Chocolate Zucchini Bread Oats

Chocolate Zucchini Bread Oats

These easy stovetop oats are veggie packed and a dish for those who crave something sweet in the morning. Made with oats, spiralized zucchini, almost milk, and cacao powder, they're simmered until perfectly creamy and topped with chocolate chips.

Chocolate Zucchini Bread Oats

Chocolate Zucchini Bread Oats

If you’ve never tried cooking oats on the stovetop and have just opted for the instant microwave kind, you need to drop everything and give this recipe a try. By letting your oats cook on the stovetop with some almond milk (you could also use a cow’s milk or other non-dairy alternative), they get extra creamy. They’re even more filling, more flavorful, and in my opinion, much more enjoyable to eat.

At first, I wanted to simply make zucchini bread oatmeal, but then, I realized, I don’t have many sweet breakfast recipes on this blog, so I took it to the next level by stirring some cacao powder into the oats and sprinkling with vegan chocolate chips. It’s like taking a big creamy bite of a fudge brownie and oatmeal in one!

Chocolate Zucchini Bread Oats

Spiralizing the zucchini for these zucchini bread oats is so much easier than shredding them! You just spiralize the zucchini and give it a quick chop to break the noodles up into “bits.” Try it next time a recipe calls for shredded zucchini!

I topped these chocolate zucchini bread oats with walnuts for some extra crunch (and because I love nuts in my zucchini bread), but some blueberries or chopped bananas would work really well here too, if you want to change it up.

Chocolate Zucchini Bread Oats

Stovetop oats are my new favorite way to prepare oats for breakfast, and I can’t wait to try new variations. What’s your favorite way to eat oats?

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Nutritional Information & Recipe

Chocolate Zucchini Bread Oats

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1 banana chopped
  • 1 small zucchini Blade D, noodles well chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cacao powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • chopped walnuts to garnish about 1/3 cup
  • 1 tablespoon vegan chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Add the oats, banana, zucchini, cinnamon, cacao powder, and vanilla to a large pot. Add the almond milk and stir to combine. Heat over medium-high heat for 10 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed, stirring constantly. Once thickened and no longer watery, oats are done.
  • Divide the oats into bowls and top with walnuts, and chocolate chips.

Chocolate Zucchini Bread Oats

with love, Ali

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  • I made these this morning and they were so delicious!! I used dairy milk and added a little maple syrup and a pinch of salt instead of chocolate chips and walnuts. Thank you for this recipe!
    • Sounds delicious! Hope they were enjoyed!