Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal

Last Updated on January 5, 2024 by Christin Gillespie

Get your breakfast chocolate fix with this creamy, warm, and nutritious Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal! This oatmeal recipe includes cacao powder, cinnamon, flaxseeds, a ripe banana, rolled oats, non-dairy milk, and almond butter. Not only is it vegan, but it’s also gluten-free and refined sugar-free too!

Chocolate for breakfast? I won’t say no. This incredible oatmeal recipe can be enjoyed for breakfast, but you might just even want it for dessert. Get ready to indulge into your new favorite chocolate oatmeal combo.

Types of Oats to Use

This delicious Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal bowl can be made with rolled oats, steel cut oats, or even quick oats.

• Organic Gluten-Free Rolled Oats: Rolled Oats, also known as old fashioned oats or whole oats, are my favorite type of oats to cook with. Their texture is great and they cook relatively quickly, compared to steel-cut oats.
• Organic Steel-Cut Oats: Steel-cut oats, usually take much longer to make, about 20 minutes. However, they contain more fiber.
• Organic Quick Oats: Quick oats are soft in texture and cook extremely quickly. They’re the best type of oats to use in the microwave versus cooking on the stove.

Whichever type of oats you select, before preparing, be sure to read the package instructions, for the liquid oat ratio, because the amounts may vary.

Now, who’s ready to get cooking?

Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal Ingredients

For this Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal recipe, you only a few ingredients, to achieve the breakfast of your chocolate dreams.

• Organic Gluten-Free Rolled Oats: I used old fashioned rolled oats, but steal-cut or quick oats work as well. However, be sure to read the package instructions for the liquid oat ratio and the cook time, because they will vary. This recipe is written for old fashioned rolled oats.
• Organic Banana: Adding a ripe banana to the recipe makes this breakfast sweet. Also, the more ripe your banana is, the sweeter your breakfast will be.
• Organic Cacao Powder: To make the oats chocolatey! To be clear, cacao powder is different from regular dutch cocoa powder. Cacao powder is pure, raw cacao versus processed. Plus, cacao is rich in magnesium.
• Organic Ceylon Cinnamon: A couple of dashes of cinnamon to spice up your oatmeal!
• Organic Ground Flax Seeds: Ground flax seeds are loaded with nutrients, high in omega-3 fats, rich in dietary fiber, and you can’t even taste them. They are completely optional, and be substituted with chia seeds, so no problem if you don’t have them…yet!
• Organic Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk: In this oatmeal recipe, we only need a little milk, so use your favorite non-dairy milk. I used organic unsweetened almond milk.

How to Make Oatmeal Recipe

Preparing oatmeal for breakfast is super easy and this recipe is no different. There is only 3 steps to achieve your chocolatey breakfast.

1. Combine: Begin by adding the mashed ripe banana to a small saucepan. Add the rolled oats, cacao powder, cinnamon, ground flax seeds, non-dairy milk, and stir to combine.
2. Cook: Simmer until the milk has absorbed into the oats, about 6 to 8 minutes. Stir frequently to prevent burning.
3. Serve: Place into a serving bowl. Top with top with chopped dark chocolate, almond butter, hemp seeds, and enjoy!

Tips for Making this Oatmeal Recipe Perfectly

To make the perfect Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal recipe, be sure to follow these tips!

• For the best texture, I suggest using organic gluten-free rolled oats, but you can use quick oats, or if you have more time, you can also use steel cut oats.
• If you prefer your oatmeal to be thicker, you can cook your oats on the stovetop for a couple more minutes. On the other hand, if you prefer it thinner, cook your oats for a slightly less time.
• Be sure your banana is ripe. The more ripe your banana is, the sweeter your oatmeal will be.

Oatmeal Toppings

The options are endless when it comes to topping your chocolatey oatmeal breakfast bowl. I personally topped mine with chopped dark chocolate, almond butter, and hemp seeds, but you can top your chocolate oatmeal bowl with any combination that you wish!

• Fresh or Frozen Organic Berries: cherries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc.
• Organic Banana Slices
• Organic Dark Chocolate or Organic Dark Chocolate Chips
• Organic Nut Butter or Seed Butter: almond butter, creamy peanut butter, pecan butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter, etc.
• Organic Hemp Seeds or Organic Chia Seeds
• Organic Chopped Nuts or Seeds: almonds, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc.
• Organic Coconut Flakes or Organic Shredded Coconut

No matter what you top your chocolate oatmeal with, it will be a delicious breakfast bowl!

More Chocolate Oatmeal Recipes to Try:

• Chocolate Banana Berry Oatmeal
• Chocolate Blueberry Muffin Oatmeal
• Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Blended Baked Oats
• Chocolate Hazelnut Oatmeal
• Chocolate Orange Oatmeal
• Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Oatmeal

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Xoxo.

Christin.

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