Breakfast and Brunch Recipe ∼ Healthy German Chocolate Cake Oatmeal

Finally you can eat dessert for breakfast (sorta) with this healthy German chocolate cake oatmeal!

Ingredients

• ½ cup rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seed
• 1 ½ teaspoons maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons honey
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons crushed pecans
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened flaked coconut

Cooking Directions

1. Combine oats, cocoa powder, flax seed, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until thick, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer oatmeal to a bowl.
2. Combine honey and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until melted, about 20 seconds. Pour honey mixture over oatmeal and top with pecans and coconut.

Nutrition Facts

• calories445.5
• carbohydrateContent51.8 g
• fatContent25.2 g
• fiberContent10.2 g
• proteinContent9.4 g
• saturatedFatContent9.3 g
• sodiumContent164.3 mg
• sugarContent16.9 g