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
InstructionsÂ
- 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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I love adding canned coconut milk or coconut butter to my oats, makes them so rich 🙂 I don’t think I will ever go back to plane oats with water, I love them creamy, and these look fabulous too!
I must know, do you eat the things you picture… like was that bowl of oats eaten after the pictures were taken? It would be fun to see a breakfast you really do eat not just staged, or along side a staged one, for fun 🙂 I love the shots, really nice!
It depends! I really (really!) hate wasting food, so I will try to waste as little as possible. Oftentimes that means the food that is used for the photoshoot is actually a BAD trial from the recipe! (i.e. many recipes have more than one trial before they’re perfected… I save the bad trials and use them for photos!)
Another thing I often do is photograph in miniatures. So if you look reeeeaally closely and pay attention to the silverware I use, you might be surprised to see how TINY some of the foods really are! That way I waste less.
Unfortunately, especially with pouring shots, by the time you shoot as fast as you can while pouring, you’re left with a soggy mess! Not to mention how you have to poke and prod the food with your fingers. If at all possible, I’ll eat what I’ve used for photos. But really, it’s usually not edible after withstanding all my creative craziness ;).
I wish I had seen this this morning because I was craving some chocolate oats! I still got my chocolate oats though by stirring in a TJ’s chocolate bar 🙂 I’ll try your version next time! My fave way to eat oats is the chocolate kind I just told you about or topped with Greek yogurt and pb! Oh and steal cut oats will always come in number one though I love rolled oats too 🙂
Oh and random question, but how do you get the little picture to show up when you comment? Thanks!
Have a fabulous day Katie! 😀 <3
I did mine so long ago… I think you go to gravatar.com. If that doesn’t work, let me know!
I love steel cut oats. I usually make a batch in the slow cooker once or twice a week. My absolute favorite way to have it is with a banana mushed into it and a spoonful of either Mighty Maple or Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter. AMAZING! 🙂
I wish I liked oat meal. It always looks so delish in pictures like these but then I make it and wonder why.
You should try baked oatmeal! I’m not a regular oatmeal fan, but I LOVE baked oatmeal!
I need to give steel-cut oats a try again. Over the summer, oatmeal started giving me stomach and digestive problems, so I stopped eating it. I’m pretty sure it’s a gluten sensitivity, but I know it’s not celiac/intolerance because I had the blood test. I tried oatmeal again last week, and it caused problems still, but I’ve heard steel cut oats may be better tolerated. Hopefully!
those look like a bowl of coco puffs! I’ll have to try it when I’m having a morning chocolate craving! My favorite way is simply with half a banana whipped in and some vanilla. And perhaps a scoop of PB!
my mom makes an amazing oatmeal by mixing oats, rice, quinoa, groats, oat bran, etc. (any mixture) and then adding vanilla, orange, and almond extracts and cooking it overnight. in the morning we add banana or blueberries and cinnamon. we also just discovered how anazing it is to put either fig or peach balsalmic vinegar in the oatmeal (plain or with cinamon) and adding fresh peaches, frozen blueberries, or even figs. its crazy but amazing!!!
I made a batch of this oatmeal and then did another batch that was almost the same except I used Carob powder in it instead of the cocoa powder. I find it tastes great either way ^_^ ! I also decided to toss in some goji berries once everything was all cooked. Tropical fruits taste so good in recipes whether it be mangoes, pineapple, dragon fruit, or star fuit.
I’m not sure if you’ve ever tried eating a dragon fruit … they’re fun to eat right out of the skin.
Kudos to all the great work you’ve been doing n_~
I don’t think I have ever tried a dragon fruit!! Honestly, I don’t even know why I haven’t… I mean, I grew up in Asia! Hmmm… maybe the Asian market around here will have some. I’m definitely going to look!
A favorite way to eat oatmeal? Just one? I can’t do this! I don’t discriminate, I just love them all 🙂 .