Almond butter chocolate oatmeal

Almond butter chocolate oatmeal – tired of boring dairy free oatmeal? Why not turn things up a notch with some cacao, almond butter and coconut milk.

Lately I’ve been thinking about chocolate and that’s really unlike me, I don’t know why but I can’t stop thinking about it. I probably sound like a creepy weirdo, being transfixed with chocolate? Anyway, since I wouldn’t shake off this thought of something rich, sweet and decadent I went ahead with making this almond butter chocolate oatmeal recipe.

Initially this might sound horrid or not your thing and I totally appreciate that BUT…..I promise you will love this recipe. This one is for my TRUE chocolate fans, if you’re a choccie fan like moi then you’ve in the right place, at the right time, don’t by pass this one.

Almond butter chocolate oatmeal – dairy free version

This almond butter chocolate oatmeal recipe gives you the licence to mix your oatmeal porridge with chocolate. How cool is that? Who would have thought the two could combine so greatly together?

Actually, there seems to be a trend right now or maybe I’m just late on the band wagon with health enthusiasts creating various chocolate oatmeal recipes. From what I’ve seen most contain dairy (Nutella *cough* *cough*).

Consequently, being dairy free means having to be one step ahead of the game and that’s what I aim to do for my gluten/dairy free readers, adding some organic raw cacao in place of dairy filled chocolate spread.

The use of raw cacao in almond butter chocolate oatmeal

Although cacao is free from dairy and seemingly bitter in taste due to it’s unadulterated extraction, it requires a meticulous hand in order to reap the true benefits without resulting in a overpowering element of sheer bitterness.

I can attest to this first hand, it’s no joke when you inadvertently add  an excessive amount of cacao to your recipe,  it can be disastrous to the point of being irreversible, plus this good stuff isn’t cheap, rather the contrary.

You should make almond butter chocolate porridge because……………

Breakfast just got 10 times better with this award winning oatmeal.

Mom, dad your kiddies will love you for adding a generous amount of antioxidant enriched cacao to their mundane oatmeal.

The oats are of course gluten free and bulk up with coconut milk, now if you’re not a fan of coconut milk, no worries, simply use a nut milk of your choice.

Cooking tips for making your chocolate oatmeal

Use plant based milk to yield creaminess – No additional water is added rather the nut milk provides an out-of-this-world type of creaminess.

Stir the oatmeal into the chocolate slowly – very important tip to avoid the texture turning lumpy.

Once the chocolate oatmeal is cooked, simple drizzle some spreadable almond butter out the top and garnish with nuts, seeds, dairy free nibs, heck even fruit – just go all out with this one.

It’s healthy, filling, dairy free and child friendly…….Still not convinced? I dare you to try it!

More porridge recipes you may like 

• Creamy millet porridge 
• Blueberry apple oatmeal
• Roasted almond porridge

Almond butter chocolate oatmeal

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Delicious almond butter chocolate oatmeal – vegan, gluten free, dairy free

• Author: Charla
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Category: Breakfast

Ingredients

• 1 cup of gluten free oats
• 2 cups of coconut milk (can use almond or other plant based milk)
• 2 tbsp of coconut nectar (or maple syrup)
• 1 tbsp of coconut oil
• 1 1/2 tbsp of cacao powder
• 1/2 tsp of vanilla powder (or extract)
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• topping
• Bananas
• Melted almond butter
• cacao nibs
• shredded coconut

Instructions

1. First combine the coconut milk, cacao, coconut oil, coconut nectar and vanilla in a medium sized saucepan on medium heat and stir until it starts to boil and steam.
2. Remove the pan from the stove and carefully pour the oats in increments until all is in the saucepan. Be make sure to stir at the same time to lessen the likeihood of lumps forming.
3. Return to the stove, still on medium heat and stir until it starts to thicken to your desired texture. Feel free to add more nut milk if required.
4. Serve accordingly and drizzle with almond butter and garnish to banana, shredded coconut and cacao nibs.