Creamy Vanilla Oatmeal with Caramelized Bananas

Plain oats and plain banana for a plain breakfast? No need for that anymore. Try these Creamy Vanilla Oatmeal with perfectly Caramelized Bananas instead. 

Add some creamy peanut butter and dark chocolate and perfect that topping even more!

I saw a recipe like this on Insta but was hesitant to try it out because oats are my everyday breakfast, but with protein powder. And not any protein powder. Quest Nutrition’s Cinnamon Crunch (or even Vanilla) is the only ones that will suffice.

A new oatmeal recipe? I really really really didn’t want to ruin my fave.

But then I thought about it a little more. Caramelized Bananas. Bad? Sounded amazing.

What a good topping!

I’d never made or even tried caramelized bananas before, but they turned out so easy.

• Spray hot pan
• Slice banana
• Cook one side
• Flip
• Cook other side

I found out the hard way that the flip has to be extremely gentle (it’ll break otherwise), but otherwise, a 5-minute breeze.

You also need to flip it at the right time. Too soon and the banana will be mushy and remain stuck to the pan.

Don’t believe me? Try it yourself!

Creamy Vanilla Oatmeal with Caramelized Bananas

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Prep Time2 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time12 minutes mins

Servings: 1 cup

Calories: 320kcal

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Plain oats and plain banana for a plain breakfast? No need for that anymore. Try these Creamy Vanilla Oatmeal with perfectly Caramelized Bananas instead.

Ingredients

• ½ cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats, 45g
• ½ cup Water
• ½ cup Almond Milk, or water
• Pinch of Salt
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• ¼ tsp Cinnamon
• Stevia Sweetener, 2 tsp sugar worth (Use your brand's Conversion Chart)
• 1 medium Banana, 120g
• Cooking Spray, Butter flavor preferred*

Instructions

Cook oats:

• Whisk together oats, water, milk and salt in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a low simmer and cook, uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Caramelize banana:

• While the oats cook, heat a skillet on medium and lightly spray it (1-2 sprays should be sufficient).
• Slice the banana into strips lengthwise or coins according to preference.
• Place bananas on pan and cook about 3 minutes until golden brown, sooner if you see browning on the pan or smell burning.
• Gently flip to other side and cook for another minute.

Assemble:

• Transfer oats to a bowl when cooked, and stir in vanilla, cinnamon and sweetener if using.
• Top with caramelized bananas.
• Serve hot with some peanut butter and dark chocolate if you like!

Notes

Nutrition:

• Servings: 1 cup + 1 banana | Serving size: 1 cup + 1 banana
• Calories: 320kcal
• Fat: 5.7g | Saturated fat: 0.8g
• Carbohydrates: 62.2g | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 15.9g
• Protein: 8.1g