Banana Oatmeal

There’s something about bananas that makes hot cereals especially tasty. Slow cooking them with the oatmeal intensifies the flavors.

Makes 6 servings.

5 cups water

1 cup steel-cut oats

2 tablespoons brown sugar

3 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed

Sliced bananas for topping

1. Spray inside of slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray to coat the bottom and sides.

2. Stir water, oats, brown sugar, and mashed bananas together, then pour into the prepared slow cooker. Cook on Low for 6 hours.

3. Stir before serving, and top with sliced bananas.

When the bananas are cooked in with the oatmeal, they soften and blend in with the oats, making for that intense banana flavor that’s sometimes found in hand-made banana ice cream or banana bread that has really ripe bananas in it. So tasty!