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This Dairy-Free Boston Cream Pie Banana Oatmeal is a gluten-free superfood that tastes like dessert for breakfast! A nourishing and satisfying oatmeal with natural ingredients and a boost of protein. Perfect for post workout recovery, hearty breakfast, or pure bliss!
Dessert for Breakfast?
Healthified, nourishing, superfood powers, and just plain tasty! My husband had never tasted Boston Cream Pie, and he LOVES anything custard like, so I made this recipe for him. I did my best to create a coconut milk custar-like filling with dark chocolate topping. It’s no pie but it’s about as close I will get to making one in oatmeal form!
Okay, it’s dessert for breakfast, but if you want a real cream pit dessert, I suggest you check out this Coconut Cream Pie (allergy-friendly and vegan) by Allergylicious!
Ingredients You’ll Need
Below is an overview of the ingredients and recipe. Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details and nutrition information.
- Banana – We all know banana’s are good for you and rich in potassium and magnesium. They also can help boost your mood—banana’s contain tryptophan, which enables in the production and balance of serotonin.
- Gluten-Free Oats – Great source of fiber. A lot of people with gluten-free sensitivity can handle oats if soaked overnight or certified gluten-free.
- Coconut Cream and Coconut Yogurt topping – A healthy does of MCT’s (medium chain triglycerides) for energy. Minerals to replenish the body’s electrolytes!
- Cocoa and dark chocolate/cacao nibs – Rich in antioxidants and iron!
- Egg yolks and Egg Whites – a complete protein (meaning is has all the essential amino acids needed for the body) and it’s rich in the essential micronutrient choline.
How to Make Boston Cream Pie Oatmeal
- Mash your banana and set side
- Mix your cream and almond milk in a sauce pan and bring to a soft boil on stove top. Don’t allow it to come to a full boil. Add in your oats, a pinch of salt and stir in your whole egg.
- Add mashed banana and vanilla and stir until combined.
- Cover and let it sit on low or off for 5 to 10 minutes. If you have regular oats, then you will need to cook according to package.
- Once oats are cooked, spoon into bowls.
Make the custard topping
- In a small bowl, non-dairy yogurt, vanilla protein powder, and sweetener. My trick is to add in butter extract and a spoonful of honey to make it taste more like custard. Mix together until thickened.
- Place chocolate in a microwave-safe dish and cook for 30 second intervals until melted.
- Spoon yogurt mix on top of each bowl. Drizzle your dark chocolate sauce on top.
- Sprinkle with extra cacao nibs or maple syrup/honey if desired.
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Gluten-Free Oatmeal Recipes
Boston Cream Pie Banana Oatmeal
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3 servings 1x
Description
Boston Cream Pie Banana Oatmeal; a superfood dessert oatmeal breakfast made with natural ingredients and packed with protein. Dairy-free, gluten-free, and protein packed! Vegan option
Ingredients
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- 1 ¼ cups gluten free quick cooking oats. If using whole oats just use 1 cup.
- 1 ripe small banana
- ¼ –⅓ cup coconut cream or milk (thickened portion that’s solid) (regular or lite)
- 8 –10 oz almond milk (or chocolate almond milk)
- dash of salt
- 1 egg or for lighter version use ¼ cup egg whites (see notes for vegan option with flax egg)
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
Optional mix ins or toppings:
- 2–4 ounces coconut or non dairy yogurt for topping
- 2 tbsp of a Vanilla vegan protein powder (a type of pea protein works best for texture).
- Honey or maple syrup (sweetened to your preference)
- 1 oz (around 4 tbsp) Melted dark chocolate chips (enjoy life dairy free brand)
Instructions
- See notes for microwave version. But best texture comes from stove top.
- First, blend or mash your banana so it’s almost pureed.
- Next, mix your cream and almond milk. Place on stove top in small pan and bring to a soft boil. Don’t actually boil, just close to it . Add in your oats or quick oats and pinch of salt. Stir in your whole egg (or egg whites if you want lighter version).
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and banana mixture.
- Cover and let it sit on low or off for 5 to 10 minutes. If you have regular oats, then you will need to cook according to package. Usually around 20 minutes. The egg should create a thicker texture, with the egg (or egg white) portion cooking within the oats. You can see it getting thicker. Stir a few times while cooking.
- Once oats are cooked, spoon into bowls.
Make the “custard” topping
- In a small bowl, mix ½ cup of coconut or non-dairy yogurt, 1-2 tablespoon of vanilla protein powder, and any sweetener you desire. Add in butter extract and a spoonful of honey to make it taste more like custard. Mix together until thickened.
- Place chocolate in a microwave-safe dish and cook for 30 second intervals until melted.
- Spoon yogurt mix on top of each bowl. Drizzle your dark chocolate sauce on top.
- Sprinkle with extra cacao nibs or maple syrup/honey if desired.
Notes
- For dairy-free, use these dark chocolate chips.
- VEGAN OPTION– replace egg with a flax egg:- Mix 1 Tablespoon ground flax seed with 3 Tablespoons hot water. Place aside for a few minutes until the mixture thickens similar the consistency of an egg white.
- This recipe can be made in the microwave with quick cooking oats. Just mix the milk and eggs together. Mix in with the oats ingredients and divide into 3 bowls. Cook one bowl at a time in microwave. Topping is same on each.
- Nutrition based on using quick oats and light coconut milk.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ⅓ recipe
- Calories: 282
- Sugar: 14.4 g
- Sodium: 84 mg
- Fat: 9.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 5.3 g
- Protein: 12.9 g
- Cholesterol: 54 mg
So much fun to make this Lindsay, after having the real thing in Boston last week. The flavours are spot on. Yum. Truly decadent!
Thanks so much Belle! What a great compliment!
Would omitting the vegan protein powder be a problem?
For the topping? Not a problem at all. Just use Greek yogurt or pudding.
Wonderful. Thanks. Can’t wait to try this!
yea!
HEEELLLLOOOO creamy thick dessert-like bowl of oats! Boston cream pie in oatmeal form makes me all giddy inside! NEED DIS 😉
so thought of you two! oatmeal queens!
Holy yumminess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man that looks great!! I might go with the apple pie BUT that one with the crumble top – of course I always like the most fattening things! 🙂 Anything Molasses works for me too! 🙂
or snickerdoodle! hehe
THESE PHOTOS! So dreamy and creamy…
This has to be breakfast tomorrow..or one of them! I like to do two or three rounds of breakfast food on a Saturday!
sounds like a plan!
I am legit eating a banana right not as I read this. Happy food indeed. Also I’m about two thirds of the way through your Podcast on Chopped. Ave likes the sound of your voice.
I love AVE even more now. And you!
Pass the spoon, please! OMG this looks amazing and since I have everything, it will be my breakfast tomorrow morning 🙂
YEA!! Keep me posted Jen!
Gemius! I love the idea of revisiting and reinventing your older recipes. Great job!
Thanks Kori! It’s fun, right?
I’ve never been to Bawston… LOL! OMggggg, this is a total, feels like indulgence, faceplant type of breakfast! Look at the shine on that chocolate.. the creamyness, oatyness, crunch of the little nibbys… LOVE! I’m in haaaven!
BAWSTON. I need to update that in my post. LOL! I said it so wrong. And we need a breakfast date.
I’m not sure breakfast could get more perfect than this. WHY don’t I have any bananas right now?!
Thanks for reminding me it’s Friday. Totally thought it was Thursday.
I wish it was Friday ALL DAY EVERY DAY. You’re welcome bro.
Ok Boston Cream Donuts are TOTALLY my weakness! I can’t explain it, I just love them….but my body sure doesn’t! THIS is perfect!
OMG i bet the filling is to DIE FOR! haha
Well now I want a donut. ha!
Wow, what a flavour for oatmeal!!! Thanks for the shout out. I am pinning this puppy.
and thank you! So wanting that low carb pie now. GENIUS!
I would just like to dump cherry pie filling onto oats. Oh wait, I do that sometimes (at thanksgiving)
OMG why have I not done that? GENIUS!
Oh yes a dessert food can be a breakfast food. Cheers to that. On that note, pass me a spoon!
you got it!