Chocolate Steel Cut Oats

Nothing much beats a bowl full of chocolate first thing in the morning.  Actually...

Correction:  Nothing much beats a bowl full of chocolate that actually keeps you satisfied until lunch.

Cupcakes, cookies and candy bars may taste mighty fine at first, but if you're anything like me, you're tummy will be rumbling my 10 am.  And that sure ain't fun.

You know what would be a much better choice?  Yeah, you guessed it, a bowl of this Chocolate Steel Cut Oatmeal.

Oh, it's chocolatey all right.  Reallllllyyyy chocolatey.  And thick.  And rich.  And I-can't-believe-this-is-actually-a-filling-breakfast delicious.

Basically everything you want in a chocolate breakfast, but know you shouldn't have.  Except for the part where you can actually have it.  That's what makes this oatmeal so great.

Chocolate Steel Cut Oats

• 1 cup steel cut oats (I used quick cooking)
• 4 cups water or milk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup special dark cocoa
• 1 banana, mashed
• sweetener such as maple syrup, honey, stevia, etc

Bring liquid of choice to boil in a large saucepan.  Add oats, salt, cocoa, and banana and simmer until most of the liquid has been absorbed.  This amount of time will vary depending on whether you use normal steel cut oats or quick cooking ones.  Taste oatmeal and decide how much sweetner to add.  Mix in desired amount of sweetener and taste to make sure sweetness is correct.  Transfer oatmeal to container and place in fridge until serving time.  Recipe yields for 4 servings.

I recommend making this on the weekend (especially if you don't use quick cooking oats) and then saving it in the fridge for a quick breakfast in the mornings.  You can layer it with yogurt, top normal oatmeal with it, or fix yourself a big ol' bowl.  I think it's great warm or cold, which means if you're in a huge rush you can just throw it into a container straight from the fridge!

Believe me, it is much better than a candy bar!

You know you want some!

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