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Chocolate Oatmeal – a quick and easy breakfast you can make in minutes. It tastes like you are having dessert, but it is really loaded with protein, filling, and a healthy way to start the day.
Oatmeal is a great way to start the day. There are so many variations out there, and instant packets you can buy to make in just minutes for a quick breakfast. The only problem with the packets is all the extra “stuff” that they put in them.
With this chocolate oatmeal, you 6 ingredients (one of which is water!), no refined sugar, and you can have it ready in less than 10 minutes! Plus it will keep you full until lunch time.
If you like your breakfast on the sweet side, this oatmeal is definitely calling your name. It is rich and delicious and tastes like you are eating brownie batter for breakfast. But it is secretly healthy and loaded with protein to keep you full.
What You’ll Need
- Old Fashioned Oats – these are sometimes called rolled oats. You just want to make sure to not use quick cooking oats when following the instructions or you will end up with a mushy mess.
- Milk – you can use any milk you want here. If you want to make this vegan you can use nut milk. If you use cows milk that works great too.
- Water – you can use more milk if you want to add more protein to the oatmeal
- Protein Powder – use whatever your favorite protein powder is. I like to use chocolate to help up the chocolate flavor.
- Cocoa Powder – any unsweetened cocoa powder will work. If you skip the protein powder, I would add an extra tablespoon to the recipe to get that rich chocolate flavor.
- Maple Syrup – you can also use honey in this recipe if you don’t have or enjoy maple syrup. Protein powder often helps sweeten things, so you don’t need a lot. Taste and adjust the amount to your taste.
How To Make Chocolate Oatmeal
- In a saucepan bring the water and milk to a simmer over medium high heat.
- Add in the oats and stir until well combined. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 7-8 minutes. Stir the mixture occasionally, once it starts to thicken it is done cooking.
- Remove from the heat and mix in the cocoa powder, protein powder, and maple syrup. Taste and adjust the syrup as necessary to your desired sweetness.
- Pour into a bowl and top with your desired toppings.
What Are The Best Toppings
You can get really creative with how you want to top your oatmeal. It is delicious as is, but it is a great way to add more flavor and nutrition to your breakfast.
- Berries – strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries all go well with chocolate
- Sliced Bananas
- Chocolate Chips
- Peanut Butter or any other nut butter
- Shredded Coconut
- Chopped Nuts
- Yogurt
- Granola
Is Chocolate Oatmeal Good For Weight Loss
Oatmeal is a delicious superfood that you can really doctor up a million different ways to make it your own. It is loaded with fiber, vitamins, protein and antioxidants. Is has been shown to help lower cholesterol and studies show it is linked to weight loss. Oatmeal helps keep you fuller longer, which leads to eating less and your calorie intake being lower.
Storage
You can double or triple this recipe and have breakfast waiting for you for another day. Store leftover oatmeal in an airtight container in the fridge for 4 days. You can then microwave to reheat. You may need to add a splash of milk to loosen up the oatmeal and make it creamy again.
More Healthy Breakfast Recipes
- Chocolate Oatmeal Blender Muffins
- Sous Vide Egg Bites
- Baked Oatmeal Cups
- Healthy Pumpkin Muffins
- Mixed Berry Smoothie
- Egg White Breakfast Bowls
- Kiwi Spinach Smoothie
- Protein Pancakes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup skim milk
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Heat liquid in a sauce pan over medium heat. Once simmering, add oats and stir until well combined. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat, stir in remaining ingredients until well blended. Taste and adjust the sweetness level to your liking.
- Pour into a bowl and top with your desired toppings.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I did this exact same combo just a few days ago! And I totally agree with you, it’s a little much for an everyday breakfast. I am also in the “I only eat oatmeal because it’s good for me not because I love it” camp so I completely get trying to find ways to like it. Sigh, if only we could cut out the whole oatmeal part of this recipe and it would still be as good for you!
Absolutely love this oatmeal. Normally I have a smoothie, cereal, yogurt with granola, eggs, an english muffin with pb or frozen leftover waffles/pancakes.
i’m addicting to peanut butter and chocolate. this oatmeal has my name written all over it! i honestly can’t think of a better way to start my day
Breakfast and dessert all in one, love it!
Yum! You make me want some oatmeal. Maybe I’ll make some for lunch? Your photo’s look great!!
That looks amazing! I am on an oatmeal kick right now so I must make this!
Yum! Who doesn’t love PB & chocolate, it’s like dessert for breakfast! I could totally get into this. Loving your oatmeal kick. 🙂 During the week my breakfast is usually pretty boring at work, fruit, oatmeal w/ fruit, cereal w/ fruit. On the weekends I live it up with french toast, pancakes & whatever else I can get my hands on.
I finally found someone other than me who doesn’t like oatmeal! If I ever were to give oatmeal another shot, it would be with this recipe for sure!!!!! I normally eat cereal, and toasted bread products with some sort of nut butter for breakfast.
Looks fabulous! Breakfast is my hardest meal of the day because I don’t like sweet breakfast foods. I will eat leftovers from dinner sometimes. LOL! 🙂
I tried hard to get into this packaged version of a chocolate oatmeal, but there was something wrong with it. I keep meaning to try from scratch but it hasn’t happened yet!