This morning, I was really craving banana bread for some reason. It was really random – I don’t usually crave baked goods in the morning but I suppose today was just one of those days. And of course, I wasn’t going to make banana bread before I left for work – I had about 20 minutes for breakfast today! So, I decided to try to recreate the “essence” of banana bread using one of my morning breakfast staples: oatmeal.
I have to say, it turned out to be AMAZING. It totally tasted just like banana bread! And it was the perfect way to start off my morning.
The Ingredients
The ingredients here are pretty simple:
- 1/2 cup Whole rolled oats (although I like to use the multi grain oats from Trader Joe’s because it has oats, barley, rye and wheat – and has a great nutty flavor!)
- 1/2 banana sliced
- 4-5 walnuts chopped
- Unsweetened almond breeze (use up to 1 cup)
- Organic soy milk (use up to 1/3 cup)
- Ground cinnamon
- Stevia
Directions
Cook the oats according to package directions (I cooked mine in the microwave with 1 & 1/4 cup water). The thing I love about the multi-grain oats is that they cook just like regular oatmeal but have a nice variety of grains.
Top with bananas, walnuts, cinnamon and stevia and stir to combine
Pour the almond milk & soy milk over the oats until they have reached the consistency you want (for thicker oats, use less milk)
Stir to combine. Breakfast is served!
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This sounds amazing!! Perfect way to start your morning out right!
Exactly! After a breakfast like this I feel energized and ready to start my day
I love my oatmeal every morning, and this is a great way to make it even more fun!
Thanks Belinda – hope you enjoy the recipe!
You can never get bored of oats
My thoughts exactly!
I love nuts and fruit combinations in hot breakfast cereals, and this one sounds really kid friendly too.
Me too! Oatmeal is such a great base for all kinds of creative toppings
Hope your kids love this!
I’m pretty sure I’ll make my daughter’s whole day when I make this for her in the morning. She is an oatmeal junkie and adding bananas will just send her right over. Great recipe, I love your innovation!
Aw yay! I’m sure your daughter will love it!
Oh my… with the milk over top? It looks soooo good! The perfect combination of toppings makes or breaks oatmeal for me. You’ve done a fantastic job. mmm
Hehe thank you so much!! And yes – pouring the milk over might be my favorite part – because that’s when it really starts to come together, and it’s the last step before devouring it!
This really sounds like it would be awesome for breakfast (and honestly, I rarely want anything for breakfast). Waking up to this would be a delight.
Hope this inspired you to eat breakfast more often Kita!!
This sounds really good! I could eat oatmeal for breakfast every day.:)
Sounds like we’re a lot alike! I do eat oatmeal for breakfast pretty much every day
That is one of my favorite breakfasts! Yum!
Thanks Brit!
This is my kinda oatmeal!
Woohoo! I’m sure you’ll love it!
How many calories is this
It depends on how much almond/soy milk, nuts and banana you use, but with these proportions: 1/2 cup oats (150 calories), 1/2 banana (50 calories), 1 Tbsp walnuts (50 calories), 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (40 calories), and 1/3 cup soy milk (30 calories) – you end up with: ~320 calories!
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