Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Core Food

"HOT CHOCOLATE" BANANA-NUT OATMEAL

Steps:

• Bring the almond milk, 1 3/4 cups water, the diced bananas, almond and vanilla extracts and pinch of salt to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
• Stir in the oats, cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of the honey and reduce the heat to medium. Cook, stirring frequently, until the oats are fully cooked to desired consistency, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Transfer to 4 bowls, top with the sliced bananas, walnuts, the remaining 1 tablespoon honey, cinnamon and chocolate chips and serve.

MY CHOCOLATE BANANA OATMEAL

Steps:

• Add oatmeal, cocoa, and sweetener to a microwave safe bowl.
• Add amount of water as directed on package for microwave cooking.
• Cook in microwave. Half way through take out and gently stir in banana slices.
• Finish cooking time, sprinkle with chocolate covered wafers and let stand for about a minute so the chocolate can get gooey.
• Enjoy!

SOFT AND CHEWY CHOCOLATE-BANANA OAT BARS

Steps:

• Combine drink mix, almond butter, oats, banana, and coconut in a medium bowl.
• Line an 8-inch baking pan with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.
• Press mixture evenly into the pan and place freeze until firm, 2 to 3 hours. Cut into bars. Serve frozen, or let soften in the refrigerator.

VEGAN CHOCOLATE BANANA OATMEAL

Steps:

• Pour cashew milk into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add oats and reduce heat to a simmer. Stir in cocoa powder, salt, and cinnamon until well combined. Sweeten with maple syrup. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add chocolate chips, stir, and cook until oatmeal has desired consistency, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Pour oatmeal into a bowl and top with banana.

REDUCED-CALORIE CHOCOLATE BANANA OATMEAL

Steps:

• Pour cocoa powder into a microwave-safe bowl and stir in cinnamon, sweetener, and salt. Add hot water and stir thoroughly until cocoa powder has dissolved. Stir in cold water until well combined. Stir in oats and banana until mixed well.
• Microwave for 2 minutes. Remove, stir, and allow oatmeal to cool and thicken.

BANANA CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl and stir until uniform. Add eggs one at a time, and stir to incorporate. Add oats, banana, buttermilk and vanilla; stir until uniform.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; stir with a fork to blend. Add flour mixture to banana mixture one third at a time; stir until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until loaf is dark brown and a cake tester comes out clean.
• Cool bread in pan for 10 minutes, and then run a knife along edges to loosen, turn out of baking pan and cool on a rack. Makes one loaf.
• Tip: You can also make this into muffins-bake muffins for 20 minutes. You'll get about 12 muffins or 20 mini muffins.
• Tip: If you're only going to purchase one kind of oatmeal, you should buy the old-fashioned or large-flake oatmeal. To turn them into the "quick-cooking" oatmeal called for in this recipe, pulse them in a food processor, or place in a resealable plastic bag and rub them between your hands until they're broken into small bits.
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