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Red velvet oatmeal recipe

Chichi Uguru
Red velvet oatmeal porridge is a variant of my Chocolate oatmeal. With a little switch of ingredients used, you can get creative and make the perfect red breakfast treat for yourself and your on Valentine’s Day or any morning you feel like springing up something different.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Global
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups rolled oats (if gluten-free use certified gluten-free oats)
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 2 ½ cups milk (You can also use a mix of water and milk)
  • 2 Tablespoon Sugar (Or any sweetener of choice; maple syrup, honey etc)
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 to 3 drops red food coloring (See note 1 for alternative coloring)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Suggested Toppings

  • Pomegranate arils
  • Chocolate chunks
  • Fruits of choice
  • nuts

Instructions

  • Add milk, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and cocoa powder to saucepan Mix and turn on heat to medium.
  • Add the oats to the milk cocoa mixture. Add the food color and Cook on medium till fully cooked. Takes about 6 mins to get fully cooked. Stir continuously to prevent burning. Serve with more milk, toppings of choice.

Notes

  1. If you would rather not use food coloring gel. Use beet powder or hibiscus petal powder to add some color the oatmeal. If you do so, mix it in when you add the cocoa powder.
  2. Use certified gluten free oats if you are gluten free.
  3. You can substitute milk with plant based milk if you are dairy free or vegan. You can also substitute some of the milk in the recipe with water if you want.