Can you Guess the Secret Ingredient in This Tropical Overnight Breakfast in a Jar?

Tropical Overnight Breakfast in a Jar Nutella Recipes
Marie-Antoinette Issa

Lifestyle Editor

Mar 14, 2025

Wake up to a tropical twist on breakfast with this delicious Tropical Overnight Breakfast in a Jar! Packed with creamy oats, chia seeds and the natural sweetness of pineapple and banana, this easy make-ahead brekkie is as delicious as it is nourishing. Topped with toasted coconut, crunchy macadamias, and a surprise swirl of creamy hazelnut spread, it’s a flavour-packed way to start your day – no morning prep required!

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups of oats
  • 2 cups (500 mL) milk of your choice – skim milk works very well
  • 4 tsp black chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup diced fresh pineapple (alternatively, dates can be used)
  • 1 large banana (or 2 small) cut into small pieces
  • 4 tbsp toasted flaked coconut
  • 4 tbsp toasted and chopped macadamias
  • 60g Nutella (15g or 1tbsp per serve)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Place 1/2 cup oats into a 250ml Mason jar (or bowl). Pour 1/2 cup (125 mL) milk over top. Add 1 tsp chia seeds into each serving if desired. stir to combine. Repeat with remaining oats, chia seeds and milk into the other 3 jars.
  2. Cover and refrigerate overnight or 8 hours. 
  3. Distribute even amounts of pineapple (or dates) and bananas on top.
  4. Garnish your breakfast in a jar with the flaked coconut and chopped macadamias. Finish with 1 tbsp (15g) of Nutella.
Marie-Antoinette Issa

Marie-Antoinette Issa is the Lifestyle Editor for The Carousel and Women Love Tech. She has worked across news and women's lifestyle magazines and websites including Cosmopolitan, Cleo, Madison, Concrete Playground, The Urban List and Daily Mail, I Quit Sugar and Huffington Post.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

By Marie-Antoinette Issa

Lifestyle Editor

Marie-Antoinette Issa is the Lifestyle Editor for The Carousel and Women Love Tech. She has worked across news and women's lifestyle magazines and websites including Cosmopolitan, Cleo, Madison, Concrete Playground, The Urban List and Daily Mail, I Quit Sugar and Huffington Post.

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