Simple Chocolate Oatmeal

Oatmeal and I have been on quite a journey. I outlined it in this post a few years ago so I won't revisit it all.

Old-fashioned and steel-cut oats are both staple pantry items for me, but I've been eating them less and less for breakfast. I'm not sure why. I just always happen to have lots of yummy leftovers in the fridge to make fun scrambles. Add a drizzle of sriracha and I'm in heaven, so eggs have been my go-to for some time.

Sunday, however, I had a craving for oatmeal and to be honest, I was pleasantly surprised how satisfied and full I was afterwards. It was a great reminder to vary my breakfast a little more. Sometimes I get stuck in a rut eating the same thing over and over out of convenience.

This was truly a warm bowl of awesome. Neither kid was interested, which was surprising as they both devour my other banana oatmeal creations.

Here's what I did...

Ingredients

• 30g old-fashioned oatmeal (⅜ cup)
• ½ cup water
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder (5g)
• 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter (14g)
• ½ banana, mashed (50g)
• Hemp Hearts for sprinkling (optional)

Instructions

Cook the oats, water, extract, salt and cocoa powder over medium-high heat. Once it starts to boil and thicken add the peanut butter and stir to melt in.

Continue to cook until it thickens and most of the water is absorbed.

Remove from heat and stir in mashed banana.

Top with Hemp Hearts (sunflower seeds would be yummy too!).

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Simple Chocolate Oatmeal

You don't need to spend hours in the kitchen to enjoy a nutritious breakfast. This simple chocolate oatmeal recipe is the perfect solution

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 1 people

Calories 154 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 30 g old-fashioned oatmeal ⅜ cup
• ½ cup water
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 5g
• 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter 14g
• ½ banana mashed (50g)
• Hemp Hearts for sprinkling optional

Instructions

 

• Cook the oats, water, extract, salt and cocoa powder over medium-high heat. Once it starts to boil and thicken add the peanut butter and stir to melt in.
  30 g old-fashioned oatmeal, ½ cup water, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, Pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
• Continue to cook until it thickens and most of the water is absorbed.
• Remove from heat and stir in mashed banana.
  ½ banana
• Top with Hemp Hearts (sunflower seeds would be yummy too!).
  Hemp Hearts for sprinkling

Nutrition

Calories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 5gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 10mgPotassium: 346mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 32IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Chocolate, oatmeal

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