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Chocolate Almond Banana Oatmeal is a healthy breakfast that tastes like dessert!
Chocolate Almond Banana Oatmeal
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So I had planned a completely different post to go up today – a nice, healthy snack/breakfast for you or your kids, no measuring involved. Well, that will go up tomorrow. I just had to share what I had for breakfast today. If you have been following the March Foodie Photo a Day on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, started by The Purple Carrot, then you may have already seen a preview. But here it is in all of it’s chocolaty, nutty goodness.
My new bloggie friend, Nescett, at Bananaoats eats oatmeal with bananas cooked into it pretty much everyday (hence, the name of her blog). Before even finding her blog, I tried this, just with bananas in plain oatmeal. I was not a fan. Typically I like my oatmeal plain, cooked with a little milk, a pinch of salt, and some sort of sweetener – used to be Splenda, but I am trying to get away from artificial sweeteners, so now it is usually agave nectar. But I also do like occasionally treating myself to a nice chocolaty breakfast by stirring in some cocoa powder. But then yesterday I saw this Nutella Banana Oatmeal. Sumptuous Spoonfuls has been inspiring a few of my meals lately, and when I saw this, I knew I had to try it.
The problem. No, it wasn’t that I don’t have Nutella. It’s that Nutella is like a gateway drug for my. I open the jar to take out a tablespoon, and somehow the jar would magically be empty, and I would be curled in the corner with chocolate all of my fingers, denying any involvement. And then I would be moving on to the bag of Ghirardelli chocolate chips in the pantry. So I thought I would go with a version that utilizes jars that are already open, and won’t lead me down a path of consumption followed by self-loathing. Plus, she uses quick oats, and I typically only have regular Quaker Old-Fashioned Oats in the cabinet. And I am obsessed lately with Blue Diamond Almond Breezes Unsweetened Almond Coconut Milk. But, you could definitely use plain almond milk, or regular milk (maybe with a little almond extract added). And I am sure it would be equally as good with any other nut butter of your choosing.
You really should try this. It’s like dessert… at breakfast… but with no guilt in the form of added sugars or artificial sweeteners. Or an empty jar of Nutella.
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Chocolate Almond Banana Oatmeal
A healthy breakfast that tastes like dessert!
Ingredients
- Half of an over-ripe banana mashed up a bit
- 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
- 2/3 cup milk I used Blue Diamond Almond Breezes Unsweetened Almond Coconut Milk, but you could use any almond milk, or even regular milk, but the you may want to add a little almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon almond butter or other nut butter of your choice
- 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- Slices of bananas and/or almonds if desired
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl.
- Microwave on High for 2 minutes. Stir.
- Microwave for another 2 minutes, or to desired doneness. If you like it really soft, you may want to add a little water and cook longer.
- Top with banana and almond slices, if using.
Notes
Adapted from Sumptuous Spoonful's Quick & Easy Banana Nutella Oatmeal
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I completely get the ‘gateway food’. I have a few myself. Staying away is key.
My daughter and I eat banana oatmeal a few times a week. Going for simplicity, I pretty much smash an overripe banana into oatmeal. I love the idea of adding chocolate. I am going to have to think about this.
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Oh my gosh nutella is my gateway food too!!! Haha. But this looks fab i can’t wait to try it
I actually am planning o having it again for breakfast tomorrow 🙂 And that jar of Nutella is still sealed up.
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Thanks! Yes, it is dangerous stuff!
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I don’t get the whole Nutella craze (lisa-marie on bodyrock is nutz for the stuff) but i do understand not keeping certain things in the house. Like graham crackers. Or Ritz crackers, or Oreos. Oh my goodness there are so many things that if they’re there i will not stop eating them until they’re gone.
Chocolate chips is a bad one for me. And ice cream. I totally do not understand how a half cup can be a serving.
seriously.
This looks fab! Quick and easy breakie…I like! 🙂
Thanks! Yes, it was so fast, and a tasty change from the usual.
That’s so awesome! I am so excited you tried this and love how you made it your own and steered clear of the guilt trip.
I hope you don’t think I am just pilfering all of your recipes 🙂 I’ve just seen those two in the past week, and knew it was stuff I had to have. I almost didn’t post this, because I didn’t want you to think I didn’t have my own ideas 🙂