Name: German Chocolate Cake Oatmeal
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons shredded coconut; 2-3 tablespoons hot apple juice; 2 tablespoons applesauce; ¼ cup sweet potato puree (I took a small sweet potato and roasted it at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes, or until it was soft. This produces a sweeter potato because the sugars of the potato caramelize.); 10 dates, pitted and chopped; ½ cup toasted pecans, chopped; ¼ cup shaved chocolate; 2 tablespoons toasted pecans, chopped; 1 cup whole-grain, old-fashioned oats; 3 cups unsweetened, vanilla coconut milk; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed; 1 teaspoon bourbon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons cacao powder (the purest form of chocolate you can consume); 1 cup unsweetened coconut

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Eating Well to Win

By Richard Ingraham

Published 2017

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Ingredients

For Oatmeal

1 cup whole-grain, old-fashioned oats
3 cups unsweetened, vani

Method

Caramel Topping

Combine the chopped dates, sweet potato puree, applesauce, hot apple juice and four tablespoons of shredded coconut in a small bowl. Let sit until the dates have softened a little. This helps with the processing.
Pour the sweet potato mixture into the bowl of a food processor, and process until smooth.