Chocolate-Pumpkin Oatmeal Recipe
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Halloween may be over, but our obsession with pumpkin hasn’t stopped. Oh, no. So for our second CocoaVia-inspired recipe (check out our first one for Mexican coffee here!), we’ve come up with a delicious twist on your usual oatmeal — say hello to chocolate-pumpkin oatmeal!
With a slightly pumpkin-y and oh-so-chocolaty flavor, this one gets most of its sweet flavor from the Sweetened Dark Chocolate CocoaVia packet that’s filled with powerful cocoa flavanols. Available in versatile stick packs, CocoaVia can be mixed into your favorite drinks and food — like this chocolate-pumpkin oatmeal! — and helps support healthy circulation, which is so important for workout performance and healthy aging. Plus, it’s darn tasty.
Chocolate-Pumpkin Oatmeal With CocoaVia Recipe
Ingredients
1/4 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin
2 tablespoons milk (your favorite kind)
1 Dark Chocolate Sweetened Packet of CocoaVia
1/2 cup prepared oatmeal (your favorite kind), warm but not hot
Few walnuts or other topping, optional
Directions
1. Combine pumpkin, milk and Cocoavia until smooth.
Yummy enough to just eat as a pudding if you wish!
2. Stir in prepared oatmeal until well mixed. We like steel-cut oats best!
Make sure it’s well combined!
3. Top with walnuts or other toppings of your choice. Shredded coconut, a tablespoon of nut butter or even a few white-chocolate chips are delicious options, too!
4. Dig in!
Next month we’ll share a new CocoaVia recipe with you, but in the mean time, tell us: What healthy additions do you like most in your oatmeal? —Jenn