chocolate banana oatmeal

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Chocolate Banana Oatmeal

Drescription

Have your fruit and a little luxury too with this kid-friendly healthy chocolate and banana oatmeal recipe. Short on time in the morning? Try our overnight oatmeal variation.

Ingredients

1 cup water
pinch of salt
½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
½ small banana, sliced
1 tablespoon chocolate-hazelnut spread
pinch of flaky sea salt

Directions

Bring water and a pinch of regular salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in oats, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let stand 2 to 3 minutes. Top with banana, chocolate spread and flaky salt.

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