Chocolate Chip Oatmeal with Bananas, Pecans, and Honey The Hotel Hershey Culinary Team, from The Hotel Hershey Ingredients: 3 cups water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons instant oats 1 tablespoon Hershey's Cocoa Powder or Scharffen Berger Natural Cocoa Powder 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon butter, soft Garnish: 1 banana, small diced 4 teaspoons pecans, chopped 4 teaspoons Hershey's Chocolate Chips 2 teaspoon orange blossom honey (regular honey may be substituted)

Directions:
Over high heat, bring water and salt to a boil. Add oats. Mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add Hershey's Cocoa Powder and brown sugar. Mix well and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add butter, mixing until fully incorporated.

Remove from heat and evenly portion into warm bowls. Garnish each bowl with 1/4 banana, 1 teaspoon pecans, 1 teaspoon Hershey's Chocolate Chips, and 1/2 teaspoon honey.

Yield: 4 servings

Notes: Any fresh fruit may be substituted for banana, and any favorite nut may be substituted for pecans.