Caramelized Banana & Peanut Butter Oatmeal
This delicious and satisfying oatmeal recipe features chia seeds, peanut butter and maple syrup and served with caramelized banana and nuts.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: Serves 6
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove-Top
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 3 ½-4 cups water
- 1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup chia seeds
- ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- ½ cup milk of choice + more for serving
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup + more for serving
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 3 yellow bananas, peeled and sliced
- ½ cup chopped walnuts and/or sliced almonds
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Pour oats and chia seeds into the water, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until oats are soft. Remove from heat and stir in cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt, peanut butter, milk and maple syrup until combined.
- In a medium skillet, melt butter and brown sugar at medium-high heat. Add sliced bananas and cook 1-2 minutes per side, until browned, flipping once.
- Scoop oatmeal into bowls and top with milk and maple syrup, as desired, and walnuts/almonds and caramelized bananas.
Notes
Storage Tip: Refrigerate leftovers up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 478
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 458mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 21g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 13g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 12mg
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