Pomegranate Nut Butter Oatmeal

I love pomegranates. I love nut butter. The two were bound to meet.

You can use any nut butter for this recipe, and I can imagine that almond butter or PB&Co.'s Dark Chocolate Dreams would be fantastic here. If you're super fancy, you could even go so far as using pistachio butter (look at you!).

Me? I used crunchy peanut butter. Shocked? You shouldn't be.

I can't wait to try this with something more exotic, but every time I imagined using almond butter or Dark Chocolate Dreams, I just felt like I was cheating on peanut butter. :) Peanut butter was begging to be included in this recipe, and I just had to follow through. We have a mutual love and respect for each other.

The banana? Yeah. You know me. I just couldn't skip the banana...but you can!

Pomegranate Nut Butter Oatmeal

by The Oatmeal Artist

Prep Time: 2 min

Cook Time: 5 min

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Ingredients (serves 1)

• 1 cup milk of choice, or water
• 1/2 cup rolled oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
• 1 banana (optional)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 1/3 cup pomegranate arils
• 1-2 tbsp nut butter

Instructions

1. Bring milk (I use 1/2 c almond milk and 1/2 c water) to a boil, add oats, and reduce heat to medium. (If you'd like to add a teaspoon of flax or chia seeds, do so now.)
2. If using banana, mash and add to the oatmeal. I mashed half and saved the rest for topping.
3. Once more of the liquid has absorbed, add vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt. Stir.
4. When you're pleased with the consistency of the oatmeal, stir in half of the pomegranate. Then, transfer to a bowl. Add nut butter, remaining pomegranates, and a splash of your milk of choice. I sliced the other half of my banana and added that on top.

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