Overnight oats and a blended banana-cottage cheese pudding are layered into four chilled parfaits. The oat base needs at least four hours in the refrigerator, so prepare it the night before or earlier in the day.
Banana pudding
- 2 cups non-fat cottage cheese or Greek yogurt
- 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 bananas, divided
- 2–3 tablespoons zero-calorie sweetener
Overnight oats
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 2 cups milk of choice
- 2/3 cup Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Combine the oats, chia seeds, milk, and Greek yogurt. Let stand for 5 minutes, stir thoroughly again, cover, and refrigerate overnight or for at least 4 hours.
- When ready to assemble, place the cottage cheese or Greek yogurt, protein powder, vanilla, 2 bananas, and 2–3 tablespoons sweetener in a high-speed blender. Reserve the third banana for topping.
- Blend until the pudding mixture is smooth.
- Divide a base layer of oats among four cups. Add 2–3 spoonfuls of banana pudding to each, then repeat the layers evenly.
- Slice the remaining banana over the parfaits and serve.
Stir the chilled oats before assembling so their texture is even, and slice the reserved banana just before adding it to the tops of the parfaits.
