In just a few short minutes, you can enjoy a hot, wholesome, homemade breakfast of Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal, flavored with cinnamon, sweetened with honey, and topped with crunchy peanuts!
If you enjoy wholesome banana-boasting breakfasts, you'll also love Banana Baked Oatmeal, Banana Breakfast Cookies, or Soft-Baked Banana Oatmeal Bars!
Well folks, last week I brought you peanut butter-flavored oats baked into crunchy granola, and today I'm bringing you the same ingredients in a different incarnation...Quick Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal! Coincidence? I think not. More like, it's cookbook deadline crunch time and I'll be lucky to eek out any blog posts over the next few weeks, much less ones requiring me to run to the store for ingredients I don't already have in the house. Ha.
I really appreciate y'all hanging in there with me, though. I've been working so hard to bring y'all a cookbook full of yummy, creative, family-pleasing slow cooker dinners made with real ingredients, and I'm really happy with how it's all coming together. And eventually, all of this cookbook-related work will be behind me, the heightened level of crazy under which I've been operating since last fall will subside, and I can once again pour my focused energy into this blog. 🙂
But until then, you're getting two breakfast recipes in a row! And they just might both include oats. And peanut butter. 😉 The good news is that they're also both wholesome, yummy, and easy to make! Whereas the Peanut Butter Granola is a bake-ahead-and-eat-all-week kind of breakfast, this Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal is a hot, fresh breakfast that whips up in the morning a matter of minutes. And you know what else? It's sooo good.
Yummy, Healthy Oatmeal
So good, in fact, that my extremely picky 3-year-old requested to eat the leftovers for dinner tonight, right after I took these pictures. And then she asked for the same thing for breakfast tomorrow. So given that this is a meal loaded with fiber, calcium, protein, and potassium, I guess it would be an improvement over the cheese quesadilla, grilled cheese sandwich, and/or cheese pizza (are we sensing a theme here?) that she traditionally requests on a daily basis.
So what makes this oatmeal good enough that my food-rut daughter is willing to trade her beloved carbs and cheese for it? Well -- in case you're not already privy to the fact -- bananas and PB get along swimmingly (this recipe is actually a spin on my Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats).
Ingredients
Stir a mashed banana and a big dollop of peanut butter into creamy oatmeal made with milk and flavored with a pinch of salt, a generous shake of cinnamon, and a splash of vanilla...and an otherwise boring (sorry) breakfast gets elevated into something special.
Then, to add even more flavor and texture, top with sliced bananas, chopped roasted peanuts, and even more cinnamon.
Warm...filling...delicious!
Tweak the Sweetness
If your banana is super sweet, this oatmeal may be perfect for you as-is. But if you'd like it a tad sweeter, feel free to squeeze in a bit of honey. I find that 1 tablespoon stirred into the pot gives this oatmeal a quality not unlike Baby Bear's porridge (AKA, juuuust right)...but how much you prefer to add is up to you.
And that's it! Seriously, friends, making a pot of Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal for breakfast doesn't take much longer than pouring a bowl of cereal. But it's so much healthier, tastier, and more filling. Plus, a little birdie told me that it even makes for a good brinner if you don't feel up to cooking a full-fledged meal one night...or, you know, if you just don't feel like battling a preschooler over cheese quesadillas again. 😉
More Peanut Butter Recipes
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
- Slow Cooker Thai Chicken with Peanut Sauce
- Easy Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
- One-Minute Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake
Quick Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups milk
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 large ripe banana, mashed
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1 to 3 teaspoons honey, optional
- sliced bananas, chopped peanuts and cinnamon, for serving
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, bring milk to a boil, watching carefully so that it doesn't boil over. Stir in oats, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cover for a few minutes. Stir in mashed banana, peanut butter, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Stir in honey, to taste, if desired. Top with sliced bananas, chopped peanuts, and additional cinnamon before serving.
Carol
So so yummy! Quick and easy to make!
Nicole Madsen
This is so delicious! I just made this oatmeal for my family and we all love it. I added flax powder, hemp hearts, chia seeds, pecans, strawberries and more milk. I also used rolled oats instead because I didn’t have quick oats. I will definitely make this again! Thank you.
Mathikd
Very good 👦
Madi
If I don’t have enough milk can I mix milk and water?
Samantha Skaggs
Sure! 🙂
Ashley
My first time making oatmeal and I can say I 100% love this recipe! Thanks for sharing
Samantha at Five Heart Home
You're welcome, Ashley...so happy you enjoyed it! 🙂
Jessica
Ahhhh soo sooo delicious, I over ate 😊.... thank you so much Samantha.
Definitely ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Athena
How many servings does this make? I'm feeding 9 kids this morning and can't seem to find the serving amount. Just need to know if I should double or triple it.
Samantha at Five Heart Home
Hi Athena! Sorry if it was hard to find, but the number of servings is at the top left corner of this recipe card. This recipe makes 2 (adult) servings, so I'd probably triple (or quadruple, depending on their ages) the recipe for 9 kids.
Emmy
This recipe is getting me through college midterms and I can't thank you enough ? it's so tasty, filling and easy
Samantha at Five Heart Home
Makes me SO happy to hear that, Emmy! 🙂
Corinna
This oatmeal was delish! I lOvEd it! Very yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Samantha at Five Heart Home
So happy you enjoyed it, Corinna! 🙂
Robin C.
Could I make a large batch of this and put it in individual containers to heat up throughout the week? How long will it keep once it's made? I can't wait to try this! On a whim, I stirred some peanut butter into my instant bananas and cream oatmeal this morning then immediately started to search for recipes to make it from scratch (or at least, more natural and less processed). 🙂 Thanks!
Samantha at Five Heart Home
Hi Robin! You can definitely make a batch of this oatmeal ahead of time and reheat it throughout the week (I'd expect it to keep in the fridge for 4 or 5 days). That being said, you'll probably need to stir in a little milk before reheating as it will thicken once chilled. Hope that helps...enjoy!
Desiree
Beyond AMAZING!!! Thank you! This recipe was easy to folllow, super simple and delicious!!!
Nikki
Would this work with almond milk?
Samantha at Five Heart Home
Almond milk should work just fine, Nikki...enjoy! 🙂
Emily
so good!
Aubrey King
I imagine the calorie count is closer to 500 calories, depending on the milk you use, etc. If you were to substitute regular milk for almond milk and, with an estimate of the calories in the various amounts of toppings, that roughly accounts to 465 calories, give or take (per serving). Sorry if this is inaccurate, I just calculated it with some exact calorie counts and some estimates (for honey, peanuts, etc). It also depends on the type/brand of ingredients you use, seeing as some are higher in calories than others.
Brittany
My husband and I LOVE this recipe, and use it almost every weekend! I'd like to make it for a big group breakfast, and confess that I am pretty clueless when it comes to the art of multiplying recipes. If I do a double or triple recipe, should I adjust the cooking times as well?
Samantha at Five Heart Home
Hi Brittany! I'm so happy to hear that you and your husband enjoy this recipe so much! I haven't tried doubling or tripling this recipe myself. But if you look at the directions on a canister of oatmeal, you'll see that going from one to two servings doubles the oats but does not exactly double the milk. So you are smart to take that into consideration!
Using the directions on a tub of quick oats as my guide, I'd say that if you want to double this recipe (to about 4 servings), start with 3 1/2 cups milk and 2 cups oats (and then double all of the other ingredients). To triple this recipe (to about 6 servings), start with 5 cups milk and 3 cups oats (and then triple all of the other ingredients).
You may need to cook slightly longer than the original recipe, but maybe not...I'd just watch the consistency as you stir (since you're already familiar with how it should turn out) and pull it off the heat when it seems right, remembering that it will continue to thicken as it rests.
Hope that helps, and hope it's a hit at your breakfast! Have a great week... 🙂
Kristin
This looks so yummy! I've never been a fan of oatmeal, but thanks to you I've discovered I like it. I'm still making the baked oatmeal and I'm looking forward to trying this too 🙂
The Better Baker
Yum Yum Yum! I am an oatmeal lover and will be making this soon. =)