Cinnamon Caramel Banana Oat Bran

I love a nice voluminous bowl of oats.  In previous posts I've shown several different ways to create more volume (oat bran, zucchini, egg whites, etc.).  People are always wondering what to do with ripening bananas, so next time you have one that's too soft to eat, add it to your oats to pump up your breakfast bowl. 

Cinnamon Caramel Banana Oat Bran 

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup raw old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup oat bran
• 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 stevia packet
• 1 t caramel extract
• 1/2 t cinnamon
• 1/2 ripe banana; mashed

Directions

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a microwave safe bowl
2. Microwave for 3-4 minutes; stopping in 1 minute increments to stir the oats