A week that passes in my house without at least one bowl of oatmeal, or oats of some description, is a very strange week indeed. It’s actually a bit of a tradition addiction… yes, I am a total #oataddict and proud. I actually get a bit antsy if I haven’t had my dose of oatmeal for a while. I find myself wandering to the kitchen and staring forlornly at my bag of oats, musing over if I have time to make some in the morning, of if I should prepare something there and then, just so I can have my fix and be on time!
A muse who wants blackberry oatmeal?
This, ladies and gentlemen, came from one of those musings. You see, lately I’ve been working through my frozen fruits from the summer (when I bought far too many to possibly eat). My current favourite? Blackberries. I kept chucking them in the smoothies I made for my fiancé while he was ill, and of course a few never made their way into the blender… they’re so sweet, and dark and I love that my fingers get all stained (if they’re fresh or defrosted) with the juice after just the most tentative of holds.
And they taste amazing mixed with chocolate.
A-MA-ZING.
So.. my muse likes oatmeal, blackberries, and chocolate. Who knew? I’m certainly not arguing! So as soon as I had a morning with the appropriate time spare, I started work on this little bowl of delicious breakfast amazingness. I bring you (drum roll)…. Black Forest Blackberry Oatmeal.
Instead of cherries, or a combination of blackberries and cherries, I use just delicious, squidgy blackberries – because that’s what I have. I don’t see any need to go out and buy them especially – Aldi do a frozen box of black forest fruits for about £1.49 (at the time of writing) which you could quite easily use instead.
Black Forest Blackberry Oatmeal
Luci Rebecca, Made by Luci
- Prep: 3 minutes
- Cook: 7 minutes
- Total: 10 minutes
- Serves 1
- Calories 212
Ingredients
- 30g (1/3 cup) oats
- 200ml water
- 1/2 tsp cocoa nibs
- 70g frozen blackberries, divided
- 1 tsp Naturya choc blend
- 1/2 tsp rice protein
- 1/2 tsp pea protein
- 1 tbsp sugar free syrup (I used vanilla)
- Dash of chocolate flavouring (optional, see note)
Directions
- Put the oats and water in a pan over a low heat, bring to a gentle simmer.
- Meanwhile, mix the choc blend and proteins with a little water (about 1-2 tablespoons) until they form a paste.
- Add the paste, sugar free syrup, chocolate flavouring (if using), frozen blackberries (reserve a few for the topping) and the cocoa nibs to the oats, stirring regularly. Cook to desired consistency.
- Serve topped with additional blackberries and cocoa nibs (or anything else you fancy! Pomegranate seeds are brilliant if you have some to hand)
Notes
Chocolate flavouring - This is optional, but does give it a much more 'chocolately' taste. I used a squirt of Chocolate Liquiflav that I bought from Bulk Powders, but I think a teaspoon of Choc Shot would do the same job (this would alter the nutritional information slightly too)
