crumble on the stovetop. It’s quick, easy, and gives the oats and nuts a delicious toasted flavour. Keep the heat at medium-low and stir frequently so the maple syrup doesn’t burn.

Let the crumble cool completely. It will crisp up as it cools.

Option to keep the crumble separate. If you’re meal prepping these several days in advance, store the crumble in a separate airtight container and add it just before eating to keep it crunchy. That said, I put mine right in the jar, and it was crunchy enough for me!

scooping out a spoonful of banana bread overnight oats from a meal prep jar.

More Overnight Oats Recipes

Here is a list of some of my favourite overnight oats recipes – just in case you want to switch things up!