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My husband requested “brownie oatmeal” when he came inside after 3 hours of shoveling. I had been saving your recipe for just the right time, so mixed it right up. Not only was the presentation nice, topped with the powdered sugar and chocolate chips, but it was delicious and comforting! Thanks!
Cheryl
I’ve always been a dessert fan. Lover. Adorer. Obsesser. And by the way, spell check wants me to write that as Observer. Not a chance, spell check. Not.a.chance.
It is a really bad and really good day when I wake up and see those chocolate cookies that I made yesterday sitting on the counter and POOF, just like that, three are gone. And it’s 6am. It all happens so fast.
I am definitely not a dessert observer, spell check. Sheesh.
There’s just that one problem with my dessert habit. That one need-to-eat-healthier problem, and also the hungry-by-9am problem. The bliss of the breakfast cookie doesn’t last long.
So once upon a sad day when I could find no dessert anywhere in the house, I made chocolate oatmeal.
And while oatmeal is not usually the first thing that people think of when they think chocolate dessert, I’ve been in the oats-after-dinner club for many a year. And that’s not just a blog joke – I’m totally serious. One of my favorite ways to round out a meal is with a few bites of sweet, creamy oatmeal. And my favorite thing of all is sitting by the crackling fire under a blanket and holding a little warm mug filled with cinnamon sugar oatmeal. Yes, mug. And yes, fire.
Bleh. I can NOT handle that kind of heat right now but in another life, I do like that sort of thing.
This is what I eat when I want to eat dessert but I actually need to eat something that’s not 50,000 calories. Which is my whole life.
Cocoa powder makes this rich and chocolatey without tons of sugar. A dash of cinnamon warms up the flavor. And the egg whites make it fluffy, protein-packed, and filling. Oh, the chocolate chips? Yeah. Ummmm. For decoration.
It’s a dessert lover’s dream.
WIN.
Double Chocolate Oatmeal
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
This double chocolate oatmeal is healthy enough to be breakfast and decadent enough to be dessert. One of my all-time favorites!
Ingredients
- 1 cups rolled oats
- 3–4 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxmeal
- a dash of cinnamon
- 2 egg whites
- powdered sugar and chocolate chips for topping
Instructions
- In a saucepan over high heat, place the rolled oats and salt. Cover with 3 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, adding ½ cup water as necessary as the mixture thickens.
- In a small bowl, whisk 4 tablespoons water into the 4 tablespoons cocoa powder to form a smooth sauce. Add the cocoa sauce and the vanilla to the pan and stir until well combined.
- Turn the heat down to low. Add the egg whites and whisk immediately and vigorously to get them fully incorporated. (If you go too slow or don’t whisk right away, you’ll get little chunks of egg whites in your oatmeal). The entire mixture should slowly take on a lighter color and fluff up a bit as the egg whites become incorporated and cook.
- Add the sugar, flaxmeal, and cinnamon. Stir to combine. Remove from heat and serve immediately, topping with powdered sugar or chocolate chips if you want.
Notes
Other serving suggestions: cold milk, a small pat of melted butter, sliced bananas, a spoonful of peanut butter. Nutrition information would be per serving for 2 total servings, not including toppings, which ends up being about 3/4 cup of cooked oats.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: double chocolate oatmeal, chocolate oatmeal, oatmeal dessert
How do you guys feel about brownie batter? Because what this really reminds me of is brownie batter. A big ol’ bowl of the warm, fudgy, gooey stuff.
Wait, is brownie batter warm? Hmm.
It tastes like yummy chocolate, end of story.
Made a half batch of this for myself and my 2 year old daughter. I made a few adjustments to my liking, so I left a star off because I can’t speak for the recipe as written.
To make it nice and creamy, I used 1/2 milk and 1/2 water for the cooking liquid. We also like our oats cooked nice and soft, not too firm and chewy, so I like to cook them for as least as long as it says on the package. I cooked them about 12 minutes, then stirred in the rest of the ingredients, minus the egg whites. I also only put in 1/2 the flaxseed meal as I didn’t want a strong flax flavour, but I think I could have added the whole amount. I then let it sit covered for a few minutes before serving.
The flavour was SO GOOD. I added a splash of cold milk on top, and topped with strawberries, raspberries and a sprinkle of chocolate chips. My usually pokey eater of a toddler devoured her bowl in no time and asked for more. I will definitely make this again!
I was also happy to find a delicious cooked oatmeal recipe, as I’m not a fan of cold overnight oats. I would love to see some more ideas how to jazz up regular oatmeal!
I made this oatmeal for breakfast this morning and OMG it was amazing! Tasted just like brownie batter. I’m definitely gonna be making this again!
Glad to hear it!
I love this recipe. I have been wanting to make egg white porridge for a while and I was not disappointed! The concistancy is amazing and I love that it has extra protein. I have made it 3 times in the last week (with chocolate chips and peanut butter) and it’s been amazing every time. Keeps me full for hours.
So happy to hear this, Claire!
I don’t know what I did wrong, but this didn’t turn out like yours. I put one cup of oats and 2 cups of water, since three seemed like a ton. I boiled it for 10 or more minutes and it was still so liquidy. I thought maybe that was how it’s supposed to be so I added everything else and it was not very good. You couldn’t even tell there was oats in it, the texture was terrible. Any ideas on what I did wrong or how to fix it?
Can you make this without the egg whites? Would it be the same? I am vegan but your recipe sounds awesome!
Thank you
Can the flaxmeal be ommited?
Do you use quick oats or old fashioned?
For the rolled oats do you use quick 1 minute oats or old fashioned?
Old fashioned oats! 🙂
So I’m breastfeeding my 3&1/2 week old baby girl and after a nasty bout of mastitis my production is down. All the sites say to eat oatmeal for breakfast to increase my supply, but they don’t say how to make it palatable! Thanks for this recipe! I actually enjoyed my oatmeal this morning. I saw it already had flax seed meal (an ingredient of lactation cookies) so I added a Tbsp of brewer’s yeast just to kill 2 birds with one stone. Hope all this wasn’t TMI, but seriously, I can’t thank you enough for this recipe!!!!!
Alexandria – I had the unfortunate experience of mastitis as well, and I’m so glad you’ve found a yummy way to increase your milk supply! Trust me – once this infection passes, your supply will be back to normal in no time. 🙂 In the meantime, enjoy your chocolate oatmeal!
Needed a little something. Maybe some fat? Cream? Has potential!
Very yummy and you’re right – reminiscent of brownie batter. No matter how fast I whisk the eggs white in though, can’t seem to escape the egg white pieces. 🙁 Any tips?
My husband requested “brownie oatmeal” when he came inside after 3 hours of shoveling. I had been saving your recipe for just the right time, so mixed it right up. Not only was the presentation nice, topped with the powdered sugar and chocolate chips, but it was delicious and comforting! Thanks!
So fun! Thanks Cheryl!
This is like a healthier champorado!
Ahhh champorado! I miss it.
This was excellent. It tasted just like brownie batter. I only made half the recipe as I only wanted the one serving. It definitely is rich! You have to be a true chocolate lover eat just one serving!
this sounds amazing!! definately wanna try it but i dont often have time in the mornings nad usually do overnight oats, could this be made overnight do you think? obviously it wouldnt have the same hot gooey-ness but still chocolate and oats yum!!
Yum! great idea! let me know how it works – sounds awesome.