Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

I cut the sugar back by half and I used mini chocolate chips. Right after serving, I floated a little milk on the top. The kids thought this was awesome. My oldest asked me next time if we could try this with mashed strawberries.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2012

Nice change from plain 'ol oatmeal. And the additional of chocolate for breakfast - yummy! This not only tastes delicious, but happens to be good for you too! I cut back on the sugar a bit (personal preference). I added a little cinnamon and a splash of vanilla. I topped this with some toasted walnuts - so good I almost didn't think it was breakfast!

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Jillian

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2011

Like with most things, I made my own modifications to suit my tastes, but this is great as a base. Let me start out by saying that I hate oatmeal because of the texture and bland taste. I've had this oatmeal for the past three days! I kept the oat/water/banana part the same. I tasted it from there and decided that peanut butter would taste good in there, so I put in 1/2 c creamy peanut butter. After that addition, I tasted it and practically screamed "Yum!". Lol the bf thought I was crazy, but agreed that it was awesome after tasting it. He wanted to see how it would be with the chocolate, so I added that in too. It wasn't as good, but still yummy. The next morning (I couldn't eat 1/2 of a recipe because of how filling it was), I heated up part of my leftovers and added 1/8 c sliced almonds and half a banana. Sooooo good!!!! Im also calorie counting, so if you're curious, 1/8 of this recipe with my modifications and toppings is 271 calories or 161 for just the oatmeal with my modifications. Very satisfying Bfast! Made me rethink how I felt about oatmeal :)

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runawayhearts

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2011

Very good! It breaks up the usual boring breakfast. :) The only thing I did differently was half the brown sugar..oh and make more since I have 4 kids.

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ERIKKAM

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2011

Way too sweet! I usually make chocolate oatmeal for my daughters w/ just milk and chocolate chips and that is already plenty sweet. So definitely either completely eliminate the brown sugar or just sprinkle to taste. I did like the addition of the mashed banana, though!

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jctnme

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2010

Today is Halloween and my husband associates oatmeal with Halloween (for some reason) so I made this oatmeal for brunch. I left out the banana, but added 1/2 cup milk as it cooked because it was getting too thick. I also added a teaspoon of vanilla extract. It turned out really tasty! I'd always wanted to try chocolate oatmeal and it will be a new Halloween tradition. To make it seem more Halloweeny, I made sweetened whipped cream, put it in a Ziploc bag, cut about an inch of one of the corners, piped ghosts onto the oatmeal, and stuck in chocolate chips for eyes. I posted a picture. If you want to try this, don't put on the ghosts until right before serving because they melt! For Christmas you could make whipped cream snowmen or marshmallow snowmen :) Or you could even just scoop the hot oatmeal into bowls, sprinkle with mini marshmallows, and stir them in like hot chocolate oatmeal.

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The Bunny Chef

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2010

My 4 year old ate 2 bowls, I enjoyed it too, thought it would be really sweet and sickly but turned out great. Thanks for the recipe.

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Kristasw

Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2010

Soooo yummy!!! This is my chocolate fix, and I absolutely love the flavours that the chocolate and banana give to the oatmeal! I omit the brown sugar as I find it's sweet enough with the banana and chocolate, but yum, yum, yum :) Thanks for sharing this great recipe.

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Lucy

Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2010

I have to say this is darn near the perfect breakfast. I have made this almost every other day all winter and spring long. like other reviewers, I have cut the brown sugar down to a large "heaping" spoonful. I have also added ground flax seed to mine. I always top with fresh fruite like blueberries or strawberries and either a dollop of yogurt or whipped cream. The taste and consistency of this oatmeal is great. It is a nice hearty breakfast with a nice twise. I have been using 60% Ghirardelli(sp?) chocolate chips for mine.

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