The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009
It tasted ok but I suggest making that 1cup of oats the way you normal do but add the banana, chocolate chips and sugar last and to taste. If I make this again I will make the oatmeal with milk not water (that is what I normally do) to give it more substance and add more salt. 1 tblspoon of brown sugar seemed good enough for me and my little girl and we love sweet things.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009
Delicious -- but super sweet! Next time I will cut back on the sugar as suggested by the other reviews.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2009
Just made it this morning. Actually, it's pretty darn good. This is the first time I ever finished an entire bowl of oatmeal! I cut back on the brown sugar and chocolate (I usually don't like my food that sweet.)
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009
First, this oatmeal is sweet, but when you add chocolate and sugar to something that is going to be the end result. However, I make the good old fashion oatmeal on the stove maybe three times a week and let my six year old son add his own toppings which is usually natural sugar or pure maple syrup and raisins and when he gives me a bit I must say it is much sweeter than the chocolate oatmeal. We've also tried those prepackaged flavored oatmeal’s and those are just as sweet as this and not nearly as healthy in my opinion. That being said, next time I make this I will probably omit sugar and set it on the table so everyone can add their own. FYI- we didn't use chocolate or brown sugar, we used carob chips and natural sugar.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2009
Quick and easy to prepare! I used quick cooking oats and cooked them with water in the microwave for 2.5 mins, then added the mashed banana and brown sugar and cooked for another 2 mins. Loved the sweetness of the banana and brown sugar. Just eyeballed the amt of sugar added. I sprinkled the chocolate chips on top but will probably omit next time...didn't really need them.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008
Obviously if you add chocolate and brown sugar to something, it's going to be delicious. :) I'm enjoying a bowl as I type this and it is very good. I did cut the sugar down to 1/4 cup and even with a pretty green banana it's plenty sweet. I sprinkled some cinnamon on top, and it was great! It does crack me up that all the reviews for this recipe call for omitting the sugar and the chocolate: "try this, it's amazing!" That's not a recipe, that's just regular oatmeal, people. Enjoy!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2008
I was looking for something different to serve my children for breakfast. We had everything the recipe required, so we tried it. I could barely keep a straight face when I got all of these great comments from each one of them. You can spice it up to you own acquired taste. But it was good.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008
Only 4 stars because I know it would have been too sweet with all that sugar. I left it out and used a few drops of maple syrup instead. I stirred in an egg before adding the banana and chocolate chips. It was sooo creamy and good, sort of like having chocolate rice pudding for breakfast.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2007
Way too sweet. I would leave out the brown sugar, and just sprinkle a few chips on top instead of using 1/4 cup.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2007
This was really tasty and a nice change from the oatmeal we normally eat. I omitted the brown sugar as my banana was pretty ripe, and it was perfect. Just a touch sweet. Nice way to sneak fruit into my kids.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2006
YUM! I cooked the oatmeal with soy milk instead of water in the microwave and cut out the sugar. W/o the sugar and less chocalate chips its a very tasty healthy new breakfast. Thanks for a great idea!
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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2006
I actually cheated a bit and just went with the general idea of this recipe rather than the recipe itself. I made one packet of plain oatmeal, added the mashed banana and maybe 1.5 teaspoons of brown sugar, then sprinkled with chocolate chips. I must say, it was quite tasty for breakfast or for a snack. I've already made this several times. Thanks!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2006
This recipe was ok I mean I would be making this again, but instead of using chocolate I used banana and thats it. That tasted really good!!!!
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Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2006
This was way to sweet! I even took suggestions, and put less b. sugar in it. I will make it again, but probably skip the chocolate chips. We thought the mashed banana was good in it though!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2006
This was pretty good. I was mindful of the other reviews saying it was overly sweet, so we added the sugar a little at a time until it was sweet enough - probably only a couple of spoonfuls. This was a nice change from the usual porridge, but not something we want too regularly. Thanks, Glitzystar!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2006
Quite good oatmeal, definitely a change from the blah regular stuff. I also did a half milk/half water mixture, left out chocolate chips and actually didn't add any sugar, and it still tasted fine(my banana was quite ripe so I think the natural sweetness was good enough!). I did feel a bit sick afterwards, but I think that's just from the density of the oatmeal and the rate at which I gobbled it up!
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Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2006
I love the idea of adding in mashed banana in a porridge. Definitely a different way to serve plain old oatmeal. I love the fact that oatmeal makes a nutritious breakfast and I was looking for a new way to prepare it, rather than eating pre-favored, packaged instant oatmeal which is not that healthy. Finally, I found one. However, I made mine low-fat. I opt out the chocolate chips and used 1 tsp brown sugar for one serving (I scaled down to one serving) only. It is sweet enough for me, as banana has its natural sweetness added to it already. And I used half water, half fat-free milk. It turned out fabulous! All you health conscious people out there, if you want a low-fat, low-cal, delicious oatmeal porridge without compromising the good taste, do it this way!!! I promise you, you won't be disappointed. Thank you so much for the recipe idea.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2005
This was ok but my kids didn't like it. I think prefavored instant oatmeal is better.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2005
Great recipe, but we used 1/4 cup sugar and it was still too sweet, also we used 1/2 milk and 1/2 water.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2004
I tried this recipe after reading the other reviews. I only added about a tablespoon of chocolate chips, if that, but even with that little I found it much too sweet. Drop the chocolate chips, add a little milk and it should be very yummy.
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