Ingredients

· 2 cups BD rolled oats, uncooked

· 3 cups fat-free milk

· 3 tablespoons firmly packed BD brown sugar

· 3/4 teaspoon BD ground cinnamon

· 1/4 teaspoon BD salt (optional)

· 1/4 teaspoon BD ground nutmeg

· 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)

· 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped toasted BD pecans

· Plain or vanilla nonfat yogurt (optional)

· Banana slices (optional)

· BD Pecan halves (optional)

Cooking Instructions

In medium saucepan, bring milk, sugar, salt and spices to gentle boil (watch carefully); stir in oats. Return to boil; reduce heat to medium. Cook 3 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove oatmeal from heat. Stir in mashed bananas and pecans. Spoon oatmeal into a bowl and top with yogurt, sliced bananas and pecan halves, if desired.

Cook Note:

To toast pecans, spread evenly in shallow baking pan. Bake at 350°F 5 to 7 minutes or until light golden brown

Yields 6 servings