This Chocolate Peanut Butter Cauliflower Oatmeal will be a hit with kids and adults. Give your regular breakfast bowl of oats some added nutrients by blending in some steamed cauliflower!
Hi friends –
Allow me to introduce you to this Chocolate Peanut Butter Cauliflower Oatmeal. Now before you get all crazy and start thinking that this is some version of "oatless" oatmeal…that is not the case. This is regular oatmeal….with an added nutrient boost from some steamed cauliflower…which doesn't alter the taste at all.
We've been buying this Farm Day Organic Cauliflower Crumbles (basically raw cauliflower rice) from Costco and it's like a one pound bag so I've been trying to come up with some new ways to use it!
Since I'm always trying to come up with new ways to add veggies to the meals I make for my kids, I put my thinking cap and got to work! I've done a lot lately with snacks and dinner so I wanted to focus on breakfast. About a year ago I shared this Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie and since then, adding cauliflower to smoothies has become a staple for me. It blends in easily and doesn't alter the taste. That got me thinking about oatmeal.
Cauliflower is white, so that makes it a great candidate for blending into almost any flavor of oatmeal, even those bowls that don't have anything to alter the color. For this recipe, I went with a chocolate version but you could easily do peanut butter banana, or apple cinnamon or something like that.
Squish is pretty picky lately and I knew if I just added some steamed crumbles/cauli rice, he would notice…so I decided to try blending it all up before cooking it in the microwave and it worked like a charm! To steam the cauliflower, I place it in a glass dish, cover it tightly with plastic wrap and microwave for 3 minutes.
So here's how you make it!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cauliflower Oatmeal
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Cauliflower Oatmeal will be a hit with kids and adults. Give your regular breakfast bowl of oats some added nutrients by blending in some steamed cauliflower!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup steamed cauliflower rice
- 3/4 milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1-2 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- maple syrup to sweeten- optional
Instructions
Place ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour into a bowl. Microwave for one minute.
Stir and microwave another 30-45 seconds.
Top with additional peanut butter, maple syrup, chocolate chips or other desired toppings.
Recipe Notes
You could also add half a banana for sweetness, or try adding some ground flaxseed, chia seeds, etc!
Pretty easy, right?! Like I said…feel free to sweeten to your desired level and experiment with different flavor combos!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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