This Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal tastes like a peanut butter cup, but it’s sweetened with just a ripe banana! You’ll love to wake up to this gluten-free, refined sugar-free + vegan breakfast.
It’s clear to everyone who knows me I’m addicted to chocolate and peanut butter together. They’re perfect for each other, and anyone who has ever eaten a peanut butter cup can attest to that.
However, recently my main issue with chocolate and peanut butter has been that it’s not exactly the healthiest combo on the block. Yeah, peanut butter has healthy fats, but it’s still super high in calories and should be eaten in limited amounts. My peanut butter recipes don’t tend to limit it at all – in fact, I usually put in more peanut butter than recipes call for. Oops.
So I wanted to make these ingredients sing in deliciousness, and healthfulness! Oatmeal has been one of my go-to breakfasts recently, and I always make it sweetened with only a mashed, ripe banana and made with almond milk.
A scoop of cocoa into the oats turned them perfectly chocolatey for less than 10 calories and I added swirl of peanut butter on top for good measure. For kicks and giggles, I threw on unsalted raw peanuts for some crunch and a few refined sugar free chocolate chips.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal (GF, SF, Vegan)- ⅓ cup rolled oats (gluten-free, if needed)
- 1 medium ripe banana, mashed
- ⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk (or other non-dairy milk)
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon dark chocolate chunks
- 1 tablespoon unsalted peanuts, chopped
- In a small saucepan, combine oats, banana, almond milk and cocoa powder. Simmer until milk has absorbed into the oats, stirring frequently to prevent burning, for about 4-6 minutes.
- Place into a small bowl, swirl in peanut butter, and top with chocolate chips and peanuts. Enjoy!
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