Chocolate Orange Oatmeal

Last Updated on January 3, 2024 by Christin Gillespie

This creamy and decadent Chocolate Orange Oatmeal is the perfect breakfast bowl for any chocolate lover. It tastes like a comforting bowl of warm chocolate with a burst of orange flavor. Enjoy it hot off the stove for an easy breakfast that comes together in 15 minutes!

Chocolate orange for breakfast? Why not?

Chocolate and orange may sound like an interesting combination, but if you’re a chocolate lover and a fan of oranges, then this Chocolate Orange Oatmeal recipe is definitely for you!

A Chocolate Orange Oatmeal Recipe

This Chocolate Orange Oatmeal is the answer to what you’ve been searching for in a new oatmeal flavor combo. In this oatmeal recipe, we’ll be adding a ripe banana, in addition to the orange, because it makes it sweeter and creamier. Along with the banana and orange, we’ll be adding cacao powder, to make this oatmeal bowl extra chocolatey.

Types of Oats to Use

This delicious Chocolate Orange 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 Orange Oatmeal Ingredients

For this Chocolate Orange Oatmeal breakfast 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 Orange: It wouldn’t be the same without an orange to this breakfast combination. I used a naval orange, but you can use a mandarin orange.
• 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 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 this Oatmeal Recipe

Oatmeal is so simple to make, but this recipe has an extra step, that probably takes 2 minutes, and I promise you, it’s totally worth it.

1. Blend: In a high-speed blender, combine the non-dairy milk, ripe banana, 1/2 of the orange, cacao powder, and ground flax seeds. Blend on high until smooth.
2. Combine: Next, transfer the chocolate orange milk to a small saucepan and add the rolled oats.
3. Cook: Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for about 5-7 minutes stirring frequently until most of the liquid is gone and the texture is very thick.
4. Serve: Pour into a bowl, top with dark chocolate, additional orange slices, and creamy peanut butter, if desired.

Tips for Making this Oatmeal Recipe Perfectly

To make the perfect Chocolate Orange 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.
• Use a high-speed blender to ensure that you achieve chocolate orange milk, with few to none clumps remaining.

Oatmeal Toppings

The options are endless when it comes to topping your chocolatey oatmeal breakfast bowl. I personally topped mine with dark chocolate, additional orange slices, and creamy peanut butter, but you can top your chocolate oatmeal bowl with any combination that you wish!

• Orange or banana slices
• Fresh or Frozen Organic Berries: cherries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc.
• 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 Chip Banana Bread Oatmeal
• Chocolate Oatmeal with Raspberry Chia Jam

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Xoxo.

Christin.

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