Sunshine Oats with Caramelised Bananas
These ridiculously delicious oats make the perfect family breakfast, and they’re also a particularly great postnatal food for new mums.
Not only are oats thought to help with lactation but the slow release of energy is just what a new mum needs, along with nourishing good fats like ghee to help replenish her stores. It’s warm, gentle & easy to digest (you could add a pinch of cinnamon to help this out too). My recipe feeds around 2-3 people so it’s perfect in a flask sitting by her bed so she can have a warm, yummy meal at 3am or 3pm! My kids looove this too.
Please see Notes on serving babies and toddlers.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup raw Farmer Jo Coconut Porridge with Chia & Maple or plain oats with 1-2 Tbs each of chia and coconut flakes
2 cups water
1 cup milk of choice
Topping:
2 bananas
1 Tbs ghee or coconut oil
1 Tbs maple syrup or coconut sugar
A good dollop of ghee, bee pollen, hemp seeds and dash of milk to serve.
METHOD:
Soak the Oats with 1 cup water overnight in fridge, covered. In the morning, add 1 cup water & bring to boil on stove (if you’re naughty and didn’t soak then just add 1.5 cups water), stirring frequently. Once the water is absorbed, reduce to a simmer, add milk and continue to give it a stir until rich and creamy. It’s so damn delicious as is, so you could easily just give it a little drizzle of maple and a dollop of a good fat like ghee, yoghurt or creme fraiche and be done with it!
BUT... let’s caramelise some bananas!
Add ghee or coconut oil to a small pan and melt on medium to high heat. Meanwhile, chop the bananas and toss them in the maple syrup or coconut sugar. Gently pop them in the pan and cook for about 1 min on each side until they turn golden. Remove and scatter over a porridge with a dollop of ghee, a dash of milk, bee pollen and hemp seeds, if you have them.
Notes:
These oats are well suited to babies older than 12 months and toddlers. For babies younger than 12 months, it’s good to hold off gluten grains like oats to give their digestive system a chance to develop. They are better geared for processing fats and proteins rather than carbohydrates when they’re little. And honey (or bee pollen) shouldn’t be fed to babies less than 12 months either as it could lead to botulism.