To say I’m excited about Halloween would be an understatement.
How can one not get excited when thinking about Halloween-Themed Cupcakes, cute black cats, jack-o-lanterns, and (the best part!) dressing up? During this time, nothing is exempt from my little Halloween-happy fingers. Nothing, not even my oatmeal.
So this morning, for my post-run breakfast, I celebrated the holiday a bit early… with ghoulishly-good chocolate mudslide oatmeal.
Dark, murky, scary … it’s like something straight out of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Chocolate Mudslide Oatmeal
(serves 1)
- 40 grams uncooked oats (1 serving)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- water or non-dairy milk
- salt, sweetener
- optional: Amazing Grass chocolate superfood powder
- 5 grams (1T) Special Dark cocoa powder (It has a completely different taste from regular cocoa powder, so if you use regular, you might have to add a lot more for the chocolatey taste.)
1. Cook up a serving of oatmeal with the water and/or milk and a little salt (I use 400g water and 1/4tsp salt). (I like to cook the oats the day before so that I can throw breakfast together more quickly.)
2. Add the vanilla, cocoa, and more salt and sweetener to taste. (I also add more water, as some will evaporate if you leave the cooked oatmeal in the fridge overnight.)
3. Optional: Right before I eat this mess, I sprinkle on about 1/2 a little packet of the chocolate super food powder. Then I drizzle on about 1/8 cup almond milk. I don’t stir either of these things in. I love the unstirred, powdery texture.
A swampy concoction, fit for a Monster.
This recipe works very well with the Voluminous Oatmeal Trick.
What lurks in your oatmeal?
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I just click on the CCV-Katie button in the Apple Safari browser every morning when I get to work. I have you linked as one of my favourites, so your blog pops up on my screen (along with a few others) when I open the browser.
Although, today I am using Internet Explorer, but same thing – the CCV-Katie icon is in the favourites bar so I just click on it. No fancy Google Reader here.
I use Readed, but actually hate it. And I love mudslides, so I can’t wait to eat this oatmeal.
i love google reader! i’m not sure if there even IS something better out there
this oatmeal looks divine! i need to buy morecocoa powder
I use google reader!
Mmmm chocolate oats. I have never tried chocolate in my oats… I’m a bit nervous. Chocolate for breakfast? I don’t know if I can do it!
I use ‘bookmark’
x
I use google reader just because its the only thing I really understand how to use.. lol.
It’s annoying though bc when you type in my blog name.. the first option to subscribe to is my old blog on blogger.. not wordpress. Oh well!!
UH DELICIOUS looking oatmeal Miss Katie!!
For quite awhile I didn’t evn know google reader existed and just had your blog saved under favorites and clicked to it every day.
Yum! I love unstirrred concoctions too. There’s something wonderful about each bite being unique….instead of all uniform. Cocoa powder in oats is a genius idea!
I don’t subscribe to Google Reader or any other blog readers thingys. I use the blogroll link list on my blog to keep up, since it lists blogs in the order they’ve most recently updated. I start at the top every day and work my way down.
First do tell on how you figured out the reader subscriber feature?? I am soo curious as to mine.
I get about 800 hits a day. So I wonder how many ppl are subscribed?
And yes, if there is another feed source that’s better. I think google has it’s glitches but it’s kinda the biggest and most commonly used but cant wait to see what you find.
Mudslide oats? Yeah, yum! Been doing that with reg cocoa, gonna crack the can of dark this weekend sometime i think though..cant wait for fudge baby new recipe, either !
xoxo
Love the dark and mysterious (oat) type
Faithful Reader user; don’t know this other feed secret, either haha
PS: How do you check how many people subscribe to you via Reader?
Your oatmeal is so boo-tiful. (Sorry–I know I’m lame.)
I read your blog through my Wordpress blog surfer. I don’t think you are able to see the phantom Wordpress blog surfers unless they hit your link.
Happy Halloween!
mmm, chocolate oatmeal–why didn’t i think of it?
my kids will love that!
i’m on blogspot…so i get updates via them
i’m so excited for halloween too!!
watched charlie brown’s great pumpkin last night
I use Google Reader as well, but do check some blogs through bookmarks in IE too.
I need to get back into making oatmeal now that it’s chilly outside. I’ve been stuck on cold cereal for awhile and need a change!
I’m not technologically advanced enough to help you with the question of the day, lol. I just use a normal broswer to check out blogs and I have them all saved in a favorites folder.
I think I know the new fudge baby flavor, but I’ll keep quiet. If I’m wrong, then I can’t wait to hear about another version!
If someone uses your feed, it doesn’t matter if it’s in Google Reader or another form like NetVibes. It sounds though like you have a lot of people just bookmarking you and not using the feed.
My oats were mudslide too today! I love cocoa in oatmeal, specially that part where it kinda bakes on the stove, and you find chewy parts in your oatmeal
As crazy as it seems, I manually check all the blogs I read! I just created a blog-bookmark folder and go through it each day. Maybe I have too much time on my hands…
That oatmeal looks very yummy!
I keep up with all the blogs I read on Bloglines. I tried Google Reader, but Bloglines was more intuitive to me.
My son would love your sweet tasting breakfasts.
I have ONE subscriber. What am I doin wrong lol
I don’t use google reader…I don’t really like it. I just keep adding blogs to my favorites lol.
Aw, I *love* Nightmare Before Christmas! Maybe I’ll have to make a bowl of your Mudslide Oats and watch the movie tonight!
I use Google Reader…. I’m a recentish convert, but I *love* it! So much easier than using bookmarked pages or going through a blogroll… ick.
I use reader! I love having all the blogs in one place.
I just type on c-h-o-c and then hit down and enter and go to your blog which is saved.
How do you see how many people subscribe through google reader?
I love having chocolate in my oatmeal. I usually use choc chips b/c I forget about cocoa powder. I need to try that – much healthier.
i gotta buy some extra dark chocolate cocoa powder! this looks deeeelicious! =) I use chocolate stevia liquid in my oatmeal every morning, with cup of cinnamom (hah not really, but i love cinnamon), and coffee! have a wonderful day katie =D
Chocolate and oatmeal would be exactly what I need right now. I think I would eat this as a late night snack.
oh my goodness that looks amazing…I have a packet of that chocolate superfoods powder stuff sitting in my kitchen but I’m scared to use it…I don’t know why! What does it taste like?? is it sweet tasting?
p.s. I’m so close to getting my camera issues under control to send that pic
I love Nightmare Before Christmas ~ ♫ kidnap the santy claus!♫
I use Reader and I am also interested to know how you figure out subscriptions. ♥
Thanks for giving my favorite movie (Nightmare Before Christmas) a mention! Hahah. I have memories of watching it even as a little kid, and I love it because you can watch it at Halloween AND Christmas.
This is probobly a really bad way of keeping track of the blogs I read, but I just put them all into a big category in my “favorites” side bar and then read on down the line. Oh well, works for me anyway.
OOoooh, that oatmeal looks super-duper fly! Gotta love chocolate and oatmeal – it’s always a winner!
Hi Katie! I’m finally back in the blogging world…yeah! Your oatmeal this morning looks divine and something I’m going to have to try! I love anything chocolate…
I love your oatmeal recipes, but I usually eat them as dessert or dinner #2/ nighttime snack. I am more of a savory breakfast fan.
I use Vienna to read blogs…and I read too many of them.
i vote your PB babies go swimming in the mudslide! just a thought
I’m a google reader — interested to hear this undercover bloggie secret!
I’m glad I’m not the only one Katie…. I have the same issue!! When I switched from blogger to wordpress I did lose some readers at first, but I still have way more readers than my subscriber # reflects and I’ve never been able to figure that out!
Have a great rest of the week!
I’ve never used Google Reader. I just have my favorite blogs bookmarked. What’s the advantage of Google Reader?
Haha, I just use the bookmarks option. ^^;
That oatmeal looks super-tasty!
And I’m not too sure about the next fudge baby flavor…
But I AM pretty sure I’ll be heading to the grocery store this weekend to pick up some fudge baby making supplies. ^.~
We used to bookmark out favorites, but then heard about google reader and just starting using it for about a month now. So far we like but not sure how all this technology works!
new fudge baby flava!? oooh
pumpkin?
Do you measure all of your ingredients for your oats? or just eye ball it!?
you could make a “lurking” bowl of tropical oats.. with lychees.. stuffed with blueberries making eyeballs
As much as I love chocolate and oatmeal, I’ve never tried them together (gasp!). I just love my plain old banana oatmeal, that I never bother to try anything different
I use google reader, but other people might use their blogroll everyday? I’m curious about other methods as well!
How do you find that out on Google Reader–never knew you could!
I use google reader although I haven’t quite figured it out yet despite having dozens of blogs on it.
The commenting thing is what gets me .I always end up having to actually go to the blog to comment.
Oo I made a bowl of oats with the chocolate amazing grass too
Do you remember those mud pies they use to have us make when we were little? I think it was like chocolate pudding + oreos + gummy worms (for the full affect).
Let’s see.. what could the next flavor be? Chocolate chip? Almond?? Whatever it is, I’m sure it’s going to make my mouth water.
I don’t use google reader either. My blog is on blogspot so I can see new posts of all the blogs I follow on my dashboard.
I use NetNewsWire for my RSS feed needs
ammmazing oatssssss you are a genious katie!!
I am very fed up with my reader right now bc it is not updating my posts GRRR I can;’t figure out how to fix it!!
I use Vienna for a reader; I like the way it’s similar to a browser. But it seems I’m the only one who uses it – ? I really like it though.
Is it weird I was hoping your oatmeal included Kahlua like in mudslide drinks? HAHA. You’d think I was a lush.
Hum, is this the secret recipe of the mysterious picture?
Guess #3
Scale guess #2!
Am I the only one that subscribes to email updates? Other than bookmarking that’s the only way I can find my favorite blogs (I feel so clueless…and embarrassed).
No, not at all! I think it makes you wise before your time! I’d been blogging for 2 years before I even knew you COULD subscribe by email!
I’m not sure what you call it. I have a Google home page and I subscribed to your via the RSS feed button on my tool bar. There is a star with “Favorites” on my tool bar and when I click on it a list of “feeds” that I am subscribed to comes up. If there is a new entry, the title is bolded. I click on it and read your latest entry. I don’t think it is a Google Reader because when I’ve tried to subscribe to a site using Google Reader, it doesn’t show up on my list and I never can figure out how to check for updates.
oh my gosh!! i love all these oat recipes. you’re a genius in the kitchen!!!
Awww wow, thank you!
I have recently discovered your blog, and I think it’s fabulous!! I have spent the last hour clicking from link to link and drooling over all of your recipes! You mentioned cooking your oats the night before in the post. I was just wondering if you do anything specific to ensure they turn out. I had no idea you could prepare them before hand, and I’ve been missing out on so many oatmeal days for lack on time in the morning. Just curious if you just cook and store in the fridge or if there’s some magical trick to it. Thanks!
Hey Allison!
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I’m so glad you found me
I’m not sure if you saw this post: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/07/03/kozyshack-oatmeal-pudding/
It’s where I explain, in detail, the voluminous oatmeal method.
Love and chocolate,
Katie
Hi Katie,
I have only recently discovered your blog and was clicking through all the delicious recipe links when I came across this little bowl of heaven!
I made something quite similar the other day and I just loved that someone else had the same idea (albeit before mine). Can’t really feel guilty for having dessert for breakfast now!
Amy
Hellooooo fellow chocolate-oatmeal lover!
Talk about a late comment.. but I have a question.
I found your blog and after years of being forced to eat normal oatmeal by my Nan I’m excited to discover new ways to enjoy it.
I’m wondering if you heat your oatmeal up before you add the vanilla and cocoa to it – I think I’d prefer this version cold but would it work that way?
(I also keep my oats in the fridge overnight)
I might add cinnamon to this, nom!
Hey Louise!
. But if you want to heat it up, it definitely works either way 
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I am weird and actually like it cold! I always eat my oatmeal cold
I’m so happy I stumbled upon your blog! I saw this recipe and of course I had to make it right away. I couldn’t even wait for the oats to increase their volume before devouring the first bowl. Let me just say that cooking the oats in coconut milk instead of water is just… *drools* Ahem. *wipes away drool*
Yup. Just that awesome.
Awww I am so glad you found me too! And good call on the coconut milk! EVERYthing tastes better with coconut!
Hi Katie!!! I just found your AWESOME blog!!! I love it!
I tried to click on the chocolate super powder link and it didn’t work? I was wondering what it is?
Thanks!!!!!
Ooh wow, thanks for letting me know! Here’s the link: http://amazinggrass.com/index.php?p=view_category&category_id=16&option_27=Chocolate#flavor_filter
where do u get the chocolatecovered super food??
Whole Foods. See the link in my comment right above yours
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I figured today, I would start out the last day of 2011 with a bang- a bangin chocolate oatmeal!!!! lol. This was a nice indulgent treat for the morning and I’m glad we have the same love for chocolate- I’m not alone in the world. I think next time I will add more cocoa powder, I just couldn’t get enough chocolate
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