Chocolate Oatmeal with Raspberry Chia Jam

Last Updated on January 8, 2024 by Christin Gillespie

This thick and creamy Chocolate Oatmeal with Raspberry Chia Jam is a real breakfast treat. It’s made with rolled oats, cacao powder, ground flax seeds, non-dairy milk, and is sweetened with a ripe banana. Top it off with some homemade raspberry chia jam, dark chocolate, and fresh raspberries, for the ultimate breakfast treat. Plus, this chocolatey breakfast is vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free!

Craving something warm and chocolatey for breakfast? You must try this chocolate oatmeal recipe. It’s the perfect breakfast that will satisfy all of your chocolate cravings!

This oatmeal bowl is full of fiber and antioxidants with dark chocolate, fresh berries, and rolled oats!

A Healthy Chocolate Oatmeal Recipe

This Chocolate Oatmeal recipe tastes like a chocolatey dessert, but is healthy enough to have for breakfast!

By adding a ripe banana to the recipe, there is no need to add any additional sweeteners, making this oatmeal refined sugar free. Also, adding a ripe banana makes this oatmeal sweet and creamy.

Types of Oats to Use

This delicious chocolate 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 let’s get cooking!

Chocolate Oatmeal with Raspberry Chia Jam Ingredients

For this chocolatey breakfast recipe, you only need 6 ingredients for the base.

• 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 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 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.
• Organic Banana: Adding a ripe banana to the recipe makes this breakfast sweet. Also, the more ripe the banana, the sweeter your breakfast will be.
• Organic Raspberries: In this recipe, we’ll be using raspberries, but you can certainly use strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, or even cherries!
• 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!

How to Make Oatmeal

Making oatmeal for breakfast is super easy and this recipe is no different. There is only a few to achieve your chocolatey morning breakfast.

1. Combine: Begin by adding the mashed ripe banana to a small saucepan. Add the oats, cacao powder, 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. Raspberry Chia Jam: Meanwhile, while the oats are cooking, add the raspberries into a separate pan with a splash of water and heat over a medium heat. Once these start to melt and become nice and juicy, stir in the chia seeds and reduce to a low heat.
4. Serve: Place into a serving bowl. Top with some of the homemade raspberry chia jam, dark chocolate, and fresh raspberries.

Tips for Making this Oatmeal Recipe Perfectly

To make the perfect chocolate 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 limitless when it comes to topping your chocolatey oatmeal breakfast bowl. I personally topped mine with homemade raspberry chia jam, dark chocolate, and fresh raspberries but you can top your chocolate oatmeal bowl with whatever you want!

• 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 Almond Butter Oatmeal
• Chocolate Blueberry Muffin Oatmeal
• Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Blended Baked Oats
• Chocolate Hazelnut Oatmeal
• Chocolate Orange Oatmeal
• Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Oatmeal
• Chocolate Oatmeal with Raspberry Chia Jam

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Xoxo.

Christin.

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