Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 3 Tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar (or less)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cups oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
Preparation
In medium saucepan, bring water, sugar, salt and spices to a boil; stir in oats. Return to boil; reduce heat to medium. Cook 1 minute for quick oats, 5 minutes for old-fashioned oats or until most of liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove oatmeal from heat. Stir in mashed bananas. Spoon oatmeal into bowls. Yields 6 servings.
Variations
- Add peanut butter to boost protein – about 1 Tablespoon per serving
- Top with additional fresh or canned fruit packed in juice or water
