Oatmeal Cheesecake Banana Splits
While working as a journalist, Kathleen Willcox realized she spent more time on the job thinking, dreaming, and reading about food than anything else, so she enrolled in the Institute of Culinary Education. She still writes about pop culture and food but now she works as a personal chef, cooking…
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While working as a journalist, Kathleen Willcox realized she spent more time on the job thinking, dreaming, and reading about food than anything else, so she enrolled in the Institute of Culinary Education. She still writes about pop culture and food but now she works as a personal chef, cooking instructor, event planner, and party cook for catering companies around New York. This dessert came about during a game of “clean out the fridge”: Kathleen broiled bananas atop an oatmeal base for a hot dessert that’s topped with a cheesecake-like mixture of light cream cheese and sour cream.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup rolled oats
- 1 1/3 cups low-fat milk
- 4 oz. low-fat cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese, softened
- 4 oz. reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup fresh raspberries
- 2 bananas, halved lengthwise, each half cut into 3 pieces
- 2 Tbs. light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds or other nuts for garnish, optional
Preparation
1. Coat 6 8-oz. ramekins or ovenproof dishes with cooking spray, and set aside.
2. Combine oats, milk, and pinch of salt in saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-low heat. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, or until oats are creamy. Divide oatmeal among prepared ramekins, and cool.
3. Preheat oven to broil. Beat cream cheese and sour cream with electric mixer until smooth. Beat in confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Stir in raspberries.
4. Top oatmeal in each ramekin with 2 banana slices. Sprinkle 1 tsp. brown sugar over bananas. Broil 3 to 5 minutes, or until brown sugar is bubbly. Top with cream cheese mixture; sprinkle with almonds, if using.
Nutrition Information
- Calories 228
- Carbohydrate Content 35 g
- Cholesterol Content 24 mg
- Fat Content 8 g
- Fiber Content 2 g
- Protein Content 6 g
- Saturated Fat Content 4 g
- Sodium Content 120 mg
- Sugar Content 23 g