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Banana Cream Pie N’Oatmeal (and a Brief History of Breakfast)

06/27/2016
This Banana Cream Pie "N'Oatmeal " (that's NOT OATMEAL) is a fruit-sweetened, creamy coconut breakfast alternative to cereal.

Have you heard the phrase “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”? Where did you hear it? Do you believe it? Why? Perhaps because your mother told you, who was doubtless quoting the words of highly-qualified, impartial nutritionists who publicized their findings after rigorous research?

Earlier this month The Atlantic posted an article titled Why Cereal Has Such Aggressive Marketing that shed some light on where this “conventional wisdom” originated. The article is long and entertaining, but key points include:

  • The concept of breakfast as “the most important meal of the day” can be traced to a 1944 marketing campaign launched by General Foods, the manufacturer of Grape Nuts, to sell more cereal.
  • Cereal is a product launched in the 1890s by John Harvey Kellogg, a deeply religious doctor who believed that cereal would both improve Americans’ health and lower their sex drive (both positive outcomes, in his mind). Cereal’s origins lie in sanitariums run in the mid-to-late 1800s. It was not sweet, and critics called it “wheat rocks.”
  • Before the invention of cereal, breakfast was not as standard or routine as it is now, and what was considered breakfast food varied widely: eggs, pastries, and pancakes, yes… but also oysters, “boiled chickens”, and steak. 
  • By the 1940s, cereal was coated with sugar but retained its popularity and perception as a health food thanks to a barrage of advertising. Why is the marketing supporting cereal and other processed breakfast food so fierce?   
    • Studies show that breakfast choices are likely more habitual because of the strength of morning routines and brand loyalty is strong in the breakfast foods category, so once a consumer is won, they’re likely to purchase long-term.
    • While some Americans cook breakfast (more on this below), “people’s desire for a fast, convenient meal means that many breakfast foods are packaged products that rely on advertising”.
    • There is room for profits to grow since breakfast is the most skipped meal in America, which means money on the table for the food industry.

I’m trying not to jump to conclusions, but all this seems to add up to the fact that perhaps cereal has become wildly successful due to two key ingredients: sugar and advertising.

This Banana Cream Pie "N'Oatmeal " (that's NOT OATMEAL) is a fruit-sweetened, creamy coconut breakfast alternative to cereal.

Anyway, the article inspired me to develop a new breakfast alternative. This isn’t the first n’oatmeal recipe on my site (hello, Blueberry Baked N’Oatmeal, Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll N’Oatmeal, and the original N’Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl) but this is by far the closest to actual oatmeal in color and texture. Not so much in taste, although if you blended banana and coconut cream into your oatmeal you’d have a very close approximation. Because oatmeal itself doesn’t taste like much, would you agree? If you’re after a little added sweetness and crunch, add some toasted coconut flakes and drizzle local honey on top. 

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This Banana Cream Pie "N'Oatmeal " (that's NOT OATMEAL) is a fruit-sweetened, creamy coconut breakfast alternative to cereal.

Banana Cream Pie N’Oatmeal


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5 from 1 reviews

  • Author: Rachel Marion
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 20 min
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x
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Ingredients

N’Oatmeal

  • 1 cup medium-shred unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 banana
  • 1/2 cup coconut cream (see note)
  • 1/2 cooked white sweet potato (see note)
  • Pinch of salt

Garnish

  • Toasted coconut flakes
  • Raw local honey
  • Edible flowers
  • Sliced banana

Instructions

  1. Using a hand mixer, whip the ingredients (except for the toasted coconut flakes, honey, flowers, and additional banana slices for garnish) until the banana and sweet potato are fully incorporated into the coconut cream and shredded coconut.
  2. Spoon into serving bowls, top with the toasted coconut flakes, honey, flowers, and additional banana. Serve immediately.

Notes

I used Trader Joe’s coconut cream, chilled, which is solid rather than liquid. If you use the liquid cream from the top of a can of coconut milk, for example, you’ll need to add more coconut to balance it, and the result will be less sweet.

I used actual white sweet potato, roasted and then peeled, versus canned sweet potato purée. Canned purée would likely work, but will be looser and wetter than firm, starchy, fresh-roasted white sweet potato, and canned purée will darken the color of your n’oatmeal.

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  • Stacy
    06/28/2016

    So I’ve never used or even seen white sweet potatoes! But this sounds and looks amazing!

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      Stacy
      06/29/2016

      Keep an eye out for them!

      Reply
  • Maggie Unzueta
    06/28/2016

    Wow. This looks delicious. I need to make this for breakfast soon.

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  • J+E | Real Simple Good
    06/28/2016

    This looks and sounds so scrumptious! Can’t wait to try!

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  • Morgan
    06/29/2016

    OK, now I’m salivating before bed time. Looks delicious! Will have to try this soon.

    Reply
  • Kyla Matton Osborne (Ruby3881)
    06/29/2016

    This looks so delicious! But white sweet potato? I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a thing here in Canada. I’m going to be looking for it though!

    ★★★★★

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      Kyla Matton Osborne (Ruby3881)
      06/29/2016

      Oh, goodness. I couldn’t say whether they have white sweet potato in Canada or not! I’ve actually never been…

      Reply
  • Rosie from Blog To Taste
    06/29/2016

    Oh wow yum! That looks and sounds amazing. And I kind of felt bad for always pressuring my husband to eat breakfast. Maybe it’s not the most important meal of the day!

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      Rosie from Blog To Taste
      06/29/2016

      Here’s hoping! I love breakfast food but rarely feel like eating it in the morning.

      Reply
  • Michele Spring
    06/29/2016

    I freakin love your n’oatmeals 🙂 You have the best ideas!

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      Michele Spring
      06/29/2016

      Aw, BESOS, my lady!

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  • Kasee Erickson
    06/29/2016

    This looks really yummy! And nutritious 🙂 I’m pinning for later!

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      Kasee Erickson
      06/29/2016

      Plenty of healthy fat from the coconut, and unprocessed carbs from the sweet potato and banana!

      Reply
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