How do you feel about chocolate chips for breakfast?
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Like me, many of my followers are health-conscious. Therefore, I'm extremely curious about the general consensus on chocolate chips for breakfast. Most chips involve a myriad of unwelcome ingredients (ex: milk, sugar, hydrogenated oils). I've also seen a variety of brands make their chips vegan and/or "healthier" by using cocoa liquor instead of actual cocoa to flavor the chips. My current stock (from Trader Joe's) falls into that category, and although it doesn't necessarily impress me, I prefer it over some other sketchy brands I've seen.
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But how could I give them up? The nice thing about chocolate chips is that it's easy to control the amount. The oatmeal itself stays healthy and sugarless, and a small handful of chocolate chips add a touch of sweetness and a dash of delicious. Where's the harm?! Thus, I do not intend to give up chocolate chips anytime soon.
For the time being, I will continue eating lovely bowls of porridge like this! Super simple, ridiculously easy, and undeniably tasty. Thank you, local produce market, for carrying strawberries this week!
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Like me, many of my followers are health-conscious. Therefore, I'm extremely curious about the general consensus on chocolate chips for breakfast. Most chips involve a myriad of unwelcome ingredients (ex: milk, sugar, hydrogenated oils). I've also seen a variety of brands make their chips vegan and/or "healthier" by using cocoa liquor instead of actual cocoa to flavor the chips. My current stock (from Trader Joe's) falls into that category, and although it doesn't necessarily impress me, I prefer it over some other sketchy brands I've seen.
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But how could I give them up? The nice thing about chocolate chips is that it's easy to control the amount. The oatmeal itself stays healthy and sugarless, and a small handful of chocolate chips add a touch of sweetness and a dash of delicious. Where's the harm?! Thus, I do not intend to give up chocolate chips anytime soon.
For the time being, I will continue eating lovely bowls of porridge like this! Super simple, ridiculously easy, and undeniably tasty. Thank you, local produce market, for carrying strawberries this week!
Coconut Oatmeal with Strawberries & Chocolate Chips
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Prep Time: 2 min
Cook Time: 5 min
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup water (or more coconut milk)
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup strawberries, hulled
- handful of semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Bring coconut milk and water to a boil, add oats and salt, and reduce heat to medium. (If you'd like to add flax or chia seeds, do so now. I recommend chia.)
- Let it cook for several minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once MOST of the liquid has absorbed, slice or quarter strawberries and add to the oatmeal. Stir.
- If you'd like to add any extra ingredients (coconut oil, dried fruit, nuts, sunflower seeds), do so now.
- When you're pleased with the consistency of the oatmeal, transfer to a bowl. Top with chocolate chips, and maybe more strawberries and shredded coconut.
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It looks amazing, as always. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy porridge party day! (Today is the Norwegian porridge day.) It's a bit late now, but I'll have to try something (less fancy) like this tomorrow.
Thanx! Hugs!
Ah! I can't believe I didn't know! :) Thanks.
DeleteThis oatmeal looks delicious! I still need to try making my oatmeal with coconut milk. I'm ok with chocolate chips for breakfast as long as they're used in moderation without other sweeteners, and they're a somewhat healthy variety. I found some dark chocolate chips that are vegan and grain-sweetened, and I use those occasionally, but I usually just use cacao nibs.
ReplyDeleteThat's how I feel! However, last time I looked for cacao nibs, the only kind I could find was riddled with crap like hydrogenated oils. :/
DeleteAnd you should totally try oatmeal with coconut milk. :)
This looks so good. I love the taste of chocolate in my oatmeal, but I only use cacao nibs or really good dark chocolate with a high cacao content. How can the cacao nibs you found have hydrogenated oils? I thought the whole point of them was to have only the pure cacao bean and nothing else. I'm so sick of all sorts of useless additives!
ReplyDeleteThat's a GREAT question. Oddly enough, I found them in the bulk section of the HEALTH MARKET of a grocery store. WHAT?!
DeleteAh you should have a 'Like' button on your blog! Coconut milk makes a good substitute for cream and who doesn't like strawberries & cream? And since you're on the coconut theme, coconut butter is really good too!
ReplyDeleteI don't have chocolate chips but use PB&Co Dark Chocolate Dreams. It does contain palm oil which may be considered a nasty by some but I'm okay with it in small amounts.