Blueberry Banana-Nut Oatmeal is quick, easy, filling, and full of heart-healthy oats. Make then enjoy in minutes, any morning of the week!
Raise your hand if you feel personally victimized by the oatmeal pouch variety pack you were given to choose from for breakfast each morning as a kid?
I still have problems stomaching anything apple-cinnamon flavored. LOL.
That said, trust me when I tell you that each whippy, perfectly-sweet and healthy bowl of Blueberry Banana-Nut Oatmeal will instantly change your mind about what oatmeal can and should be.
Homemade Oatmeal in Minutes
Full of heart-healthy oats and vitamin-rich berries and nuts, there’s no denying that loaded oatmeal is an awesome way to start the day. Unlike the aforementioned oatmeal packets though, homemade oatmeal doesn’t have the texture of paste, which helps!
This particular combination of blueberries, bananas, and nuts is just lovely, and all the ingredients are metabolism-boosting and full of fiber and antioxidants. The blueberries get warm and bursty when sprinkled over the hot oatmeal, and banana naturally sweetens each bowl so you can get away with adding very little extra sugar.
I’m going to show you how to make oatmeal on the stovetop and the whole cooking process takes about 6 minutes. You can make this oatmeal recipe in the microwave to shave a few minutes off the cooking time, but I love how thick and creamy the texture becomes after stirring it constantly in the saucepan while cooking.
Let’s do this!
How to Make Homemade Oatmeal
Start by adding certified gluten-free old fashioned oats into a small saucepan.
Old fashioned oats are oats that have been steamed then flattened. Steel cut oats are chopped whole oats that have a great texture once cooked, but they take awhile to get there. Quick-cooking oats easily become gummy (they’re inside those oatmeal pouches!). For these reasons, old fashioned oats are my choice for stovetop oatmeal.
Next add equal amounts of water and milk. I use unsweetened almond milk, but use whatever you’ve got in the fridge for drinking.
Finally, thinly slice 1/2 banana into the saucepan then turn the heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture begins to simmer.
Once simmering, start breaking up the banana with a spatula and stir constantly until the oats have absorbed most of the liquid and are cooked and creamy, about 3 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat then stir in brown sugar or pure maple syrup plus a dash of vanilla. You could use less sugar if your banana is super ripe!
Pour the oatmeal into a bowl then slice the remaining banana half on top with fresh blueberries and chopped nuts. These photos show walnuts, but use what you love best.
That’s all she wrote — I told you it was easy! I hope you give these perfectly-sweet, nourishing, and healthy oatmeal bowls a try sometime soon.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup certified gluten-free old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk, any kind, I use unsweetened almond milk
- 1 small banana
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, or pure maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1 Tablespoon chopped walnuts, or almond or pecans
Directions
- Add oats, water, milk, and 1/2 the banana thinly sliced into a saucepan then turn heat to medium. Cook until oats begin to simmer then stir constantly until oats are cooked and creamy, 3 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat then stir in brown sugar and vanilla. Pour into a bowl then top with remaining 1/2 sliced banana, blueberries, and walnuts.
Notes
- This recipe doubles well — reheat the second portion in the microwave the following day with a splash of milk.
Nutrition
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I love blueberry and nuts on oatmeal…bananas are sometimes a go to, but this looks so good! Ive made a similar breakfast and it keeps me full so much longer! I had oatmeal this morning with pecans and blackberries :)
I gave up old fashioned oats for steel cut oats and will NEVER go back! The old fashioned variety seems so mushy and bland now. I buy Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats, make a batch and half on the stove which is 6 servings (4C water, 1-1/2C oats). I store in a Tupperware bowl in the fridge and every morning I just cut a pie shaped wedge, put in a bowl with chopped apple or frozen blueberries, and microwave for 2 minutes. Once reheated I add a little milk, cinnamon and ground flax seed. Super easy and SO much better than old-fashioned oats :)
Yikes, I used to have that happen when I ate too many sweet tarts. The roof of my mouth got sore too!
Oh yes! This is my kind of breakfast!!
Oatmeal is one of my favorite ways to start the morning. Bananas and blueberries are the perfect combo!
I totally didn’t even know that candy could do that to your tongue – you poor thing! Hope it’s better now! This breakfast looks like the perfect meal to wake up to – so flavorful and wholesome!
Bananas in oatmeal is one of my favorite ways to eat it! Love the addition of blueberries and walnuts!
Love blueberries with oatmeal. Need to have something easy to grab in the mornings like that.
With warmer weather coming(honest, it HAS to be coming soon!) I do a similar thing only with Swiss oats and whatever seasonal fruit is available. Don’t get that blueberry burst when they are warmed, but still really good.
I love my morning Oats! I think I go to bed excited to eat my oatmeal in the morning. I usually top of my oatmeal with the fruit but I like how you actually cooked the banana. I might have to try.
I love my oatmeal with banana and blueberries. My everyday breakfast! :)
Thank you for getting me back on track. I have not had oatmeal in awhile. Like you I used to eat it every morning. I am on Weight Watchers and needed this push to get focused.
I am in such an oatmeal phase right now, so thank you for posting this recipe! I’ve mostly been doing overnight oats, but I think I will make this at some point over the weekend when I have time to actually make breakfast in the morning. Yum!
I was just thinking about your oatgurt posts. I’ve mostly given up dairy but I miss that cooooool, creamy Chiobani and that warm oatmeal with juicy berries and crunchy walnuts. Ooohwee.