Cinnamon Banana Bread Oatmeal
Loaded with banana-cinnamon goodness, this brown-sugar sweetened oatmeal takes 5 minutes to make and costs just $0.39 a serving!
Ingredients
- 1 banana half mashed, half sliced
- ½ cup rolled old-fashioned oats
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar packed (can substitute date sugar or paste)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 1 Tbsp ground flax seed optional
Instructions
- In a microwaveable bowl with tall sides, stir together all ingredients except the sliced half-banana.
- Microwave 2 - 2½ minutes until creamy and piping hot.
- Top with banana slices and a sprinkle of cinnamon and brown sugar, if desired.
Notes
Stove-top directions (serves 4):
Bring 4 c water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add 2 c rolled oats, 2 mashed bananas, 4 Tbsp packed brown sugar, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp salt, stir, and reduce heat to low. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and stir in 4 Tbsp ground flax seed. Serve topped with the remaining 2 bananas (sliced) and a sprinkle of cinnamon and brown sugar.
Bring 4 c water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add 2 c rolled oats, 2 mashed bananas, 4 Tbsp packed brown sugar, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp salt, stir, and reduce heat to low. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and stir in 4 Tbsp ground flax seed. Serve topped with the remaining 2 bananas (sliced) and a sprinkle of cinnamon and brown sugar.
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