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Dark chocolate orange oats

Fresh citrus pairs perfectly with dark chocolate in this high-fibre breakfast recipe.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 15 mins
  • Serving: 1 person
Ratings: 4.3
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ½ orange, cut crossways
  • ½ cup traditional rolled oats
  • ²⁄³ cup milk
  • 3 teaspoons cocoa powder, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup
  • 1 mandarin, peeled, segmented
  • 1 tablespoon passionfruit pulp
  • 10g dark chocolate (optional)
  • Fresh mint leaves, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Peel one wide strip of rind from orange half and place in a saucepan, along with oats, milk, cocoa powder, maple syrup and ½ cup water, over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until porridge thickens and starts to boil. Transfer to a serving bowl.

    2 Remove pith and skin from orange half and slice crossways. Arrange orange and mandarin over porridge. Drizzle with passionfruit pulp and serve scattered with chocolate (if using) and mint.

    HFG tip

    f you prefer, replace the passionfruit pulp in step 2 with a handful of fresh blueberries instead.

    One comment on Dark chocolate orange oats

    1. Andrea April 10, 2025 at 1:25 pm #

      Hi
      As a New Zealand public health nutritionist at Heart Foundation of New Zealand i was a little disappointed to see this recipe as a breakfast food. I feel it is better suited as dessert.
      While the NIP is ok. Is chocolate/chocolate flavoured food really a good breakfast food?

      n=1
      Andrea

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