Is it cold out where you are? We had a week of ice here that shut everything down. I mean everything. Even Krispy Kreme.
When it’s bitterly cold out, I just wanna curl up with a steaming bowl of oatmeal to warm me up from the inside out. But I realize hmm, I should probably add a protein and hey lookie! There’s peanut butter in my pantry. And some leftover chocolate chips from making bear claw cookies.
This is less of a recipe and more of a Do This Nice Thing For Yourself. Don’t feel constrained by quantities, measure with your heart!
An easy way to dress up your basic morning oatmeal. The heat from the oatmeal melts the peanut butter and chocolate into a delicious bowl that satisfies and nourishes.
Ingredients
oatmeal
peanut butter
chocolate chips
Directions
- Cook oatmeal to package directions. Whatever type you have: steel-cut, instant, old-fashioned, etc.
- Add a generous spoon of peanut butter. Or two!
- Toss a happy handful (or a sad sprinkle) of chocolate chips to the oatmeal. Milk, dark, even white, whatever you have at hand and brings you joy.
- Stir together until additions are melted into oats.
Notes
- It won’t quite be peanut butter cup, but I’m always a fan of mixing in Nutella in place of the peanut butter and chocolate.
Leave a comment and let me know your favorite way to doctor your oatmeal! And don’t forget to grab your FREE guide to the Top 30 Foods to Buy on a Budget. Oats are one of the stars!
