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Overnight Oats Chocolate Banana

Chocolate flavor for breakfast, with no added sugar: unsweetened cocoa and ripe banana provide the sweetness, the protein keeps you full. 32 g protein in the jar.

🍽️ 1 serving ⏱️ ~5 min active ❄️ overnight ⓘ Active vs. hands-off time 🟢 easy Breakfast
Andreas Heumann · Pillar 2: Nutrition · ThriveZone Meals
Overnight Oats Chocolate Banana - ThriveZone Meal

Nutrition per serving

33 g
Protein
48 g
Carbs
14 g
Fat
445
kcal

Ingredients

  • Oats50 g
  • Almond milk, unsweetened200 ml
  • ½ ripe banana, mashed60 g
  • Almond butter10 g
  • Unsweetened cocoa5 g
  • Whey powder, chocolate25 g

How to make it

  1. Add the oats, whey powder, cocoa and almond butter to a jar.
  2. Mash the banana and add it in.
  3. Pour in the almond milk and stir vigorously — the cocoa only dissolves well after about 30 seconds.
  4. Seal the jar and refrigerate overnight.
  5. In the morning, stir, add a splash of milk if needed, and optionally top with cacao nibs.
🌱 Provides

Magnesium (cocoa) & slow carbs. Unsweetened cocoa brings magnesium and polyphenols, while the oats provide slow-release carbohydrates — nutrients like these are best covered through food first. More in the Supplement Compass →

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