Almond Joy Oatmeal

Oatmeal is awesome. It is comforting and filling and can be doctored up with an endless amount of delicious things! This morning I made Almond Joy oatmeal from Live Well 360. When I added the vanilla & almond extracts I was sure that I had added too much, but once stirred together, it was delicious. I halved the recipe, but kept the full amount of almonds and I also used sugar instead of stevia. I also topped my oatmeal with a spoonful of Greek yogurt, because it makes everything better!

Today, I ate my oatmeal out of a green mini loaf pan with a hand carved spoon, just because I can =)

Almond Joy Oatmeal (from Live Well 360)

Makes one serving or two smaller ones

1/2 cup (40g) rolled oats

1/2 cup skim milk

1/2 cup water

pinch of salt

1/2 medium banana, sliced into thin pieces

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp almond extract

1 tsp stevia

7 g almond butter

7g mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

7g coconut flakes, sweetened

4g almond slivers, toasted

Directions In a medium size pan, heat the oats, milk, water, and salt over medium heat. Once the mixture begins to simmer, approximately 5-6 minutes, stir in the sliced banana. Continue to stir, almost whipping, until the banana breaks down and the mixture thickens and becomes creamy, about another 3-4 minutes. Add the vanilla extract, almond extract, and stevia, and stir until incorporated. Pour into a serving bowl and top with the almond butter, chocolate chips, coconut shavings, and slivered almonds.