Chocolate Oatmeal...yes please!

Are you a Chocoholic? I'll admit that I am...so when I ran across this

recipe while looking for healthy breakfast ideas I knew I had to try it.

Chocolate Oatmeal! I found this recipe on Audry Johns blog

Lose Weight by Eating. I tweaked it a little by using Chocolate

Almond Milk instead of adding her Homemade Fat Free 

Chocolate Syrup.

This makes one serving:

 

1 1/8 cups Chocolate Almond Milk

1/2 cup Rolled Oats (don't use quick oats)

1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder

1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Dried Cranberries or Cherries (optional)

In a small sauce pan combine the almond milk, oatmeal, 

vanilla, cocoa powder and dried fruit (I added a few frozen

dark cherries that I chopped up). Place on stove top, bring to

a boil, then lower heat and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes.

 

Calories: 284  Fat: 6.5  Fiber: 8  Protein: 7  Carbs: 50

 

This has more of a dark chocolate flavor than a sweet taste.

For those craving a little more sweetness you could add honey

or any other organic sweetener