Healthy Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats Recipe (2024)

Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats! Whipped peanut butterovernightoatsand banana layered with grape chia filling!

A heart-healthy breakfast featuring one of the best couples, peanut butter and jelly.Made with whole grains, this oatmeal recipe is perfect for breakfast. If you love the classic combo of a pb&j sandwich, you will love this delicious overnight oat recipe.

Packed with omega-3 fatty acids, plenty of fiber, and protein, it’s a filling breakfast all on it’s own, without any unnecessary added chalky protein powders.

PB&J Overnight Oats Ingredient Notes

You’ll need to use rolled oats or quick oats, sometimes called instant oats, for this recipe. Steel-cut oats or Scottish oats won’t work the same way.

I like the banana whipped into the oats for more flavor, but you can omit the banana altogether if you’d like, or you can just add sliced banana on top of the overnight oats right before serving.

This oatmeal recipe is obviously from a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but you can use cashew butter, almond butter, or other nut butter if desired. I’m not a fan of the taste of sunflower seed butter but that will also work as a nut-free option.

The jelly comes from Concord grape juice, like Welch’s, but any other juice will work. Almond milk is my preferred non-dairy milk for these overnight pb & j oats, but other milk will work. Soy milk, coconut milk, oat milk or other milk works in this recipe.

How to Make Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats

Whipping the Oats

These peanut butter ones are so creamy, you’ll almost forget you are eating soaked rolled oats!

I’ve probably made a dozen or so riffs on traditional overnight oats but whipping them like this has got to be my new favorite.

I’ve seen banana get whisked into oatmeal while it’s cooking, so I thought why not try the same thing with overnight oats? Plus, if peanut butter isn’t going with jelly, he’s going with bananas.

After the peanut butter is good and whipped, throw in the oats and set aside till morning. If you like your oats really sweet, try adding in a drizzle of honey or maple syrup before setting them overnight. I think the ripe banana adds the perfect amount of sweetness, but then I also tend to skew towards less sweet foods. It’s your oatmeal! Season as you please!

Peanut Butter Overnight Oats Health Benefits

Besides being a good reason to get up in the morning, these peanut butter and jelly overnight oats is also packed with heart-healthy benefits.

Oats contain soluble fiber which is helpful in reducing LDL cholesterol levels. Oats are also a good source of plant lignans, which along with reducing heart disease, have also been associated with lower hormone-related cancers and osteoporosis. Swapping in juice for the jam portion meansyou also get to enjoy the benefits of 100% grape juice, which have been shown to help promote healthy blood flow and cholesterol levels.

But, like all healthy food, it’s still gotta taste good. Even as a dietitian, there are very few foods I eat for the health benefits alone. Thankfully, this oatmeal is one that I will be making over and over again. With all the pretty layers and 10 minute prep-time, I have a feeling that you will too.

More Oatmeal Recipes

• Instant Pot Oatmeal
• Baked Oatmeal with Berries
• Apple Pie Oatmeal
• Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
• Overnight Pumpkin Vanilla Oatmeal

If you try this peanut butter and jelly overnight oats recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and tag your Instagram photos with #delishknowledge .I absolutely love seeing your creations. Happy cooking!

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