reserving the last 1/8 to eat all by itself with a bit of peanut butter on top

I am forever telling you about my love of all things breakfast.  From pumpkin doughnuts to blueberry snack cake to huevos rancheros to baked eggs and I could go on and on, but I will stop there.   Please note I haven't mentioned bacon or sausage.   Or oatmeal.  Or cream of wheat.  But the point of all of this (YES there is a point) is that I am certain I have not told you that my go-to Saturday morning breakfast special remains a childhood favorite - cereal with bananas.

But not just any cereal.  I require equal proportions of wheat chex, cheerios, and raisin bran.  It's important to pick a small bowl so you are forced to keep yourself in check when pouring.  The amount below is perfect.

Then you carefully slice up a banana that is not too ripe and not too green, reserving the last 1/8 to eat all by itself with a bit of peanut butter.  This should be eaten after slicing the banana but before sprinkling the sugar on top. 

The milk is then poured over the sugar to spread the sweetness throughout the bowl.   Once the milk has been poured you get out some home-made granola and sprinkle a teeny bit on top.  The oats and nuts add a special essence.  Think of it as spice. 

Next step?  Pour a cup of coffee and dig in. 

This friends, is the only way to enjoy Saturday morning cereal.   Chris would disagree.  He would tell you it's straight cheerios, with the milk poured on first and then the sugar sprinkled on top.  So wrong.  On so many levels.

Comments

[Joan]

I have never heard of a mixed cereal breakfast! Leave it to you to come up with the concoction!

I must be a cereal chicken...I like Trader Joe's Gluten free cranberry mix, but I pick out the almonds cuz I can't stand them. Then I sprinkle with a half packet of Truvia & add maybe 1/3 Cup of milk...I like the cereal to remain crunchy, not soggy. Idk!

I guess I land in Chris's camp. But I will try your concoction.

[Amy at love made my home]

Wow, that is a very precise recipe!! I never eat cereal, but I suspect that I would like yours! xx

[Janet Ghio]

I love mixing cereals together and yes the sugar goes on before the milk. But your bowl is much too small for such deliciousness!!

[Susan M]

I always mix my cereals....Post Great Grains with Pecans and Multi-Grain Cheerios....with unsweetened almond milk....no sugar.....

[Maureen]

I had never heard of mixing cereals until my dh got a notion to start eating cold cereal instead of sausage and eggs. He mixes honey nut cheerios with cornflakes, no additional sugar and then milk. I don't care for cold cereal so it's oatmeal in the winter for me and granola with greek yoghurt in the summer. It takes all sorts doesn't it!

[Leslie]

I've always mixed up 6 or 8 cereals in a big container! Love the various flavors. A bowl of just one thing seems so boring.
I also have that same sugar bowl, so my breakfast table looks just a bit like yours. Happy eating!

[Barbara Casillas]

There's nothing more satisfying for breakfast than a bowl of mixed cereals (with half of a banana).

[Jenny]

This reminds me of my grandpa. When I would stay over when I was young he would make my breakfast by mixing cheerios and raisin bran, cutting up a banana and pouring Coffee Mate over instead of milk. No sugar needed!