Am I the last person on the planet to realize that if you just cook oatmeal with double the liquid the serving size doubles without doubling the nutritional count? Anyone?
I mean, this is if you cook your oats in water of course (or, use 1 cup of milk of choice and 1 cup of water). Either way it’s a win win as far as I’m concerned. I get a huge bowl of oatmeal to dress up. The recipe below is one that I concocted (photo above), however you can use any kinds of add-ins. I also realize that not everyone likes protein powder and peanut butter, so don’t worry, you don’t have to use it.
Lastly (rambling, I know), I made these the day before and put them in the fridge overnight and at them cold the next morning or you can warm it up in a pot on the stove or microwave.
Chocolate Oatmeal *1/2 cup of oatmeal *1 cup of almond milk (or milk of choice) *1 cup of water *Dash of Salt *Dash of Cinnamon *Sweetener of Choice
Optional *1tbsp peanut butter *1 scoop of chocolate protein powder
**If you don’t have or don’t like protein powder, use 1 tbsp of cocoa and up the sweetener that you add to the oatmeal as cocoa gives it a slight bitterness (I use Stevia, but regular sugar, Splenda, Honey, or Agave will also work)
1. Place all items except for peanut butter and protein powder in a pot on the stove 2. Cook for 10-15 minutes (once at a boil) depending on the consistency you want 3. Let sit for 5-10 minutes, oatmeal will thicken more like this 4. Stir in Protein Powder, or Cocoa, and drizzle peanut butter on top
optional add-ins: walnuts, almonds, berries, banana (I caramelized my bananas first), brown sugar, fruit preserves. Go crazy!
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