Chocolate Oatmeal Smoothie

Oatmeal is a great way to start your day. Having a bowl of hot porridge everyday can get really boring. Adding oatmeal to smoothies is a another way to enjoy this highly nutritious grain. You can add cooked oatmeal for a creamy smoothie or raw oatmeal if you like little crunch. If using cooked oatmeal in your morning smoothie, it’s best to pre-cook the oatmeal the night before, to allow to cool completely. 

Usually I make oatmeal breakfast smoothie with some fruits like this strawberry banana oatmeal smoothie. So this time I thought to try something different and made this chocolate smoothie with oats, banana, almonds and dates. I added a little drinking chocolate to make it extra delicious. The sweetness from the banana, dates and drinking chocolate was perfect and I didn’t have to add any extra sweeteners. Even kids would love this healthy smoothie, so do try and let me know how you like it.

Chocolate Oatmeal Smoothie

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Servings 1

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 7 minutes mins

Ingredients

• ¼ cup rolled oats
• 5-6 almonds chopped
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ tbsp drinking chocolate powder
• 5 dates pitted
• 1 small banana chopped
• 1 cup milk
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• In a blender add oats, almonds and grind it to a fine powder. Now add banana, dates, ½ cup milk and blend until smooth.
• Add remaining milk, cocoa powder, drinking chocolate powder, vanilla extract and blend until smooth. Pour into glass and serve immediately.

Notes

• If you prefer cooked oatmeal in smoothies, cook it previous night to allow to cool completely.
• Instead of drinking chocolate, you can also add any chocolate malt powder.
• To spice up the smoothie, you can add a pinch of cinnamon.
• You can add honey or natural sweeteners if you want more sweetness.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: World