Bananas Foster Oatmeal

Growing up I hated sweet oatmeal. I'd fry up a sausage link and slice it up so each bite of oatmeal would be accompanied by salty, porky goodness.

Nowadays, I'm on to the sweet stuff. I first had bananas foster oatmeal during a business trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, of all places.

A bit of flambed rum is a great way to start off your morning and it only takes about 15 minutes to put this all together from start to finish.

Bananas Foster Oatmeal Recipe
(to serve 4)
Oatmeal (rolled or Irish style... the latter will take forever to cook so plan ahead)
Water
Bananas, 4
1/2 C butter
1 C brown sugar
1 C cream
2 T rum

Cook the oatmeal in a separate pot.
In a saute pan, melt butter till brown. Toss in sliced bananas and brown sugar, stirring to melt the sugar. Let it bubble for a bit and get a little caramelized. Add the rum and either cook off the alcohol or ignite it (I prefer the latter to ensure all the alcohol is cooked off). Slowly stir in the cream and your finished.

You can pour this directly onto the oatmeal. It also keeps relatively well, so you can make a big batch and just microwave it for use on consecutive mornings.

An alternative method is adding the cream directly to the oatmeal and using the bananas foster sauce as a topping. Both ways are yummy.