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Holy chocolate cravings, this has been an intense week. Usually I don’t crave chocolate suuuuper bad. My husband would laugh out loud at that statement. Let me amend…I don’t crave chocolate every day, but when I do it gets IINNN-tense. Read: THIS WEEK. Man oh man. There is this superfood shake you drink in the morning throughout the 21 Day Fix, and I drink the chocolate version. This shake has, for the most part, totally kicked any chocolate craving (or any cravings for that matter), but this week my body has basically forgotten that I drank it by about six pm.
Anyway, that is why this recipe has come into existence. I really wanted needed chocolate and was determined to find a way to indulge healthily. Let’s not talk about the five mini snickers I just ate at my desk twenty minutes ago. Let’s just pretend I made this oatmeal several days ago and have only indulged in that. Okay? Okay, cool.
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This oatmeal is extra special because it is not only chocolatey and delicious, it also has almond butter ? (which tastes like peanut butter once it’s all stirred in). So what you end up with is a delicious bowl of soft, comforting oatmeal that tastes like a melted Reese’s Cup.
So…yeah. What else is there to say? Must I give any other explanation of this oatmeal’s deliciousness apart from the fact that it tastes like Reese’s Cups? I didn’t think so…I didn’t think so.
I’ve not met many people who don’t love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter. If you are one that does dislike this combination, I apologize. You can pop over and read my other 21 Day Fix recipes instead ?.
There are a few extra elements here that make this oatmeal super, extra, awesomely delicious.
- You cook the oatmeal in almond milk rather than just water. This makes it a little creamier and ???.
- You add honey. Since we aren’t throwing a block of processed, sugar packed milk chocolate in here, you need to add something to sweeten up that cocoa powder. Honey, honey, honey. Mmm. Does the trick quite nicely.
- A pinch of salt! Just a pinch. Brings out the flavor of the almond butter and chocolate. Side note…the first time I made this, I thought I had the lid of my salt container on the little “sprinkler” setting, but I had it turned to where it’s totally open so you can scoop the salt out. The result? A tablespoon of salt went into my small bowl of oatmeal. Cooooolll. I scooped most of it out and ate it anyway, but it was pretttttttty salty – not gunna lie.
Throw some almond butter and cocoa powder in on top of these little tricks, and you’ve got yourself a bowl of healthy decadence.
Healthy decadence….that should be its own cookbook. Don’t you think?? I think.
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For the last few days, I have been in hardcore plan mode for Seth and I’s two year anniversary + home from deployment trip in July. Initially we were thinking we would go to a Sandals resort like we did for our honeymoon. All inclusive, gorgeous hotel, super fancy room, most relaxing week ever.
So I was looking more deeply into all of this throughout the last few days and ironing out some details, and it is looking like we would end up wayyyyy over budget if we went the Sandals route – at least for the locations that looked really awesome with a fancy shmancy room. So I started looking into some other options, still keeping Sandals on our radar.
Then I looked into heading to Orlando for a week, staying in a really fancy hotel/resort, and hitting a bunch of the theme parks. This definitely is the cheeaappperr (by a lot) option, and it would give us a hefty chunk of money left over each day to spend on fun restaurants and other fun things around Orlando.
So now we basically have two main options: go to a Sandals resort, but make it one of the cheaper, closer ones and stay in one of their basic rooms, ooorrrr head to Orlando for a week and hit most of the theme parks and have an extra chunk of money left over each day for extra Orlando festivities.
What do you think? Any other ideas?
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I will contemplate over another bowl of this oatmeal.
For you 21 Day Fix people, here are your container amounts:
- 1 1/2 yellow containers (oatmeal)
- 2 teaspoons (almond butter)
*The almond milk, honey, and cocoa powder are “free”*
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PrintReese’s Cup Oatmeal [21 Day Fix]
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups almond milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 4 teaspoons almond butter
- 3 teaspoons cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Bring the almond milk and water to a boil in a medium pot
- When boiling, add the oatmeal
- Reduce the heat to medium, cover, and let cook for 5 minutes, turn off the heat, and let the oatmeal sit – covered – for another 3 minutes (or follow your package instructions if they are different)
- Place the cooked oatmeal in a bowl, and stir in the honey, almond butter, cocoa powder, and salt
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In the mood for more chocolate like me?? Check these recipes out:
Healthy Vegan Chocolate Milkshake
Healthy Chocolate Pudding with Almond, Graham Cracker Crumb
Single Serving Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
I must confess when I originally made this I used half as much oats with the same amount of the other ingredients. Many months latter when I discovered my mistake and tried the correct recipe……I preferred and still make my version regularly! I have also sometimes used PB2 instead or left out the peanut butter and added a few drops of vanilla! Any way it is delicious, and I am thankful for your idea!
Annie
Thanks so much for your reply. I really appreciate the advice. Will be trying this oatmeal recipe today!
Tara
Absolutely, Tara! I hope this recipe works out for you :).
Because I am suuuuuper lazy, I like to make this in the slow cooker with Steel Cut oats. Same concept, just spray a small crock with cooking spray. Dump in one cup of the steel cut oats, two cups almond milk, two cups water, two tablespoons agave syrup/maple syrup/honey (pick your poison!), three tablespoons cocoa powder, and a pinch of salt. Mix together and turn on when you go to bed. In the AM, you have four to five days worth of breakfast. When I go to eat it, I mix in PB2 or a little of the real thing.
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That’s such a good idea, Ashlee! I’m a fan of any fun food shortcuts like this :). Thanks for the tip!
Annie
Just ran across this blog, so I haven’t really checked everything out yet. This recipe looks right up my alley, “chocolate” Can’t wait to try it! I was also hoping you might have some advice for a brand new blogger. Well it is still in the thinking stage. I am hoping to start something in January. Super excited, but I am nervous about not having enough content!! Nice job!
Hey Tara! I’m so glad you ran across my blog. This recipe is super tasty if you ever get the chance to try it :). I’m so excited for your new blog! My advice for you at this stage would be to not hesitate and take the leap. I know it’s scary and kind of a big commitment, and I remember feeling the EXACT same way about the content, but you will be blown away by the amount of ideas you’ll come up with once you start. Is it going to be a food blog? One thing I did before I started (since I was worried about content) is just sat down one day and started writing down post/recipe ideas in a note on my phone. Once I got started, the ideas just kept flowing and flowing – it was crazy! I would start there and see what you think up. If you have any other questions or concerns at all, email me and we can chat about it: chessonab@gmail.com :)!
Yum. Peanut butter and chocolate is the best combo in the world. Can’t. Get. Enough. But only the PB with no hydrogenated oils and added sugar for me please! ;)
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Totally agreed, Jenna!!
I used Special Dark Cocoa Power and Jif PB 2 in the oatmeal. When I got ready to serve it, I placed a tsp of almond butter on top and then topped it with sliced bananas (:
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That sounds heavenly, Lisa! Love your banana idea :).
what do you use if you are allergic to the almond milk and almond butter…basically have a tree nut allergy.
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You could use regular milk instead of almond milk…can you eat peanut butter since a peanut isn’t a tree nut?? If so, that would be a perfect substitute.
1 cup of dry oatmeal should make 2 cups cooked oatmeal? So wouldn’t this count as 2 full yellow just from oatmeal alone?
When I measured mine, it wasn’t quite 2 cups. But you could always measure yours out and count it based on your individual preparation!
Almond milk is considered a Yellow container I thought?
Almond milk is a yellow container, but I read that you don’t really need to count it if you are using unsweetened as long as it’s between 4-6 oz or less (and this is 6 oz per serving). If you want to be safe and count it, you could probably bump the yellow here up to 2 instead of 1 1/2!
What colors amount of containers did you count this for in the 21 day fix?
1 1/2 yellow containers and 2 teaspoons (almond butter). For any 21 Day Fix recipe, the container amounts will always be right above the recipe :). Thanks for asking, Katie!
I have found that mixing the oats and water together and then boiling makes for a creamy oatmeal.
It must be the day for dessert oatmeal recipes. Yours sounds amazing and indulgent. Love it!
Are a lot of people doing that today? The craving must be going around :). Thanks, Dannii!