Oatmeal

This past weekend Bobby brewed a spiced porter for our upcoming Baby shower and it filled the house with the smell of Fall. All weekend I was craving banana nut bread, oatmeal, cookies, cinnamon, apples...So of course, when I woke up on Sunday I had to have a bowl of oatmeal. In order to feed all my cravings, I came up with the following recipe that I'm pretty proud of - plus it is packed full of omega 3s, vitamins, minerals, fiber and magic.

Banana Spiced Oatmeal

1 cup of steel cut oats

3-4 cups of water (depending on how creamy you like your oatmeal)

1 tablespoon of walnut oil

2 teaspoons of chia seeds

1 teaspoon of flax seeds

2 tablespoons of maple syrup

Pinch of cinnamon

Pinch of all spice

Handful of chopped dates

1 sliced banana

Bring the water to a boil. Add a pinch of salt. Stir in the oats and let boil until the mixture begins to thicken. About 5 minutes.

Reduce heat to a simmer, add walnut oil, chia seeds, flax seed, maple syrup, cinnamon, all spice and chopped dates. Simmer until mixture reaches desired consistency - add more water or milk, if needed. Remove from heat and stir in sliced banana. 

Enjoy!