A new breakfast-mashup brought to you by multi-talented food composer DJ Joe. Growing up our breakfasts would often consist of CoCoWheats or Oatmeal prepared by our mom. There would be 2-3-4 kids sitting around the table scarfing down these lovingly prepared breakfasts. We all would spoon up some oatmeal or CoCoWheats and drop it onto a piece of toast and take a bite. I remember none of us kids ever eating it directly from the spoon. If there was no toast to grab from the plate at the center of the table we would wait while mom made more. Thinking back that toaster must of really gotten a workout! I bet my brothers and I each when through 2-4 slices of toast at every breakfast. To this day this is the way all the Dombek siblings still consume our hot cereal at breakfast. Now we are all a bit older and need to be a bit more health conscious… so the other day I came up with the idea of combining my two favorite hot cereals. Now I can get the healthy goodness of the oats along with the creamy chocolate deliciousness of the CoCoWheats at every breakfast! When prepared correctly this has a thick consistency that goes great on top of hot buttered toast.
CoCoOats
1/3 Cup Old Fashioned Oats
2 T. CoCo Wheats
1 cup water.
Combine into a bowl and microwave uncovered 2-3 minutes. Watch closely to make sure it doesn’t boil over and make a horrendous mess. When it starts to boil up the edge of bowl open the microwave and stir, the start cooking again… continue until it’s all cooked about 3 minutes. The time may vary with different microwave wattages. After cooking add just a tiny bit of milk (this probably doesn’t do anything… it just an old habit I picked up from my mom). Sweeten to taste with a tablespoon or two of sugar.
Fire up the toaster and dig in!

Ugh... What could possibly make a grown man want to eat that? But then, I mix cottage cheese, brown rice and salt and pepper together, and I put vinegar on eggs. So I guess you aren't too crazy after all.
ReplyDeleteCo-co wheat is my favorite. Remember how you used to put like 1/2 cup on sugar on yours?? Ugh. I'm surprised you don't have diabetes. (P.S. I can only eat my co-co wheat on toast too! ha ha...)
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