Chocolate Oatmeal to lose weight
Ingredients
-1/2 cup rolled oats (dry)
-1 + 1/2 to 2 cups water
-2 teaspoons cocoa
-1 flat teaspoon cold-pressed coconut oil
-pinch cinnamon
-pinch ground vanilla (optional)
-1 teaspoon 100% pure maple syrup (or as needed, don’t go crazy with sweetener)
-tiny pinch sea salt (optional, only if sweetener has been used)
*you can also use xylitol, raw honey or pure coconut sugar as a sweetener
Suggested toppings:
-1/2 sliced banana, or 1/2 cup blueberries, or 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
-1 flat Tablespoon unsweetened almond butter (or cashew butter, or peanut butter
Instructions
bring the oats and water to a boil on the stove in a pot, then bring the heat down and let the oats simmer for 10-20 minutes-once cooked, mix in the coconut oil, cacao powder, cinnamon, vanilla, 100% pure maple syrup, and sea salt
-serve the oats in a bowl and add toppings
-serve with 1 flat Tablespoon unsweetened nut butter and fresh fruit (banana, blueberries or strawberries)