- In today's video I'm gonna show you
how to make Bananas Foster overnight oats.
You heard that right.
The classic Bananas Foster dessert for breakfast
with practically no sugar, unlike the dessert.
And it's super easy, really fast, and delicious.
Let me show you how.
In today's recipe we're using steel-cut oats.
Steel-cut oats are the entire groat
that's basically been cut through blades.
So that's why you have these little
pieces consistency almost really, essentially
you're getting a cut grain on this with this steel-cut oats.
They're heartier, they have a lot of flavor,
but if you are looking for a recipe
to use your old-fashioned or your rolled oats,
I will leave the link right below this video
because the measurements are going to be a little bit different.
So the first thing we want to do is start
with the Bananas Foster part.
For that we're gonna use our stove.
It comes together really quickly.
And with our heat on medium,
I'm just going to melt a little bit of butter
unlike the traditional dessert which is just
probably like a whole stick,
we're just using a little bit,
about a tablespoon or so on our pan.
And then I'm using not green bananas, but not super mushy
and overly ripe that you'd use for banana bread.
However, if your bananas are super green
or you have a full stash of frozen bananas,
heck, use those 'cause we're gonna cook 'em
and melt, ah so good, watch.
So I'm just going to slice my banana right onto my pan.
And the bananas are really going to get cooked down
with cinnamon, a little bit of maple syrup.
Super, super good.
Going to use about a one 1/2 bananas
for this four-serving recipe
and eat the other half with peanut butter.
I'm pretty sure while you guys are not watching.
We're going to kind of cook down our bananas a little bit.
To the bananas I'm going to add some cinnamon.
And I'll also use the vanilla.
Now, if you're using frozen bananas,
they're going to have a little bit more mushy liquid
which is totally fine.
It looks like your bananas are sticking,
but they're really not.
And you just want to cook them down
until they kind of look a little bit pasty,
that's where you want 'em.
So now at the very end, I'm just gonna turn off the heat.
Take a little bit of maple syrup,
drizzle it over the top of the banana.
And now that the fire is off
we're just going to toss the bananas,
the cinnamon, the vanilla, and the maple syrup.
And as you can see, it's really a great texture.
All right, so that took like what, three minutes?
No big deal.
This whole recipe really comes together really fast,
that's why I love to make
these overnight oats ahead of time.
I have an entire playlist of oat recipes
if you are into oat recipes
as well as tons of breakfast recipes that you can make ahead
because at my house mornings are kind of crazy.
So anything that I can help myself with in the morning
by having food ready, it's always a great idea.
All right, and just so you know,
I'm using small lidded eight-ounce jars.
You could also make this recipe
and put everything, all the ingredients,
in a bigger container.
And then in the morning,
serve it inside of individual bowls.
Either way, totally works.
In these four jars I'm going to place our oats.
What we'll be cooking without a little cleanup.
Now, I also have a video on how to make overnight oats
where I show you all sorts of add-ins
that you can add to your oatmeal jars,
your overnight oat jars like chia seeds or hemp seeds,
like other things that add a lot of nutrition.
To these I'm adding some flax meal or ground flax seed.
It is optional, but I do like the fact
that it absorbs liquid with the oats
and it makes my cups thicker.
And now our milk.
I'm using unsweet almond milk for today's recipe,
but you can use whatever milk you have at home
that fits your dietary needs and preferences.
So about half a cup on each jar.
All the details and the recipes
you can find right below this video.
And now the best part is we're going to spoon
the banana mixture into these jars.
And I like to make sure that every jar
has about the same amount
so that I know that I don't just feel gypped
when I eat them in the morning.
The mixture is cinnamon-y, sweet combined
with the oats, super, super good.
So with your spoon you just want
to kind of mix this up a little bit.
Okay, so we just take our jars.
We're going to cover, put on the lids.
The thing about overnight oats
is that they do need about eight hours
to absorb all the liquid,
that's why they call them overnight oats.
You don't have to cook them in any way.
In the morning I'm gonna show you what they look like.
You could eat them cold or simply warm them up
in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
So all I'm gonna do is refrigerate these jars.
I knew we'd be making this video today,
so I made an entire batch last night.
And I'm gonna show you what they look like.
Okay, so these, as you can see,
they're super creamy, thick.
Delicious.
Making overnight oat recipe videos.
Is one of my favorite things, actually,
on video day because I can't stop eating them.
And there's like more jars.
But you should definitely try this recipe.
I'm gonna put all the details right below this video
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