You know…sometimes I get into a breakfast rut. I know…that might be hard to believe…but it happens. I’ll get on a pancake kick, or an egg kick (I get on the egg kick a lot because it is SO easy and versatile), and that’s what I do. For awhile. And then…eventually, I find something else to entertain me.
But…I had an ingenious stroke of breakfast inspiration the other night. And I warned my roommate that when she woke up, I would have an experiment ready for us to try at breakfast. She looked a little concerned. But agreed she would brave whatever it was that I created. And if it was crap, I told her that I’d be happy to whip something else up for us.
Thankfully, however, my little experiment turned into a delicious breakfast treat. One I would totally make again. Just not every day. Given that it is mostly chocolate…it’s good for a nice, sweet morning eat every now and again.
Recipe: Gluten-Free S’mores Hot Cereal
Servings: 2
Time: Prep 5 minutes; Cook 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup hot cereal (I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Mighty Tasty Hot Cereal)
- 1-1/2 cups + 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (divided)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie sweetener (I used Truvia)
- 2 dark chocolate mini candy bars, chopped (I used Nestle Special Dark)
- 1 tablespoon white chocolate morsels
- 2 gluten-free graham crackers, crumbled (I used Kinnikinnick S’moreables)
- 2 tablespoons Marshmallow Fluff
Directions:
Bring water and salt to a boil. Stir in 1/2 cup cereal and 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder. Immediately turn heat to very low, continuing to stir until cereal and water are blended. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat and add the vanilla, 2 tablespoons cocoa, and and sweetener to taste.
Split between two bowls.
Over the top, sprinkle each with chopped dark chocolate, white chocolate morsels, and crumbled gluten-free graham crackers. Place a dollop of Marshmallow Fluff on each serving. Toast with kitchen torch or just serve.
Enjoy!
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The best part about this breakfast was just how much it really tasted like S’mores. If you aren’t a fan of dark chocolate, feel free to use milk chocolate. Or just use chocolate chips instead. The possibilities are endless…and yield a delicious treat for breakfast. The chocolate melts into the hot cereal and it’s just…yum! Really, really yum! Forget the campfire at night, now you can have S’mores for breakfast. Trust me…you’ll want to make this one again!
The Celiathlete 