Healthy Brownie Oatmeal

Name: Healthy Brownie Oatmeal
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1/2 cup gluten free oats; 1 scoop chocolate protein or collagen; 1 tsp cinnamon

Who doesn’t love chocolate for breakfast?! I can’t think of a better way to start the day than a big, warm bowl of cozy oats. The fact that these were sooo chocolatey and delicious just makes it even better. Packed with protein and collagen to help keep you full all day long! I made these on the stovetop but you could follow similar instructions to my Overnight Maple Cinnamon Oatmeal and just use this recipe instead! Whether you make these stovetop, microwave them, or prep them the night before- you’ll be obsessed with this healthy brownie oatmeal!

Chocolate oatmeal in a white bowl with banana, cashew butter, yogurt, and chocolate drizzled on top

I started out by boiling a cup of water on the stove but you could use almond milk or regular milk if you wanted. This was my first time making stovetop oats and let me tell you, it’s a game changer. It makes them soooo creamy and thick. Seriously- if you’ve never tried it give it a go! It only takes about 10 minutes from start to finish which isn’t that much longer than making eggs.

Once the water was at a boil, I reduced it to low heat then added in my gluten free oats, chocolate collagen, and cinnamon. I like Bob’s Red Mill gluten free oats and Ancient Nutrition’s chocolate collagen. They both work so well in this recipe! I mixed them all together then let them simmer for 5-6 minutes.

I love adding collagen to baked recipes/oatmeal because it doesn’t change the texture at all, adds in protein, and I think it really helps with my digestion and skin health! To see what else I add collagen into check out: Chocolate Collagen Pumpkin Oats, Chocolate Paleo Sweet Potato Waffle, Cinnamon Sugar French Toast, or Cranberry Apple Baked Oats.

You can add more water/milk after they’ve cooked if you want more of a creamy texture. I didn’t- I like them a little less soupy! Then transfer to a bowl and add all the toppings your heart desires. I melted some dark chocolate, drizzled a spoonful of organic cashew butter, bananas, and plain greek yogurt. Adding greek yogurt helps get some probiotics and more protein in there.

Oats are such an inexpensive and versatile breakfast! No matter how you choose to top them- you can’t go wrong! Enjoy this chocolate goodness guys!