A sinfully chocolatey oatmeal sans the sin??? Who would have thought !!! Yes, that’s my easy peasy chocolicious oatmeal for a happy breakfast treat for you. When I was a kid, and still developing some degree of refinement in my palette, I used to do these weird experiments in order to experience the best taste of chocolate. Dairy milk was my favourite and I still stand by the fact (yes, i think so!) that it tastes the best when its the first thing you put in your mouth after you wake up and BEFORE you brush you teeth! Yikes! I said it. I discovered this tasty secret as early as the age of 13 but you can get started on it now 🙂

Ok, let’s do a saner, healthier version of chocolate, for mornings after you brush your teeth and sit pretty on the dining table. A healthy oatmeal that doesnt even take tem minutes to make.

Ingredients:

• 100gms of rolled oats
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1.5 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 tsp of jaggery
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of milk/almond/cashew milk
• 1 tsp of crushed hazelnuts
• 3-4 blueberries (optional)

Method:

• In a pan, boil water and add oats to it. let it boil
• Add jaggery and stir
• As soon as the mixture becomes nice and gooey, add the milk little by little to make a nice, thickish oatmeal
• Now add the vanilla and cocoa powder
• Turn off the heat and now transfer the oatmeal into a breakfast bowl
• Garnish with toasted hazelnuts, cacao nibs and some blueberries

This is a such a simple delicious vegan breakfast option as well which is to say that one can truly enjoy his/her diet choices without feeling any kind of restrictions. Doesnt chocolate really make everything better?

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