Raise your hand if you feel personally victimized by the oatmeal pouch variety pack you were given to choose from for breakfast each morning as a kid? I still have problems stomaching anything apple-cinnamon flavored. LOL. That said, trust me when I tell you that each whippy, perfectly-sweet and healthy bowl of Blueberry Banana-Nut Oatmeal will instantly change your mind about what oatmeal can and should be.
Homemade Oatmeal in Minutes
Full of heart-healthy oats and vitamin-rich berries and nuts, there’s no denying that loaded oatmeal is an awesome way to start the day. Unlike the aforementioned oatmeal packets though, homemade oatmeal doesn’t have the texture of paste, which helps! This particular combination of blueberries, bananas, and nuts is just lovely, and all the ingredients are metabolism-boosting and full of fiber and antioxidants. The blueberries get warm and bursty when sprinkled over the hot oatmeal, and banana naturally sweetens each bowl so you can get away with adding very little extra sugar. I’m going to show you how to make oatmeal on the stovetop and the whole cooking process takes about 6 minutes. You can make this oatmeal recipe in the microwave to shave a few minutes off the cooking time, but I love how thick and creamy the texture becomes after stirring it constantly in the saucepan while cooking. Let’s do this!
How to Make Homemade Oatmeal
Start by adding certified gluten-free old fashioned oats into a small saucepan. Old fashioned oats are oats that have been steamed then flattened. Steel cut oats are chopped whole oats that have a great texture once cooked, but they take awhile to get there. Quick-cooking oats easily become gummy (they’re inside those oatmeal pouches!). For these reasons, old fashioned oats are my choice for stovetop oatmeal.
Next add equal amounts of water and milk. I use unsweetened almond milk, but use whatever you’ve got in the fridge for drinking.
Finally, thinly slice 1/2 banana into the saucepan then turn the heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture begins to simmer.
Once simmering, start breaking up the banana with a spatula and stir constantly until the oats have absorbed most of the liquid and are cooked and creamy, about 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat then stir in brown sugar or pure maple syrup plus a dash of vanilla. You could use less sugar if your banana is super ripe!
Pour the oatmeal into a bowl then slice the remaining banana half on top with fresh blueberries and chopped nuts. These photos show walnuts, but use what you love best.
That’s all she wrote — I told you it was easy! I hope you give these perfectly-sweet, nourishing, and healthy oatmeal bowls a try sometime soon.
Enjoy!
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