I made the mistake of walking outside yesterday.
And then immediately turned right back around.
No.
Just… no.
I love how they feel the need to write “very cold” under the temperature. As if seeing –12 didn’t already make that abundantly clear.
There’s something about abysmally-cold weather that screams comfort food. And this healthy breakfast recipe, which combines spicy chai tea, dark chocolate, and creamy oatmeal is pure comfort food in a bowl. Feel free to triple up on the chocolate by adding chocolate chips and Healthy Chocolate Sauce.
Chocolate Chai Oatmeal
(serves 1)
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (40g)
- 1 cup water or milk of choice (240g)
- 1/2 cup milk of choice (120g)
- 2 chai tea bags (decaf or regular)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cocoa powder (4g)
- sweetener of choice, to taste
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract (2g)
- 1/2 tbsp melted coconut oil or peanut butter (optional, but much richer if added)
- mini chocolate chips, optional
If using the microwave: heat the water and milk, then add the teabags and let sit for no less than 15 minutes. Right before removing the teabags, smush the tea bags a little with a fork so more of the flavor goes into the milk. Combine the liquid with the oats and salt, then microwave 3 minutes. (If it starts to boil over, you may stop the microwave and keep heating in ten-second increments until the time is up. But don’t open the microwave door.) Let oatmeal sit in the closed microwave 5 minutes, then transfer–uncovered—to the refrigerator. It gets thicker as it sits, but if you want to eat it immediately simply use a little less water and cook longer. Right before eating, add all remaining ingredients and stir well.
If you wish to use the stovetop: after soaking the tea bags in warm liquid, simply heat the oats, salt, and tea soaking liquid until oatmeal is thick and fluffy. Then stir in all remaining ingredients.
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Question of the Day:
Was it freezing cold yesterday for you too?
Apparently every single state—even Hawaii!—dipped below freezing at some point during the day. However, maybe I shouldn’t complain about our weather here in Washington… To people in Minnesota and Chicago, it probably sounds like a tropical vacation.
Oh my gosh, I have to make this for breakfast tomorrow! I usually put cinnamon and cardamom in my oatmeal, but I never thought about combining chai with chocolate… genius!
Reminds me of your sugar cookie tea oatmeal! I’ve been looking for that tea ever since 😉
I ordered it off of Amazon. If you have Prime, it was free shipping but I did have to order 4 boxes. Totally worth it 🙂 Search for “sugar cookie tea” at Amazon.
Thank you!
Katie, I totally feel you on this one! I moved to NYC in August from California… O M G I have never experienced such coldness in my life! And I laughed too when my phone felt the need to display “Very cold” underneath the polar vortex weather the other day. Inside is definitely best for now, and comfort food is even better! Looking forward to trying this oatmeal recipe when I am off of my cleanse at the end of the week 🙂 happy 2014!
I actually have a box of vanilla chai tea and chocolate chai tea sitting in the cabinet. Can’t wait to make this!
Chocolate and Chai! What an amazing combination – I will definitely need to try. Thanks for this creative recipe!
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Its listed in the post.
Alright, where I live it’s not that cold, but still, a cozy meal is just great now 🙂 I hope you are fine and don’t catch a cold.
I made this recipe today and it’s really, really delicious and warming 🙂
This recipe is delicious but WAAAAY too much salt. I had to add a lot of stevia to kill the taste. I think 1/8tsp would do 🙂
so I’m a bit late to the party, but here in Australia, its over 100 and looking to go up 110 and stay for the whole week. its a ‘bit’ warm!
I was wondering how you calculate the calories for your recipes? This one says it’s 178 cals for the whole thing, but 1/2 cup of uncooked oats alone is 300