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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It’s like a chocolate monkey tail oatmeal!!!! Whhhheeeeee 😀
I haven’t been eating a whole lot of oats lately 🙁 But, I love making all different sorts of flavors! I really don’t like eating the same bowl twice! Why should I have to eat the same bowl twice with so many fun add-ins available? Some Favorites: Chocolate banana (Baker’s Chocolate with Slice Bananas), Chocolate Cherry (cocoa with fresh cherries), Tropical (coconut, oranges, peaches), Nutty Apple Spice (walnuts, cinnamon, apple)
My favorite is putting a heaping spoon of Dark Chocolate Dreams in it and stirring it until it’s all gooey. MMMmmmmm.
Today I was just about to make breakfast when I saw your post- and I tried this one out! Delicious 🙂 I love how the only sweetener is the banana. Perfect amount of sweetness.
Oh wow, you’re fast! So excited you tried it!!
Mmmmm oatmeal+chocolate! Steel cut are my favorite for sure, but sometimes I mix in rolled or oat bran for volume. I’m such a volume eater! And I agree. Impossible not to smile while consuming chocolate.
My favorite bowl of oatmeal is rolled oats, cooked on the stovetop with banana slices, raisins, and cinnamon. Then topped with a spoonful of peanut butter. Glass of milk on the side. 😉
This looks so good!! Ive actually added cocoa to my oatmeal before and loved it. My favorite way to eat oatmeal is with cinnamon and sugar!!
Ooohhh I have such a similar recipe!
It’s one of my favourite ways to enjoy oats 🙂
My perfect bowl of oatmeal would be 1/2 cup of oats, 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup raspberries, 1/2 cup peaches, and 1/3 cup walnuts sprinkled with coconut flakes, coconut cream, and chocolate chips! MMMMMM!!! Oats are perfection.
That looks delicious!! So chocolaty! YUMMMM
My favorite way to eat oatmeal is with a lot of sugar and butter, but I haven’t had it that way in years, lol.
I’m on a grain-free diet at the moment and your posts are making it EXTREMELY hard! This looks like my idea of heaven!
This sounds great!! I love both versions! I need to try this 🙂
Yum I might go for that tomorrow 🙂
And spooky about the apple bars too 🙂
This is how I eat my oatmeal most of the time!
I like it this way or adding maca powder,cinnamon, chia seeds, fruit, and almond butter too. 🙂
My oatmeal taste is pretty plain-I like it with some almond milk and sweetener. Although, I recently tried your recipe with chia seeds and it was goooood! I’m now sold on chia.
The chocolate one looks good too!
My current favourite is carrot cake porridge at the moment, made by cooking grated carrot for a bit, then adding the (jumbo) oats and some ground mixed spice… so good and even my major sweet tooth doesn’t want any extra sweetener 🙂
I love making your voluminous oats the night before and then cooking them again on the stove in the morning. I like to add a scoop of vanilla protein powder and then a couple of seasonal toppings. Right now my favorite is a few spoonfuls of pumpkin, raisins, and loads of cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice! 🙂
I like rolled oats prepared with water, then I add some chopped banana.
I recently started eating oats with real butter mixed in + cinnamon (ala HEAB) — that is another delicious combo.