Description
Start your morning with dessert! This creamy vegan chocolate oatmeal has a short, simple and nutritious ingredient list with so much decadent chocolate flavor. Top it with your favorite fruit or creamy nut butter for a dish that's both decadent and healthy!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups filtered water
- 1.5 cups quick-cooking gluten free oats
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (or cacao powder)
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (at end with burner off)
- Optional: 1 small handful Hu Chocolate gems (vegan and refined sugar-free)
Instructions
- Bring water to a rolling boil.
- Add the oats, maple syrup, cocoa powder and salt. Whisk or stir well until the water is mostly absorbed and the oatmeal is smooth and creamy (about 10 minutes). Add the chocolate gems (if using) and stir them in until they melt from the heat of the oats.
- Turn off the burner and add vanilla extract.
- Serve into 4 bowls. Add any toppings you wish! My kids enjoy almond butter, berries, hemp and chia "sprinkles" and vegan butter. They'll also stir in a dash of cold almond milk to help it cool down faster.
Notes
My favorite brand of cocoa powder for the very best chocolate flavor is Whole Foods 365 brand. It is a vibrant rich dark brown color which indicates that it has a strong chocolate flavor. When I have used other brands it has not tasted as good to me and my children even notice if I run out of the one we like!
- Prep Time: 2
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
