Yummy Chocolate Oatmeal!
- Ready In:
- 7mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
3 cups
- Serves:
- 2
ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned oats (*see alternate directions below if using quick oats)
- 2 cups milk (or you can use all water or half water and half milk)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (add an extra tablespoon cocoa for richer chocolate flavor) or 2 tablespoons hot cocoa mix (add an extra tablespoon cocoa for richer chocolate flavor)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips (choose from milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate, depending on your chocolate preference) (optional)
directions
- In a heavy saucepan, combine oats, milk, sugar, salt, and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and simmer on low for 5 minutes, or until milk has been absorbed and the oats have softened.
- Stir in the vanilla and then add the chocolate chips. Keep stirring until the chips are melted.
- Divide oatmeal equally between two bowls. You can serve with either a little milk or cream, a pad of butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, or sweetener of your choice, if you would like…and sprinkle on a few extra chocolate chips (just because). .
- *If you are using quick oats: STOVE TOP DIRECTIONS-Follow the directions in step one, but after bring the mix to a boil, only simmer 1 minutes (instead of 5), stir, and then cover and remove from heat and serve in 2 to 3 minutes. MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS-Cut the recipe in half. Mix the oats through salt in a 2 Celsius microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 1 ½ to 2 minutes and then mix well, stirring in cocoa, vanilla and chocolate chips.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Likkel
Kooskia, Idaho