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This Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal is dessert disguised as breakfast! It’s made with rich cocoa, creamy peanut butter and sprinkled with peanuts for a little crunch!

Oatmeal for breakfast is always a good idea. It is one of the best balanced breakfast options that contains good amount of fiber and protein.

If you have oatmeal for breakfast on most mornings then things can get pretty boring over time. You have your staple recipe such as oats + nut milk and you try to switch it up by adding either bananas one day and frozen berries the next day. But over time, it’s mostly one or two recipes you fall back upon.

If you’d like to jazz up your oatmeal game, this recipe is for you! It sounds like dessert and tastes like dessert but requires no baking and is super healthy!

Peanut butter and chocolate are the ultimate power couple. The rich texture of peanut butter creates a smooth swirl of flavor in this oatmeal. It adds the creaminess and almost whipped-like consistency to your breakfast.

Instead of milk chocolate, we’ll be using unsweetened cacao powder (you know I’m such a big fan of this!). The freshness and richness of the cacao powder adds a depth of intense chocolate flavor to the oatmeal.

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Did you notice it is Cacao Powder and not Cocoa Powder? The stuff most of us grew up with making hot cocoa is cocoa powder. Cacao powder is more of a recent introduction to our mainstream food culture, at the least in the United States. Here’s the main difference between the two:

Cacao powder is made by cold-pressing unroasted cocoa beans. Since no heat is involved, enzymes are kept intact and the anti-oxidants do not get destroyed.

Cocoa powder starts the same way cacao does, however, it’s heated at a high temperature. Heating produces slightly sweeter and less bitter powder. Heating also destroys enzymes and significantly reduces the natural anti-oxidant level.

It’s always a good idea to use unsweetened cacao powder and then add a sweetener of choice if needed. This way YOU are in control of how much sugar goes into your food.

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Getting back to our recipe – after you swirl in the pb and add the cacao, top your oatmeal with chopped peanuts to get that extra crunch…yum and yum!

If you make this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it and don’t forget to hashtag #simplefitvegan on Instagram!

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My brand new cookbook is out on Amazon! It’s called “30-Minute Plant-Based Recipes” and it’s perfect for busy vegans. Grab it now!