Peanut butter oatmeal

The leaves have just started turning up here in Western MA. Driving down the road there are orange leaves here and there and on occasional tree that I could have sworn was totally green last week, is now completely in the throes of autumn colors. I know that by January, I will miss the color green and the sound of leaves in the wind, and I will be left looking at the blank grey canvas that is a New England winter. But for now, I am anticipating all things fall. Sure I will miss my summer staples; flip flops (my feet really aren't ready for those big girl shoes I have to wear to work), macaroni salad and frequenting the local ice cream stand (which honestly we haven't done for quite some time). But I am ready for all those things that mean Autumn is here; sweatshirts, scarves, apple picking and pumpkin carving. I am ready for J to buy me those Mums he promised...hopefully he remembers he promised. And I am ready for some good old Comfort Food! My Dutch Oven is itching to be used, and I have been stock piling apple crisp recipes.

With slightly cooler weather I have developed an obsession with oatmeal. I have never been a huge oatmeal eater, and if I did eat it, it was the kind in the little pouches. The variety pack boxes where I favored the peaches and cream, apples and cinnamon, and the other fruity flavors to the maple sugar flavor..yuck.

Because J( not an oatmeal eater..more of a scrambled eggs guy..EVERY Morning!) is now a 3rd shifter, he is not awake when I am eating breakfast and a giant container of oats is far less expensive than boxes of itty bitty packets. So I started searching oatmeal recipes...3 have been attempted, 1 was a struggle to finish eating, 1 was pretty darn yummy and 1 was quite delicious!! (found at http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-peanut-butter-oatmeal/)  So I will share with you my quite delicious recipe which I just finished eating!

Peanut Butter Oatmeal

Cook the Oatmeal according to the container. For today I did 2 servings which was :
1 cup oatmeal

1 1/2 cups water
Bring the water to a boil then add the oats
Reduce heat to Medium and cook for 5 minutes
Remove from Heat and cover for 3ish minutes

Now for the Deliciousness....
Add to the oatmeal;

• 2 TBS Good peanut butter ( I used Smuckers Creamy All Natural PB)
• 1 TBS Honey
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Now because I like to add a little something to the softer oatmeal texture, I reverted to childhood, when I loved peanut butter and banana sandwiches..hmm...

I went ahead and sliced half of a banana and added it right in. I am now fighting the urge to go finish off the pot instead of putting it in the fridge for tomorrow.

So I am ready for those fall flavors, cooler days and warm dishes!