Fluffy Banana Stovetop Oatmeal
Published 3/17/2025
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Our fluffy banana stovetop oatmeal is a morning favorite! It’s made with rolled oats, mashed banana, chia seeds, and a little bit of maple syrup.
If you ask me, this amazing oatmeal tastes just like banana bread, but in oatmeal form! I can’t wait for you to make this and love it.
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“Addicted to this recipe. Made it twice now and I can’t get enough. Love the flavor and texture!” — Heather
This recipe reminds me of college when I first fell in love with oatmeal for breakfast. Banana stovetop oatmeal was my go-to because I knew it would keep me full all morning and I could get so much volume out of one serving (thank you chia seeds and extra almond milk).
We’re sharing out secret to extra fluffy stovetop oatmeal: Double whip the oatmeal with extra almond milk. Once you think it’s done cooking, add a little bit more milk and then keep on stirring! It becomes super voluminous and delicious. It’s been our best oatmeal pro tip for nearly a decade, and now it can be yours too 😋
Why Stovetop Oats?
Why make stovetop oats when you can just make them in the microwave? I know it takes longer to make, but once you make oats on the stove, you’re never going to use the microwave again! Stovetop oats have THE best texture. They’re so fluffy and satisfying and they pretty much melt in your mouth with every bite.
Check it out!
How to Make Oatmeal
How to Make Oatmeal: Learn how to make every variation of oatmeal (steel-cut, rolled, and quick-cooking) in every method (stovetop, slow cooker, Instant Pot, overnight, and microwave)!
Topping Suggestions
Because every bowl of oats needs toppings. Here are our suggestions for this amazing recipe:
- sliced bananas
- walnuts
- ground cinnamon
You’ll also note that we had some extra homemade banana bread that we topped our bowls with. Banana bread on top of banana bread oats? YES.
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Fluffy Banana Stovetop Oatmeal Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2.5 cups plain, unsweetened almond milk, divided into 2 cups and 1/2 cup
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 medium banana, mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
Instructions
- Place all ingredients (minus 1/2 cup almond milk) into a medium sauce pan. Turn to high medium/high heat, mix, and bring to a boil.
- Turn heat down to low/medium and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring consistently until oatmeal thickens.
- Add 1/2 cup more almond milk and mix again. Let simmer for 1-2 more minutes. We call this double whipped.
- Top with walnuts, bananas, and chunks of banana bread.
Tips & Notes
- Nutrition information does not include toppings.
- Option to double or triple this recipe with the same method.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I love banana bread and oatmeal, so combining them into one breakfast is a great idea. The use of mashed banana for sweetness is a healthy twist too.
Good recipe! I like banana
This is a dream breakfast for a nursing mama! I love how creamy and flavorful it is. Topped with walnuts and strawberries today, but have used PB and banana bread toppings too.
These were top tier! I just made 1 serve of 40gm oats and some banana essence, and topped with 1/2 banana, 10gm pecans and 5gm coconut flakes. Very tasty and very close to the flavour of banana bread (not the texture of course)
Want to try this, Can this be made with regular full cream milk?
Definitely! Would be super creamy and delicious 😀
I’m not really a fan of oatmeal unless it’s the junky kind in a packet lol But some recent health issues forced me to eat more bland foods for a few days and I found this recipe during a search. It did not disappoint! I topped mine with a tablespoon of the NuttZo butter and YUM! I had leftovers for work this morning and it was so perfect on a cold rainy day. I made another batch tonight to take to work the next couple days. Really great oatmeal recipe.
Addicted to this recipe. Made it twice now and I can’t get enough. Love the flavor and texture
One of my favorites, too!
So good! I did (admittedly) try it with quick oats because I didn’t have any rolled pats left.. the cooking time was quicker but it still turned out super fluffy! halved the recipe just to make some for myself! Topped with a bit of frozen banana and walnuts and watched my roommate drool as I ate it… such a good recipe for winter!
Glad you loved this!