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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Katie, I loved your post, had it for dessert tonight!!! I have tried your voluminous oats trick but it does not work well for me. What type of oats do you use (large flake, quick cooking, steel cut?). Thank you for all of the tasty treats! Lisa
Tell me exactly what you did (what oats, how much of everything, how much time cooking, etc) and hopefully then I can figure out why it didn’t work for you.
I used 40g of large flake oats, 400 g of water (maybe I should measure not weight the liquid?)and a pinch of salt. I put it all in the microwave for 4.5 min and then let it sit in the microwave for 5 min. I then put the mixutre into the fridge. After a few hours I thougth the oats did not look cooked enough so I microwaved them again until they wre boiling for about 2 min. I put into the fridge over night and in the morning they were quite runny and pretty raw tasting? Maybe they stay quite raw with this method? Do you have a picture of what the oats look like after being refridgerated? I hope I can get this to work cause I am pretty oat obsessed, love them topped with a mashed banana and almond milk and sprinkled with almonds ground together with fennel seed (weird but oh so so good).
Hmmm… that’s how I do it too :(. I use 400g water too. Did you leabe them uncovered overnight?
I loveeeeee oatmeal, maybe even more than pancakes (shocker, huh?). As of recently I’ve loved the pumpkin, walnut and fig version 🙂
YUM! I have been craving oats like mad with weather getting colder!!
I love my oatmeal warm with cinnamon and some (non dairy or other) milk as a topping, but thanks to your blog I have been experimenting lately ;o)
Today I had some fluffy oatmeal I discovered by chance – I loved the texture, like mousse mmmmh.
Last night I mixed 1/2 cup of oatmeal with the same amount of non-dairy milk and added 2T of flax seeds. Plus the obligatory dash of cinnamon and some vanilla. Then I let it soak over night.
This morning I threw it in my Vitamix, added 1/4 cup more milk, and then some and ended up getting something resembling and oatmeal soup or smoothie.
Then I put in in the microwave for 1.5 minutes just because I like it warm and it came out as a really fluffy oatmeal mousse. I crumbled some of your flourless chocolate chip cookies (my favorite cookies by far, I could eat a batch by myself, every day!) on top and served it with a little more milk. I’m sure this would be delicious served cold as well!
I love blending oats in the vitamix, but I’ve never tried it with UNcooked oats! Your recipe sounds delicious!
Nothing beats chocolate in the morning! NOTHING!
I usually eat a few pieces with a cup of tea during the morning. Or a piece of raw brownie, that I am hooked on at the moment 🙂
And oatmeal is gooood! I like it cooked with water, the cooled a little so its not piping hot, and then topped with nutbutters, berries, flax etc..
I am really looking forward to chocolate oatmeal!!! I got some cocoa nibs at WF yesterday… I think I’ll make it with coconut milk from a can, rolled/steel cut oats(I love both), bluberries, cocoa nibs, and cinnamon!! yummy… might even have to get a bananna for this one 😀
Hey Katie!
I found your blog yesterday. My first thought when I saw “the healthy dessert blog” was: Hmm.. Texas.. I guess that means that the recipes have just reduced butter and sugar to make them “healthy” (American desserts are waaaaay too sweet for my taste). But then I looked at the recipes.. and looked for some more.. and some more 🙂 And they’re fabulous! I have already tried this recipe and Cookie Pie and I love them both. Even my extremely critical husband and two brothers enjoyed them 😀
Next time I’ll add flax seeds and sweeten with honey. Since I’m not vegan I used the regular milk but I guess the taste is the same 🙂
Greetings from Europe 🙂
Keiu
Aww chocolate hugs back from Texas!!! 🙂
Looks. So. Good! Must. Make. Tomorrow 🙂
Oh my gosh, that looks soooo delicious! <3 I want to eat it NOW, lol! 😛 Your photographs are GORGEOUS! xyx
In this case, the more chocolate, the merrier…Wait that’s every case 🙂