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!
PrintChocolate 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!
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 2 min
- Total Time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 1
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup steamed cauliflower rice
- 3/4c – 1 cup 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 seconds.
Top with additional peanut butter, maple syrup, chocolate chips or other desired toppings.
Notes
You could also add half a banana for sweetness, or try adding some ground flaxseed, chia seeds, etc!
Use 3/4 cup milk for a thicker oatmeal, 1 cup for a slightly thinner version.
Pretty easy, right?! Like I said…feel free to sweeten to your desired level and experiment with different flavor combos! And if you’re feeling extra adventurous you could probably even add an egg! See this post: How To Cook Oatmeal with an Egg in the Microwave!
Edited to add: I recently tried these as steelcut oats. I cooked one cup of steel cut oats in 3 cups cashew milk according to package directions. While it was cooking, I steamed 2 cups raw cauliflower rice and then processed in the mini food processor until smooth. When the oats were almost done, I stirred in the cauliflower, about 1/3 cup peanut butter, half a banana, a splash of maple syrup and 1/4 cup cocoa powder…and stored it in the fridge for Squish to eat all week long.
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
trying this ASAP! i am having a hard time getting veggies in lately (pregnancy probs) and this seems like a great way to satisfy my need for carbs and veggies all at once!
i’ve definitely been there! hope this helps!
Totally trying this for my kids(8 & 2).
Gonna use cacao powder though 🙂
hope it’s a big hit!
Oh I can’t wait to try this! We love overnight oats as it is.
Also, I wanted to let you know that the Chocolate Pea cookie recipe you shared a couple weeks ago was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! My 2 year old absolutely loves to cook with me and he did it all and they turned out wonderful. I shared some with my co-workers and everyone wanted the recipe. Thank you for all that you share!
enjoy! and i’m so glad you liked the cookies!!
This is genius for kiddos! Chocolate peanut butter combo is always the best!
This was great, and super easy! I had to try it a couple of times to get the consistency just right for me, but I think I’ve got it. I also added a scoop of protein powder for a little extra staying power while my training volume ramps up.
awesome! That’s a great idea!
Just made this for breakfast this morning!! I love it! Had to microwave for a little longer than instructed gut it turned out great!
I love this oatmeal, but my super texture sensitive children not so much……….so I guess their loss is my gain!
aww bummer. glad you like it though!
This sounds amazing – love the addition of cauliflower!
this really is good, can’t tell cauliflower is in there and it makes a bigger serving. I do 1/3 cup oatmeal and have done variety of additions, blueberries and nuts, etc. What ever I have on hand. I like getting veggies into anything I make.
★★★★★
so glad you liked it!