Cocoa Oatmeal

This easy steel-cut oatmeal recipe with banana, flax, cocoa, and cinnamon is a great breakfast comfort food!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 413 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups water
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 banana, mashed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ⅓ cup walnut halves
• 3 tablespoons ground flax seed
• 1 ½ cups steel-cut oats
• 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir 2 cups water, milk, and oats together in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook oats at a simmer until softened and beginning to thicken, about 15 minutes.

Step 2

Stir 1 cup water, mashed banana, flax seed, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg through the oats; continue cooking at a simmer until thick, about 10 minutes. Fold walnuts into the oatmeal.