Hot Chocolate Oatmeal

Homemade Hot Cocoa Oatmeal in white bowl topped with marshmallows

5 from 6 votes

Hot Chocolate Oatmeal is the MOST fun way to eat oatmeal! This creamy, rich, and satisfying oatmeal is perfect topped with marshmallow, while still being a balanced breakfast. This chocolate oatmeal recipe will make the big and little kids happy!!

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 318kcal

Author: Kristen Chidsey

Ingredients

3 cups milk of your choice
1 cups water
¼ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup cup maple syrup use ⅓ cup if like really sweet
2 cups oats old fashioned
dash of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
marshmallows if desired

Instructions

Mix together the cocoa powder in ½ cup water until the cocoa powder is dissolved and smooth.
Add the cocoa powder mixture to a medium saucepan, along with the milk, remaining ½ cup of water, and maple syrup. Bring the mixture to a boil, while whisking frequently, to not scorch the milk.
Stir in the oats and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 5 minutes or until the oats are thickened and creamy. Turn off heat.
Stir in vanilla and a dash of salt. Top with marshmallows if desired.

Notes

Use any milk you like for this chocolate oatmeal. I have used regular milk, coconut milk and almond milk with great success.
I only needed to add ¼ cup maple syrup to this recipe for Chocolate Oatmeal. If you are used to really sweet things, you can increase the maple syrup up to ⅓ cup.
I used old fashioned oats for this recipes, but quick cooking oats work as well.
I love these vegan marshmallows because they have no food color added or high fructose corn syrup or gelatin, but use any marshmallows you

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