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This Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bowl is the ultimate breakfast recipe that will keep you full and satisfied all morning. The best way to jumpstart your day is with a delicious bowl of oatmeal that is so delicious and satisfying.
This creamy and chocolatey oatmeal breakfast recipe is going to be your go-to healthy breakfast recipe for months to come. If you love oatmeal and chocolate, this breakfast bowl is made just for you. The combination of chocolate and peanut butter gives it that rich flavor for a satisfying breakfast that will taste like a dessert. Serve this easy healthy oatmeal recipe any day and they are also great for meal prepping ahead. Have breakfast on the go by prepping this chocolate oatmeal bowl for the entire week.
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Why you will love this oatmeal recipe
- Filling: An oatmeal breakfast bowl that will keep you full for hours and gives you that energy boost to jumpstart your morning the right way.
- Tasty and easy to make: Creamy goodness with each bite, this healthy breakfast recipe is so easy to make and ready in under 15 minutes.
- Healthy and good for you: You are covered with every nutritional aspect in this breakfast bowl recipe. Healthy and nutritious, this chocolate oatmeal bowl is packed with fiber and healthy fats.
Ingredients you will need
- Rolled oats: we prefer that you use rolled oats for a creamy think oatmeal bowl, but if you only have quick oats you may use that too. The consistency changes a bit and the cooking time will be lower as well.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder: you may use regular or dark cocoa powder. We used regular cocoa powder.
- Peanut butter: any other nut butter will do like almond butter or cashew butter.
- Milk: Use any milk. We used 2% but any plant-based milk will also work. Especially if you want to keep this oatmeal breakfast bowl vegan-friendly.
- Maple Syrup: If you want to keep this recipe vegan, use maple syrup or agave. Otherwise, you may swap the maple syrup for honey.
- Vanilla extract: this ingredient give it a nice flavor, but if you do not have it you may skip it.
- Banana: we used bananas to garnish the oatmeal bowl. Banana works well with chocolate but if you want to use any other fruit for your toppings you can.
- Shaved chocolate: This is optional and shown in our image but not included in the nutritional values further down this post.
How to make this oatmeal breakfast bowl recipe
- Place the oats, peanut butter, and cocoa powder in a saucepan. Add the milk,
maple syrup and vanilla.
- Place over medium heat and once bubbling, reduce the heat to a low.
Cook, stirring frequently, until thickened and creamy, about 5 minutes.
- Allow the oatmeal to cool for a bit, then divide among bowls and garnish
with sliced banana.
Recipe notes and tips
- You may use quick oats but the consistency and cooking time change.
- Great to make ahead and store in the fridge for the entire week.
- Any nut butter will work. Try almond or cashew butter if you do not have peanut butter.
- Honey will work in place of maple syrup. You may also use agave.
- You may totally skip the vanilla extract if you don’t have any.
- Any milk works. We used 2% milk but you can use plant-based milk like almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk, or cashew milk.
- For a vegan option– do use plant-based milk and agave or maple syrup.
- Store any leftovers in the tightly sealed container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, absolutely. Oatmeal has several health benefits and is great to include in your diet. Among many of its health benefits, oatmeal is packed with fiber which helps improve gut health and constipation. They are packed with antioxidants and help lowers blood sugar levels. Also, oatmeal is known to help keep you full for hours to help manage your health better.
Oats are naturally gluten-free unless they are contaminated by gluten-containing ingredients during manufacturing or packaging. Most oatmeal brands will indicate in their packaging if their product is 100% gluten-free so it is best to go by what the packaging says if you aren’t sure.
Oatmeal consists of mostly carbs so they are not considered to be low in carbs and in turn they are not keto-friendly.
More oatmeal Breakfast recipes you may like
- Instant Pot Oatmeal
- Overnight Oatmeal Bowl Recipe
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl
- Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
- Coconut Cream Pie Overnight Oats
- Chunky Monkey Overnight oats
- Almond Joy Overnight Oats
Recipes using oatmeal you can check out
- Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal
- Baked Oatmeal Protein Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
- Easy Oatmeal Apple Crumble
- No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffins
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp peanut butter, or almond butter
- 1 3/4 cups milk of choice
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large banana, sliced to serve with
Instructions
- Place the oats, peanut butter, and cocoa powder in a saucepan. Add the milk, maple syrup and vanilla.
- Place over medium heat and once bubbling, reduce the heat to a low.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until thickened and creamy, about 5 minutes.
- Allow the oatmeal to cool for a bit, then divide among bowls and garnish with sliced banana.
Notes
- You may use quick oats but the consistency and cooking time change.
- Any nut butter will work. Try almond or cashew butter if you do not have peanut butter.
- Honey will work in place of maple syrup. You may also use agave.
- You may totally skip the vanilla extract if you don’t have any.
- Any milk works. We used 2% but you can use plant-based milk like almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk, or cashew milk.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
