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Home » Breakfast Recipes » Chocolate Coconut Porridge

Chocolate Coconut Porridge

October 12, 2015 by Ciara Attwell, Updated October 28, 2022

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A delicious creamy Chocolate & Coconut Porridge or Oatmeal. Perfect for breakfast for kids this winter!

Chocolate & Coconut Porridge or Oatmeal served in a small turquoise bowl on top of a blue chopping board and next to a blue polka dot spoon.

With winter on it’s way it’s time for me to get back on track making warm breakfasts for the kids. I have to admit that I have a bit of a mental stumbling block when it comes to hot breakfasts.

Weekday mornings can be so hectic as it is but throwing a cooked breakfast into the mix can seem like an almost impossible task! 

But this is why I love my Chocolate Coconut Porridge recipe. It’s super easy to make and cooks in 5 minutes on the hob while I’m making my first cup of coffee and starting to get some packed lunches together.

close up of the porridge topped with two slices of banana and desiccated coconut

Nutritionally porridge makes an excellent breakfast for kids. Oats, being whole grains, are packed full of slow releasing carbs, that help stabilise blood sugars and contain more dietary fibre than any other grain.

You can choose any type of milk to cook the oats in; dairy or non dairy. I use a mixture of cows milk and coconut milk for lots of coconuty flavour!

If you try this recipe please do let me know what you think. Or tag me in a picture on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. I’d love to see your pictures!

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Chocolate Coconut Porridge for Kids


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  • Author: Ciara @ My Fussy Eater
  • Prep Time: 1 min
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 6 minutes
  • Yield: 3 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: European
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A delicious creamy Chocolate & Coconut Porridge or Oatmeal. Perfect for breakfast for kids this winter!


Ingredients

  • 2 cups / 125g rolled oats
  • 3 cups / 750ml milk (dairy or non dairy)
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp desiccated or shredded coconut
  • sliced banana to top

Instructions

  1. Place the oats, milk, cocoa and coconut in a saucepan and cook gently over a low-medium heat for approximately 5 minutes until the oats have cooked and the milk has all been absorbed, stirring occasionally.
  2. Spoon into bowls and top with a little extra coconut and sliced banana.
1 Serving39718 g110.7 mg9 g6 g58.6 g7 g15.2 g
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Comments

  1. Ellie says

    March 6, 2018 at 12:58 pm

    Made this yesterday for my toddler and she was so excited about the fact she was having chocolate in her breakfast as well as the fact that we decorated it with “snow flakes” on top!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says

    October 13, 2015 at 7:53 am

    I love porridge for my breakfast, especially this time of year, it’s so warming and filling and usually stops me snacking mid morning, though I never think of pimping it up with other flavours; this sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 13, 2015 at 9:27 am

      I have to pimp it up to get my kids to eat it, ha ha! I’m forever experimenting with flavours!

      Reply

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