Creamy homemade banana nut oatmeal tastes like warm banana bread in a mug. This breakfast recipe will fill you up and keep you going till lunch. Made with real bananas, old fashioned rolled oats, and pecans it has just the perfect balance of sweetness and only 10 minutes to make!
Servings 1person
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 5 minutesmins
Total Time 10 minutesmins
Ingredients
1/2cupold fashioned rolled oats
1smallbananaripe
1tbspsalted butter
1 1/2tbspbrown sugar
1/8tspground cinnamon
3tbsppecans or walnutschopped
1/2cupmilk
1/2cupwater
1/2tspvanilla extract
dashof salt(if desired)
Instructions
In a bowl, mash the banana with a fork.
Add 1 tbsp of butter to small saucepan. Heat on low-medium heat until melted.
Add mashed banana to melted butter. Stir to combine.
Add in cinnamon and brown sugar. Cook for 2 minutes to allow sugar to melt.
Add milk, water, oats, and a dash of salt. Stir to combine. Turn the heat to medium until the oats begin to simmer.
After simmering, reduce the heat to low-medium and cook for 5 minutes stirring occassionally.
After oats have finished cooking, turn off the heat. Stir in vanilla extract and 2 tbsp of chopped pecans or walnuts.
Remove from heat and transfer oatmeal to breakfast bowl. Garnish with remaining 1 tbsp of chopped pecans or walnuts.