Chocolate Porridge
Start your day with this decadent Chocolate Porridge! This bowl includes oatmeal, peanut butter, bananas and more. It's made in 10 minutes.
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I love starting my days with chocolate porridge! Unrefined cocoa powder is a great ingredient to have in the cupboard. It can also be added to several recipes, like these Healthy Fluffy Chocolate Pancakes, to add a delicious chocolaty flavor.
For more delicious oat recipes, try my Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars, Mixed Berries & Oats Breakfast Bowl and Strawberry Oatmeal Smoothie Recipe.
Why This Recipe Works
- This chocolate porridge is filling, chocolatey and delicious.
- It is easy to make this chocolate porridge and it only requires eight ingredients.
- You can vary the toppings to suit your taste.
- This nutritious chocolate porridge breakfast is ready in 10 minutes.
Chocolate Porridge Ingredients
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Oats:Â Follow the instructions on the packaging when cooking oats.
- Unrefined cocoa powder: Use good-quality cocoa powder for the best flavor.
- Milk: For this recipe, you can use full-fat, low-fat, almond, coconut, or soya milk. The type of milk you use may affect the taste of the oats.
- Honey to taste.
- Tahini: Buy this seed butter from the supermarket.
- Dark chocolate: This can be swapped with white chocolate.
Tips and Substitutions
- Add-ins: This chocolate porridge breakfast bowl is easy to customize. Get creative and add your favorite toppings, e.g, berries, pumpkin seeds, apple slices, pomegranate seeds, and more!
- Protein: Add a scoop of protein powder and stir it into the chocolate porridge.
- Nut Butter: Feel free to swap the tahini with creamy almond butter or smooth cashew butter.
How to Make Chocolate Porridge
- Add oats to a bowl or follow the instructions on the packaging.
2. Once done, add cocoa powder, milk and sweetener to the bowl.
3. Stir the oats.
4. Adjust the oat to your liking by adding less or more sweetener or milk.
5. Serve this decadent chocolate porridge with any add-ins of your choice. For example, add sliced bananas, dark chocolate, granola and tahini.
Recipe FAQs
Chocolate porridge is best eaten when fresh.
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Chocolate Porridge
Ingredients
- Oats as much as you would normally eat
- 1-2 tablespoon of unrefined cocoa powder
- Almond/Soya/Regular milk Milk of your choice
- Honey to taste
- 1-2 tablespoon of tahini you can use any nut butter in place of tahini
- Dark chocolate
- 1 banana
- Granola as much as you would normally eat
Instructions
- Cook the oats (follow the instructions on the packaging).
- Remove the cooked oats from heat, add cocoa powder and mix.
- Pour the oats into a bowl, add almond milk and then add the remaining ingredients to bowl (as shown).
Notes
- Toppings: This chocolate porridge is incredibly versatile. Load it up with your favorites! Fresh berries, pumpkin seeds, apple slices, pomegranate seeds and more.
- Protein: Stir in a scoop of your go-to protein powder for an extra kick to keep you going.
- Nut Butter Swap: Feel free to add creamy almond or smooth cashew butter instead for that nutty goodness.
Delicious! The perfect breakfast ??