Cocoa-Date Oatmeal

I made this exactly like the recipe using Hershey's cocoa and found it too bitter for my taste. So I added almond milk, more oatmeal, vanilla and sugar to taste. Topped it with sliced bananas and more almond milk. Delicious! Tastes like hot cocoa.

I made this exactly like the recipe using Hershey's cocoa and found it too bitter for my taste. So I added almond milk, more oatmeal, vanilla and sugar to taste. Topped it with sliced bananas and more almond milk. Delicious! Tastes like hot cocoa.

If you like to make oatmeal the alternate way by letting it soak in the fridge overnight in the liquid, instead of cooking it, the liquid to oatmeal ratio is closer to 1:1, so you will want to reduce the amount of water called for int his recipe. Soaking the oats and dates in water or the alternate milk overnight does just as well, and the "cold" version is a nice change for summertime breakfast.

The dates make the oatmeal sweet, but the oatmeal didn't taste like dates, so use a sweetener of choice. Still, with the cocoa it tasted great (and I added milk), so I'll be making it again. Good recipe!

Great recipe, but one cautionary note: NEVER use plastic wrap (or any type of plastic container) in your microwave. The heat leeches out toxins that end up in your food! Use a microwave safe cover or wax paper to cover your food. Stephanie, New York, NY