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Layered Banana Cocoa Overnight Oats with Coconut

Creamy almond milk cocoa oats layered with cinnamon-mashed banana, topped with sweet coconut and crunchy pumpkin seeds.

Layered Banana Cocoa Overnight Oats with Coconut

Ingredients

  • 3 cups240 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2¾ cups (650 ml)720 gAlmond milk, unsweetened
  • ¼ cup24 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 oz24 gChia seeds
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gPlain kefir, low-fat
  • 3 medium354 gBanana
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround cinnamon
  • 2 dates48 gMedjool dates, pittedfinely chopped
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • ¼ cup24 gSweetened shredded coconut
  • ¼ cup32 gPumpkin seeds (pepitas)

Steps

  1. Prepare first: finely chop the dates and set out four jars or containers.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the unsweetened cocoa powder, the chia seeds, the cinnamon and the salt until the cocoa powder has no lumps.
  3. Whisk the almond milk, kefir and vanilla into the cocoa and chia mixture until smooth, then stir in the oats and the chopped dates.
  4. Peel the banana. Mash half of the banana in a small bowl with a fork; slice the remaining half and keep it for topping.
  5. Spoon half of the cocoa oat mixture evenly into the four jars, add a layer of the mashed banana to each, then top with the remaining half of the cocoa oat mixture.
  6. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight, until the chia seeds and oats have thickened the mixture and it is spoonable.
  7. To serve, top each jar with the sliced banana, the shredded coconut and the pumpkin seeds.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten.

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