Caramelized Banana Oatmeal
What's more comforting than a warming bowl of oatmeal? This hearty oat porridge is topped with brown sugar, crunchy Coconut & Cashew Butter Granola, melty chocolate bits, and heavenly medallions of sweet caramelized banana.
Caramelized Banana Oatmeal Recipe
Prep time:
5 Minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes
Servings:
1 serving
Vegan
Ingredients
- 1/2 tbsp vegan butter or coconut oil
- 1 banana, sliced thick
- 1 tbsp brown sugar, divided
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup Nature's Path Old Fashioned Organic Oats
- 1/2 tbsp molasses
- Pinch salt
- 2 tbsp dark chocolate chunks
- Sprinkle of Nature's Path Coconut & Cashew Butter granola
- Almond milk (optional, for topping)
Instructions
- In a cast-iron frying pan or skillet, heat vegan butter or coconut oil over medium heat. Add sliced banana and sprinkle each slice with a touch of brown sugar (about 1/2 tbsp total.) Once bananas are soft and golden-brown, gently flip them and cook the other side. Once both sides are golden-brown off the heat and set aside.
- In a small saucepan, heat water, oats, salt, and molasses over medium heat. Stir often and cook until oatmeal reaches your desired consistency (about 3-5 minutes.)
- Transfer oatmeal into a bowl and top with remaining brown sugar, a handful of Nature’s Path Coconut & Cashew Butter granola, dark chocolate chunks, caramelized bananas, and a splash of almond milk.
- Quick oats: Reduce cooking time to 1-2 minutes.
- Quick cook steel cut: Use 1/4 cup of quick cook steel cut oats and 3/4 cup water. Cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Steel cut oats: Use 1/4 cup steel cut oats and 3/4 cup water. Cook for 5 minutes before reducing heat to low and cooking for an additional 20-25 minutes.
