Decadent and indulgent chocolate oats
Oats with cocoa powder and dates
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup oats or oat bran
- pinch of salt
- 1 heaped tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp chopped dates
- 1 tsp honey, sugar, xylitol, or 1 sweetener optional - you could increase the dates to 2 tbsp if you wish to omit this
- 1 cup boiled water make this more if you like
Topping ideas
- 1 tbsp chopped nuts, e.g. almonds you could swop for a nut butter if you prefer
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped fruit for garnish optional
- 1/2 cup milk of choice for serving
Instructions
- Place the oats, salt, cocoa powder, chopped dates, sweetener of choice, and boiled water in a microwaveable bowl, stir, then microwave for 1 minute on high, stirring after 30 seconds. Make sure that the oats doesn't boil over. Your bowl needs to be big enough.
- Let the oats stand to thicken for at least 5 minutes. Even better, go get ready for the day and come back after 15 minutes. The longer it stands, the more the sweetness from the dates will seep into the oats.
- When you are ready to eat, pop your oats in the micro for another minute, then garnish with your topping ingredients of choice. Pour some milk over and enjoy!!
- ALTERNATIVE METHOD: cook on the stovetop on low heat for 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until your oats have thickened sufficiently. Add toppings and milk and enjoy.
Notes
Nutritional information assuming honey was used, plus topping ingredients listed: 331 kcal; 6.5 g fat; 63.8 g carb; 6.6 g fiber; 10.8 g protein.