This recipe is the village bicycle whore. It gets around & everyone’s had a turn. But it’s just so darn tasty.
The first person to introduce it to me was Jenny, who perfected it for breastfeeding perks & then was adopted by Kathleen, who changed it up a bit for convenience. It is such a plain yet delicious statement for the cold winter mornings & can be a fantastic way to secretly squeeze in fruits & veggies if you have an insanely picky toddler or husband (or both, like me).
Ingredients
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 banana, mashed
pinch of kosher salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
Combine oats, mashed banana, salt, milk & water in a saucepan.
Heat on medium until bubbly, stir until it reaches desired consistency.
Stir in vanilla.
Stir in pumpkin puree, berries, raisins, nuts…whatever you wish! (I add 1/2 can of pumpkin puree to mine when I stir in the vanilla extract.)
This refrigerates beautifully, so separate the oatmeal into serving size dishes, store in the fridge, & pull out throughout the week for a hot homemade breakfast!
add a perk: chocolate chips! I’m a big fan of white chocolate chips when I add pumpkin, or sometimes mixing both white & semi-sweet chips. yum!
p.s. did I mention this makes a ton & is super-economical?
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Thanks for this recipe…I just pinned it!!! Sounds scrumptious!!!
I love changing up oatmeal. It’s my morning staple usually (b/c it’s thick and warm and sits in my stomach for hours keeping me from having the morning munchies. Sorta like grits, just more flavorful). For a while a couple years ago when I sitll had money to spend (wait, waste!), I would get oatmeal from Starbucks. It was never lost on me how much I was spending in two days on it (when those two small bowls that for some reason they refuse (REFUSE!) to fill to the top cost the same as a regular sized tin of Quaker oats. And then McDonald’s tried to get all fancy with theirs. Bah! I’ma make my own (and now add pumpkin puree).
I’m sold. For me too
Yum! I love my oatmeal with banana. It’s also really good with peanut butter and marshmallow fluff added on top:-).
But what do you do with the extra? Just refrigerate and heat up when you’re ready to eat?
Yes ma’am! I usually divide them into portion-sizes into pyrex or tupperware, & then heat up in the microwave!
what a coincidence, I’ve got a double batch on the stove right now :-p I usually try to go heavy on the banana and sprinkle in choc chips too. Sometimes a big old spoonful of nutella!
What are the odds that I just blogged about my love affair with oatmeal earlier today?! You read my mind. Will have to try stirring some pumpkin purée into my next batch.
Sound super tasty!!! How many servings would you say this exact recipe makes? (for reference, I usually like to use 2 packets of the instant stuff, but would consider about 1.5 packets to be a decent serving).
I’d love to have several (4-5) days worth, so just want to know if I should double (or more) the recipe.
To make 4-5 days, definitely double the recipe! One batch makes two HUGE bowls, or two batches makes 5 good portion bowls. When I double the recipe & divide by 5, it’s enough to keep me full for 5-6 hours so I can eat a smaller lunch. I LOVE IT.
This looks delicious. I am avoiding oatmeal since I just weaned and don’t need any more engorgement, but I’m pinning this to try in a month or so.
yum.. that looks delicious!
Pinning this. I may have to try it. I’ve been on the Special K for breakfast every morning train for months now, but I’m sick of it and it doesn’t keep me full.
Just made a double batch. Thanks! It’s cooling in some portioned containers as I type:-)
That *does* look good…but I just can’t do oatmeal. During one of the many times when I was a medical mystery, I had to eat radioactive oatmeal for MRI’s like every other week…and I still just can’t stomach oatmeal!
Looks yummy! Maybe I’ll try it in the morning!
I just had to comment because I SWORE I read the last sentence as “Add PORK”. FTW! I love oatmeal.
Pork makes everything better. Especially bacon.
Yum. I will have to try this!! I normally do brown sugar, craisins and walnuts… But this sounds too good not to try!!!
I resorted to oatmeal for lactation as well. Vanilla is the key ingredient but I liked adding some brown sugar and fresh apple chuncks (while it was cooking so they would cook too) plus raisens. During peach season I did peaches, vanilla and a splash of cream.
*note: when reheating in the microwave I found a splash of milk added to it made it rich and creamy and you couldn’t tell the difference from when it was fresh.
I’m pretty sure Jenny adds flax, too! & good tip on the milk!
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