Photo: "Hot Chocolate" Banana-Nut Oatmeal Recipe
This isn't just any old oatmeal. It's like having dessert for breakfast. This recipe has got toasty nuts, sweet banana, rich cocoa and just enough chocolate chips to give you both healthy and sweet fix at the same time.
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain almond milk
- 2 fully-ripened large bananas (1 1/2 diced and 1/2 thinly sliced crosswise)
- 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Kosher salt
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
- 1/3 cup toasted and chopped walnuts
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
Bring the almond milk, 1 3/4 cups water, the diced bananas, almond and vanilla extracts and pinch of salt to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
Stir in the oats, cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of the honey and reduce the heat to medium. Cook, stirring frequently, until the oats are fully cooked to desired consistency, 6 to 7 minutes.
Transfer to 4 bowls, top with the sliced bananas, walnuts, the remaining 1 tablespoon honey, cinnamon and chocolate chips and serve.
Per Serving: Calories: 382; Total Fat: 12 grams; Saturated Fat: 1.5 grams; Protein: 11 grams; Total carbohydrates: 61 grams; Sugar: 24 grams; Fiber: 7.5 grams; Cholesterol: 0 milligrams; Sodium: 135 milligrams
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Notes
Cook's Note: Soy milk, rice milk, hemp milk or oat milk are also good substitutes.
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By naturalmomma
Fort Collins, 44
on January 29, 2013
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Really FAB! I doubled the recipe and made it with coconut milk and it was great. The almond and vanilla extract really are amazing in it. I love that it is sweet but not too sweet and the whole house smells of hot chocolate while it cooks. Highly recommend and yes, don't leave out the chocolate chips even if it's just a few. It makes it super fabtastic!
By louiseiscool13
Kennebunkport, ME
on January 28, 2013
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This recipe was okay. I made it the night before I went skiing so I could have a hearty breakfast which it was. I think that peanut butter would make this recipe even better and you definatly don't want to leave out the chocolate chips.
By atrainor81
on January 17, 2013
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This oatmeal was a big hit with my 1-year-old and 3-year-old and has become a go-to breakfast for my family. I used dairy milk and omitted the nuts. Don't leave out the chocolate chips! The oatmeal itself is not very sweet, so the chips provide delicious ribbons of sweetness.
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