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Prep Time8 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Aleksandra

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (200g) old-fashioned oats
  • 4 cups (960ml) milk of your choice
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder preferably Dutch-processed, but any kind will work
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 medium bananas
  • 2 teaspoons coconut oil optional
  • chocolate-hazelnut spread for serving, optional
  • sweet cherries and strawberries for garnish

Instructions

  • Add milk, oats, maple syrup, cocoa powder, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt to a medium/large heavy-bottomed pot.
  • Bring to a boil then cook for 10-12 minutes, stirring frequently (to prevent burning at the bottom of the pot) until oats are soft and almost all the milk has been absorbed. At this point, your oatmeal will be a little bit too runny, but this is ok - it will thicken considerably while cooling. Take the pot off the heat.
  • Mash bananas with a fork. Add bananas and coconut oil to the oatmeal and stir until combined. After a minute or so, your oatmeal should have a perfect creamy, thick, but still pourable consistency.
  • Pour your oatmeal into bowls and top with your favorite toppings (my favorite for this oatmeal are a couple of banana slices, a spoonful of chocolate hazelnut spread, strawberries, sweet cherries, and a couple of chopped walnuts or pecans).
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • We always eat this oatmeal right after making it but if I plan on saving it for the next day, I will bring it once again to a boil after adding the bananas. This recipe calls for adding bananas after the oatmeal has been cooked to preserve some of their nutritional value which is partially lost after cooking the bananas. It is also a way to cool your oatmeal quicker (by adding cold bananas to a very hot oatmeal). Fresh bananas in the oatmeal will store better until the next day if they have been cooked.
  • This recipe has a high milk-to-oats ratio because this is what we prefer - I like when my oatmeal is not too thick - it should still be pourable when I add it to my bowl. If you want thicker oatmeal, add 1/2 cup less milk.
  • This oatmeal is already pleasantly sweet with just mashed bananas but we like it extra sweet so I´m adding maple syrup. You can omit it if you´d like a less sweet oatmeal. You could also add fewer bananas.
  • Coconut oil makes the oatmeal a little bit more creamy and adds a touch of coconut flavor. You can omit it if you don´t have it on hand.
  • Calories = 1 serving (1/3 of the recipe). This is only an estimate!

Nutrition

Calories: 535kcal