Banana and Cream Oatmeal (AIP, Vegan, Paleo)

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Last Updated on April 30, 2025

This simple banana and cream oatmeal is a quick breakfast! Paleo, Vegan and AIP, it uses only 4 ingredients!

banana and cream oatmeal in a bowl

I’ve been dreaming of a creating an AIP Vegan oatmeal recipe so three weeks ago I broke down and bought some raw coconut butter because I heard people raving about how delicious it was.

It’s not cheap though. If I had a blender that was worth any salt I would have just bought some unsweetened coconut flakes and whizzed it up.

Instead, I have to buy the $15 stuff which does taste AMAZING and is WORTH EVERY PENNY.

Anyhow, if you’ve bought raw coconut butter you know that the stuff is hard as a rock. You ‘ll have to soften it with warm water so you can mix the butter and the oils together and get coconut creaminess.

homemade coconut cream in a jar to make banana and cream outmeal

The Little is a banana eating fiend and one day I threw together ripe bananas, coconut butter, a pinch of salt and cinnamon.

I was blown away by how much it reminded me of soaked oatmeal. Banana and Cream oatmeal was born and I had created my first aip breakfast recipe.

Seriously there are two things I miss from my grain eating days and soaked oatmeal ranks at the top.

I quickly killed my jar of coconut butter and am eagerly awaiting my case from my food buying club.

First, this is not low carb. Shock!

Two, this is vegan! I know your mind is spinning. Paleo and Vegan in the same recipe and the world did not explode.

Three, I cheat and warm my coconut butter up in a saucepan until it’s nice and runny.

This really helps with the creaminess and oatmeal-like flavor. You can jazz up the Banana and Cream Oatmeal with berries and nuts.

overhead view of banana and cream oatmeal in a bowl with a spoon on the side

What you’ll need for this recipe

  • Banana
  • Coconut butter
  • Sea salt 
  • Cinnamon power

Mash your banana and add the Celtic sea salt and cinnamon.

Warm the coconut manna/butter in sauce pan over low heat.

When it’s runny and warm remove from the heat and scoop it into the banana mixture.

Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Notes and Variations

You can add additional toppings to the oatmeal like walnuts, berries or flaxseed.

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PALEO OATMEAL

Banana and Cream “Oatmeal”

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana and cream oatmeal
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 318 kcal
Author: Kelly Bejelly @ A Girl Worth Saving

This Vegan banana and cream oatmeal recipe is so simple and paleo to boot!

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Mash your banana and add the Celtic sea salt and cinnamon.
  2. Warm the coconut manna/butter in sauce pan over low heat.
  3. When it’s runny and warm remove from the heat and scoop it into the banana mixture.
  4. Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Banana and Cream "Oatmeal"
Amount Per Serving
Calories 318 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 18g113%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Sodium 145mg6%
Carbohydrates 35g12%
Fiber 9g38%
Sugar 17g19%
Protein 4g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

72 comments

  1. I love coconut, and oatmeal. I hate bananas (with the exception of banana nut bread, which, I love). 🙂 My hubby & son loves bananas, though. So I’ll give it a try!5 stars

  2. I eat a similar thing as dessert or for breakfast, depending on how many carbs I want to consume. I take a whole banana, nuke it up, mash it until it’s creamy. Add cinnamon and chopped pecans on top. Then I heat some full fat coconut milk (for fat content) and almond milk (for sweetness) together and pour over it the same way that I would for oatmeal. Sometimes I’ll add a couple of warmed up raisins (warming them bloats them and improves the flavor/juicyness). All this for someone who never liked bananas!

    The next thing I want to try is grinding up the nuts and mixing them with the banana to make it more meal-y.

    I like the idea of mixing in coconut butter. I think coconut oil would probably work, too. Thanks for the recipe!

  3. Sounds yummy!! How do you make your own coconut butter? Also, Im interested in your food buying club. What is that exactly?

    1. Hi Deborah 🙂 You buy coconut shreds and process them in your blender until you have a coconut paste. I tried this is my weaker blender/food processor and it did not work. I now have a Blendtec and it can do the job. I did see someone with a Ninja Blender who was also able to make it. On Thursdays I share frugal tips and one my upcoming post will be about how to create a food buying club.

  4. I have a *Vitamix* and my attempt at homemade coconut butter was a major fail. It seems to be hit-or-miss for people, judging from Chocolate-Covered Katie’s post, and I’m not sure why.

  5. I should be able to give this 10 stars. For real. This stuff should be illegal. I didn’t have coconut butter (ordered but it hasn’t arrived yet), so I used almond butter. ROCKIN’! I can’t wait to try the coconut butter…and maybe cashew butter. YEAH! 🙂

    1. Oh, almond butter! Ok, very helpful substitution because I don’t have access to the coconut butter (or the budget anyway) and I was hoping there was an alternative 😉 Thanks!!

  6. Just made this after finding a link on another site for AIP friendly breakfast ideas. This was just delicious and wonderful. I’ve been missing oatmeal and love both bananas and coconut so it’s perfect. Thank you so much for figuring this out and writing it down!5 stars

  7. Thanks, this looks wonderful! Coconut butter is so expensive but I found something called creamed coconut (not the same thing as coconut cream) and it is EXACTLY the same thing as coconut butter only it was WAY cheaper!!! I found it next to the canned coconut milk. It comes in a small cardboard box. It’s called creamed coconut and the brand was “Let’s Do Organic” You can probably find it on amazon and it’ll save you a ton! I googled the difference between coconut butter and creamed coconut and it’s the same thing, also can be called coconut manna. 🙂

  8. Can I use coconut oil and get the same results? I don’t have any coconut butter or flakes at the moment. I saw in the comments that someone used almond butter. Which do you think would be better substitute, coconut oil or almond butter?

    Thank you so very much for all your recipes!

  9. It’s as good as it looks but I used half of the called for amount of coconut butter simply because it’s ridiculously expensive. My new favorite breakfast.

  10. I just made my own coconut butter in the vitamix and it took a while but it finally worked! This recipe was delicious – I added blueberries, cinnamon and a couple chopped pecans. WONDERFUL!

  11. Great base, but I gotta say, the thing that makes this work for me, and the thing that balances out the coconut and banana for me, is a little bit of lime juice…….. yum!4 stars

  12. How would it be heating the banana? We really avoid consuming raw fruit with other items since it digests at different speeds and ferments in your stomach causing digestive issues.

  13. Thank you for this recipe. It’s even better than oatmeal, which I shouldn’t eat anymore but love on chilly mornings. This is delicious!

  14. Added coconut yogurt to this to make it a bit more creamy as mine was a bit pasty and it was SOO good!

  15. This is amazing. It takes likes cinnamon batter 🤤
    Plus it is so easy!
    Thank you for this recipe!!

  16. I just made this after pouting over not having any thing AIP that’s hot for breakfast. I haven’t made coconut milk for most recipes, so this looked promising. I had to stop and thank you it is so good! I added shredded coconut and sliced tiger nuts for the oatmeal texture. I even added a splash of the hot water I had for my tea to warm and make it even more creamy. This is a new favorite here!

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