Banana Nut Bread Oatmeal

It's like having dessert.  For breakfast!  This bowl of oats was once again inspired by kath, who is the reigning queen of oatmeal.  I used her whipped banana oatmeal recipe and added some toppings, and suddenly I had banana bread in a bowl.  I felt guilty for eating it for breakfast, because it tasted like it should have been forbidden.

Banana Nut Bread Oatmeal

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup unsweetened soy milk
• 1/2 large banana (I LOVE banana!) cut into chunks
• Scant pinch sea salt
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla

Toppings:

• 3 TBSP chopped walnuts
• Healthy sprinkle cinnamon
• Few banana slices

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° and toast walnuts while you're preparing your oats.
2. Put oats, salt, water, soy milk, and banana into medium sauce pan and bring to boil over medium heat.
3. Once oats are boiling nicely, begin to stir continuously to melt the banana into the oatmeal.
4. When most of the liquid is absorbed and the banana chunks are melted, stir in vanilla, and turn off heat.
5. Top with hot roasted walnuts and a liberal sprinkle of cinnamon.

Enjoy!