Chocolate oatmeal?! Is there really such a thing?
Oh my goodness, yes! In just 5 minutes, you can make this decadent-yet-good-for-you chocolate oatmeal for one.
It’s like dessert for breakfast!
I don’t let chance dictate whether my day gets off to a good start. I’d rather make sure it’ll be a good day… by consuming chocolate first thing.
Sometimes, it’s in the form of my Chocolate Banana Bread.
Or this ultra creamy Vegan Chocolate Mousse.
But often, it simply means mixing a spoonful of chocolate peanut butter into my morning oatmeal, or cutting a big hunk off a 100% chocolate bar to eat on the side of whatever breakfast I might be having.
It’s not possible to eat chocolate and frown at the same time.
Really, it’s not. Try it!
Am I wrong? Can you do it?
Well, then at least I got you to eat some chocolate!
What’s your favorite way to eat oatmeal?
Is there a specific way you always prepare it?
Or maybe you don’t like oatmeal at all?
For inspiration, here are some of my favorites:
Over 50 Healthy Oatmeal Recipes
Chocolate Oatmeal Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 3/4 cup milk of choice
- 1 overripe banana (here's a banana-free version)
- 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- sweetener of choice, as desired
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients and cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes. When it starts to bubble, stir occasionally. Sweeten as desired. You can also make this up the night before if you wish.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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Perfect! I am on the overnight oats kick because it’s so quick but I always have 5 minutes in the morning. Definitely going to try this one soon!! Yum!!
that looks SO GOOD! im eating oats right now tha ti JUST made.. kinda wish was 20 mins behind to see this!
Chocolate banana oatmeal. Genious! I’m about to make a five minute chocolate banana oatmeal muffin right now! I’m making your oatmela next although I doubt mine will be as pretty as yours. 🙂 Oatmeal makes everything better, right? Why is that?
Hmmm… I’ve always wondered the same thing about chocolate. 🙂
Now I want chocolate oatmeal. Dinner? After yoga class tonight? A real possibility, a real possibility.
Oh I love oatmeal. So much. Steel cut is amazing, but I find myself eating rolled oats more often because it’s easier. Whenever I come across a new blog, I always checkout the breakfast section to see how many oatmeal recipes they have before I decide if they’re legit;) Also, this looks delicious! I am so eating this for breakfast tomorrow! (or maybe lunch..if I can’t wait:)
I don’t know if I could narrow it down to my favorite way to eat oatmeal. I love overnight oats (oats, banana, chia seeds, and almond milk mixed and set in the fridge overnight), but I also love just hot oatmeal with flax, walnuts, bananas, and soy milk. Basically anything with oatmeal and bananas is a win for me.
yummm i love me some oatmeal so i’ll have to try this one out. a few months ago i was obsessed with a pumpkin oatmeal that i made and i literally had it for breakfast for a month straight 🙂
Would you mind passing on that recipe?? 🙂
who doesn’t like banana’s??? thats just… BANANAS. tee hee.
i could seriously turn into a banana i eat so many of them.
and i love making chocolate oats. adding some chocolate protein powder always does the trick too. sometimes i go the unhealthy way and add torani sugar free chocolate syrup, but that does have artificial sweeteners in it, so i know some people don’t like to go that route, but it’s pretty tasty so once in awhile i’ll do it. that aspartame hasn’t killed me off yet 😉
My crazy sister, that’s who! She hates them. I have a theory that it was a survival mechanism when she was little; she HAD to start hating them because I would always eat them all and there’d be none left for her… anyway, it’s just a thought ;).
Some of us are allergic to bananas. It’s a sad life. 🙁
I justtt started liking oatmeal again. I had about a year hiatus because it wouldn’t settle well in my stomach and left me feeling more hungry and jittery. But then I discovered steel cut oats and they work out really well for me! They take longer to make but its worth it for me. I actually made some at night and reheated them in the morning, poured them over some plain kefir in a mason jar and stirred in some butter and maple syrup and had oats on the go as I drove to work.
Chocolate is definitely a great way to start the day!
Ohh chocolate would be an amazing way to start the day!! And thank you for including a version without banana… I”m one of those crazies who just doesn’t like it, but it’s so big in the blog world! And I like oats all different ways but am especially a fan of steel cut oats!