Healthy Red Velvet Oatmeal

A delicious warm and heart-healthy bowl of decadent red velvet oatmeal.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 2
• Yields: 2 1 cup servings

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup steel cut oats
• 1  cup water
• 1  cup  beet juice
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1  banana
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 cup dates, pieces
• 2  teaspoons cocoa powder
• 1  teaspoon carob powder

• Topping

• 2  tablespoons  whipped cream cheese

Directions

1. In a sauce pan, boil oats and water, with half of the beet juice. Reduce heat an cover. In a blender, combine banana, the remaining beet juice, cocoa, carob, dates, vanilla, and buttermilk. Blend until smooth.
2. After the oats have simmered for 30 minutes, add the contents of the blender to the sauce pan. Stir at a low heat until desired warm temperature. Serve and top with a scoop of whipped cream cheese. Serves 2.