Oats and Chocolate Hot Smoothie
It only takes six simple ingredients to whip up this outrageous oats and chocolate smoothie from Kitchen Sanctuary. Safety tip: Don't fill your blender or smoothie maker with boiling liquid! The steam creates pressure that can cause the lid to blast off, literally. Add the hot ingredients at the end.
Did I ever tell you how much I love chocolate for breakfast? If I didn’t, you may have worked it out already based on those pancakes with white chocolate, or maybe those Nutella Sweet rolls . Unlike the zillion calories and liberal sprinkling of sugar in those examples, today I’m presenting you with a healthy chocolate recipe.
It can be done.
Taking a break from the fruity smoothies in weeks one and two of my Hot Smoothie series, I went for something creamy, oaty, filling and delicious. Six simple ingredients (ok, 7 if you include the splash of water, but really? I’m ignoring that one) and you’ll be enjoying a warm healthy breakfast at just a little over 300 calories.
So here’s what we’ve got:
Dark chocolate – the naughtiest ingredient of the recipe, but there’s only a bit, and think of all those flavonoids (?!)
Rolled Oats – no you won’t be chewing these down, they’ll be blended in, to add thickness and flavour
½ a banana – almost went without this, but I found the smoothies needed a tiny bit of sweetness, and this was just enough
Almond milk and Almonds – hmmmm creaminess (and more nutrients!)
Chia seeds – I sprinkle a spoonful of these into most smoothies. I can’t taste them, but I’m told they’re packed with antioxidants, minerals and other goodies.
That’s it. It’s creamy without being cloying, it’s just a tiny bit sweet and it’s filling enough to satisfy the hunger after a long run (read: 2 mile walk/jog – but I’m trying!!)
Just before I carry on with the recipe, a reminder of the words of warning from my previous hot smoothie posts.
Don’t fill your smoothie maker up with boiling liquid. It’s either going to shatter the glass (if you have a glass jug) or it’s going to come wushing out with a tonne of pressure when you open the lid after whizzing things up. Check your smoothie maker or blender can take warm or hot liquids. This recipe calls for a little of the warm almond milk to be mixed with cold water before blending. Then add the rest of the hot almond milk at the end.
Oaty Chocolate Hot Smoothie - Week 3 of my Hot Smoothie Saturday series for October
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Oaty Chocolate hot smoothie - a quick and healthy hot smoothie for a cold day
Author: Nicky @ Kitchensanctuary.com
Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 1
Ingredients
15g/0.5oz dark chocolate, chopped (check the brand for gluten free if required)
200ml/6.75floz almond milk
20g/0.7oz rolled oats (check the brand for gluten free if required)
½ a ripe, medium sized banana
6 almonds
5g/0.2oz chia seeds
20ml/0.7floz cold water
Instructions
Add the dark chocolate to a jug and pour in the almond milk. Microwave until the mixture is warm and the chocolate has melted (you can do this in a pan if you prefer).
Add the oats, banana, almonds, chia seeds, the water and approx. a fifth of the almond milk to your smoothie maker or blender. Add in an extra splash of cold water if you think the liquid is too warm (see warning above about hot liquids and smoothie makers).
Blend on high for a minute until the oats and chia seeds have been completely incorporated.
Whilst it's blending, further heat the rest of the almond/chocolate mix until hot, but not boiling.
Pour the blended oat mix into your cup, stir in the almond/chocolate mix and serve.
Notes
You can reserve a few of the oats and a little of the chocolate to grate over the top if you wish (it looks pretty, but is harder to drink through a straw!!)
Nutritional info obtained from caloriecount.about.com
Oaty chocolate hot smoothie nutritional information
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