The Melted Banana Trick


Step away from the sugar!

One of my favorite ways to sweeten oatmeal is naturally, by melting in a banana. The banana gets all caramelized, and the oatmeal tastes amazing!

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The Melted Banana Trick

Step 1: Cook up the oatmeal or another grain as you normally would.

Step 2: In a separate bowl, melt however much banana you want in the microwave or on the stovetop until it’s all caramelized/gooey.  This adds so much flavor to the oatmeal! Now, stir the melted banana into your oatmeal.

Optional Step 3: Take your hand blender or Magic Bullet or regular blender and blend everything together so it’s a nice pudding-y consistency. (You don’t have to follow this step, but it mixes in the caramelized banana nicely.)

Below, as part of this recipe: Strawberry Hugs Oatmeal.

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Or, for a super-delicious breakfast, try combining oatmeal tricks:

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Use with the popular Voluminous Oatmeal Trick.

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157 Comments

  1. Heather says:

    My favorite breakfast is just the good ol’ oats of course! Nothing compares (Shanade sais it best!) to my oats! I also love love love to add Almond butter and some sort of Chocolate. I like your self love some chocolatly goodness! Thanks Katie for being you, I love reading your blog!

  2. Meg says:

    My fave breakfast in the winter is a nice bowl of oats, specifically your peaches n’ cream 😉 which is a new favorite!

    In the winter – Kashi Honey Sunshine w/ sliced bananas!

  3. MichelleLK says:

    My favorite breakfast is a bowl full of fruit, right not it is apricots, peaches and grapes because that is in season. Sometimes it is strawberries and banana with some almond butter, yum!

  4. Hearts Whole Foods says:

    My favorite breakfast is the standard bowl of oats/oat bran with sliced bananas cooked in + pinch salt + almond milk + chia seeds. Warm, yummy, and fills my belly!

  5. Torres says:

    My favorite breakfast is Fage 0 Total Yogurt with one packet of Splenda, 1/2 c frozen strawberries and 1/4 c of Kashi Golean crunch. yummy.

  6. Ruby Red Vegan says:

    My favorite breakfast…keeping in mind that I have never tried crepes, ever…is oat bran pudding: roasted butternut squash, very ripe banana, non-dairy milk, maple pb or almond butter, cinnamon, sea salt, oat bran, all mashed into creamy goodness and sprinkled with some hemp granola. sooo gooood!

  7. nicole says:

    hope this is the right crepe cake post. my fv b fast is a protien smoothie

  8. jrsimon56 says:

    My favorite breakfast is a savory breakfast. The ultimate? Homefries and tofu rancheros…with lots of hot sauce! Aye carumba!

  9. Brooke says:

    Favorite breakfast would have to be a peanut butter and banana smoothie with almond milk!

  10. Ellen says:

    my favorite breakfast is oatmeal with banana, granola, nuts, fruit and some cold hemp milk.

  11. Cake says:

    Smoothie made by the BF.

  12. Michaela says:

    My favourite breakfast is oatbran mixed with 2 heaping dessertspoons of nutritional yeast.

    It smells alot like cheetos, and tastes so awesome! It’s my treat every sunday morning.

    Simply 40g oatbran, 275ml soymilk or whatever milk you use (or half milk to water).

    Cook untill done (I nuke mine in the microwave) and at the end stir in the yeast. It makes it go thick so if the oatbran is a little runny before you add it that’s okay!

  13. Lisa C. says:

    My favorite breakfast? Oatmeal — steel cut, the hard way. With a bit of brown sugar and (ahem!) chocolate chips!

  14. Mary Zilhaver says:

    Favorite breakfast…frozen berries, bananas and yogurt with granola on top…yummmmmm

  15. Rachel says:

    Oatmeal with pb and chocolate chips!

  16. JB says:

    my favorite breakfast is definitely oatmeal with cinnamon, sliced banana, some form of dried and/or fresh fruit, and a big glob of nut butter or cacao bliss! yummmm.