Banana Blueberry Almond Oatmeal

Name: Banana Blueberry Almond Oatmeal
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 1 bowl, 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze, divided (I used BlueDiamond Unsweetened Original Almond Breeze but listed the Vanilla for nutritional accurac); 1/4 cup gluten-free quick oats (Bob's Red Mill); 20 -25 whole almonds, chopped; 20 -25 dried blueberries (or fresh depending on the season); 1/2 banana, mashed (ripe, small brown spots starting to appear)

Submitted by MamaCoco

"After a lifetime of eating oatmeal with brown sugar and butter, I needed to find some new recipes that weren't out to kill me. This has no refined sugar and no fat beyond what comes from the almond ingredients. The banana is the "sweetener." Hope this helps someone else!"

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photo by MamaCoco

Ready In:: 6mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 1 bowl
Serves:: 1

ingredients

1 cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze, divided (I used BlueDiamond Unsweetened Original Almond Breeze but listed the Vanilla for nutritional accurac)
¹⁄₄ cup gluten-free quick oats (Bob's Red Mill)
20 -25 whole almonds, chopped
20 -25 dried blueberries (or fresh depending on the season)
¹⁄₂ banana, mashed (ripe, small brown spots starting to appear)

directions

Place 1/2 cup of the almond milk in a small sauce pan and heat to boiling point.
Stir in banana, almonds and oats.
Reduce heat to simmer then add blueberries. Stir occasionally and gently if using fresh blueberries.
Add additional almond milk as oatmeal thickens, until desired consistency.