Description
A delightful summer fibre-filled breakfast featuring juicy ripe strawberries, dark chocolate, and raw cashews.
Ingredients
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Chocolate Strawberry Oatmeal
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- pinch salt
- 1 tbsp ground flax seed
- 1 tbsp brown sugar or coconut sugar (adjust to your preferred level of sweetness)
- 1 tbsp mini dark chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life)
- 2 tbsp chopped strawberries
Toppings
- splash of vanilla soy milk (or your preferred plant milk)
- 2 tbsp chopped strawberries
- drizzle of pure maple syrup (I used Pure Infused Lavender Chai maple syrup)
- 2 tbsp chopped raw cashews
- 1 tbsp mini dark chocolate chips
- (optional) 1-3 tsp natural peanut butter
Instructions
Chocolate Strawberry Oatmeal
- In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil over high heat. Add the oats and salt and turn the heat down to medium. Simmer for about 3 minutes before adding the ground flax seed and brown sugar, cook until thick (or until oatmeal reaches your desired consistency.)
- Add the chopped strawberries and dark chocolate chips, Stir and transfer to a bowl immediately.
Toppings
- Mix the chopped strawberries with maple syrup.
- Top oatmeal with a splash of vanilla soy milk, the maple syrup & strawberries, dark chocolate chips, and raw cashews. Add a dollop of peanut butter if desired. Enjoy!