At Spa Index, we love double-duty recipes -- it's Breakfast OR Dessert. This recipe only has about 250 calories, 5g fiber, 1-2g sugar, and 7-8g protein. Not bad for a breakfast that tastes as good as dessert!
Ingredients
½cuprolled oats cooked with 1.5 cups of water
1tspunsweetened cocoa powder(raw, unsweetened)
¼teaspooncinnamon
½cupmilk(non-fat)
1tablespoonwalnuts(optional)
6fresh blueberries(optional)
2tablespoonsSplenda Granulated Sweetener
Instructions
Cook the oats with 1.5 cups of water until the oats are fluffy and all the water has disappeared (I do this by cooking it for 2 minutes in the microwave, stirring, and cooking it for 2 more minutes.)
Add the cocoa powder and cinnamon to the cooked oats while they are still hot.
Stir until everything is fully combined, and your oats have a deep chocolatey color.
Add the walnuts, and the milk (you can add as much milk as you like – I use about 1/2 a cup to give the oats a nice creamy consistency)
Add the splenda and stir to combine until the oats have the consistency you like. If you’re using blueberries, add them in now.
Enjoy the chocolatey brownie goodness of the oatmeal.
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Spa Index Kitchen Notes
The raw cocoa powder is actually one of the healthiest parts of this dish. While normally, adding chocolate would make the dish unhealthy, adding raw unsweetened cocoa powder is completely different. It comes straight from the cacao bean, so it contains tons of antioxidants, polyphenols, a bit of fiber and some protein too! So you really can’t go wrong with this superfood ingredient. And it tastes just like chocolate when sweetened slightly, so it’s absolutely perfect!Nutrition calculated by Spa Index Kitchen. Read why Pritikin doesn't include calorie counts for many of its recipes.
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