My kids love oatmeal recipes for breakfast, like my Vegan Oatmeal or Peanut Butter Oatmeal, and this chocolate oatmeal recipe is one of their favorites. What’s better than adding cocoa powder and chocolate chips to your oatmeal after all? This is how I make chocolate oatmeal and how you can meal prep oatmeal.
What Is Chocolate Oatmeal?
Chocolate oatmeal is a creamy oatmeal recipe with chocolate flavor, flavored with cocoa powder and chocolate chips. You can prepare your oatmeal mix, so it’s ready to be cooked in the morning in just 5 minutes. This is a way to give kids self-confidence in the kitchen in the morning. They can’t fail this oatmeal recipe, and they are so proud to make their own breakfast that is more than just cereals and milk in a bowl.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make this recipe are:
Rolled Oats – You can use either old-fashioned rolled oats or quick oats if you prefer a finer texture. I don’t recommend steel-cut oats. Cocoa Powder – Choose unsweetened cocoa powder to avoid unnecessary sugar. Dark Chocolate Chips – You can also use sugar-free chocolate chips sweetened with natural sugar-free sweeteners to cut down the sugar in your breakfast. Learn how to find vegan dark chocolate. Cinnamon – for flavor Plant-Based Milk – Use almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk. Any non-dairy milk will work. Vanilla Extract – It’s optional but adds a delicious flavor. Maple Syrup or brown sugar – Add only if the recipe needs a little extra sweetness. I usually don’t add much because the chocolate chips and toppings make the oatmeal very sweet already.
Add-Ons
You can level up this chocolate oatmeal recipe by adding some extra ingredients into the mixture just after cooking. For example, you can stir in 1 or 2 tablespoons of the below ingredients:
Peanut Butter for a peanut butter chocolate oatmeal flavor. Sunflower Seed Butter Almond Butter Yogurt for creaminess Peanut Powder Protein Powder
How To Make Chocolate Oatmeal
It’s very easy to add a little kick to your classic oatmeal recipe and make a chocolate oats breakfast bowl. The best approach is to meal prep the dry ingredients in small glass mason jars. You can therefore make three or four jars for a week. Your kids can then grab and cook their own oatmeal without help.
Serving Oatmeal
Remove the lid from the saucepan and stir in the vanilla extract and extra sweetener, if it is needed.
Toppings
Pour the warm creamy chocolate porridge mixture into a shallow breakfast bowl. Top up with strawberries, a dollop of coconut yogurt, and a drizzle of peanut butter. To add some crunchiness, you can add:
Peanuts Almonds Seeds More Chocolate Chips A pinch of sea salt enhances the chocolate flavor of the recipe.
Storage Instructions
You can store the dry ingredients uncooked in a sealed glass mason jar. However, the cooked oatmeal won’t taste as creamy and good if stored in the fridge. I recommend cooking oatmeal just before serving and never cooking the day before or it gets hard and dry.
Allergy Swaps
Below are some options to make this recipe if you have some food allergies.
Cocoa Allergy – You can use carob Chocolate instead of chocolate chips and swap cocoa powder for carob powder. Sugar-Free – Use a sugar-free chocolate chip brand and sugar-free sweeteners like erythritol or monk fruit. Gluten-Free – Some oats brands are certified gluten-free.
Below are the most frequent questions answered about this easy chocolate oatmeal recipe.
More Healthy Oatmeal Recipes
I have a passion for oatmeal recipes because they are quick and easy breakfasts that the family loves. Below are some more oatmeal recipes for you to try:
