Recipe | Mexican Chocolate Breakfast Shake

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Mexican Chocolate Breakfast Shake
When I was in college, I often started my day with a weight loss shake. I’m not gonna name names, but they rhymed with GrimFast. They were pretty disgusting (and kind of tasted like the can they came in–because really, who doesn’t like a gritty metallic chocolate flavored shake first thing in the morning?), but they were quick and I was trying to lose weight, so I’d chug them as quickly as I could and then washed them down with a big glass of water. Inevitably, a few hours later, I’d start obsessing about lunch, so much so that I had trouble concentrating in class. Guess what? Those dinky little shakes aren’t very sustaining.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become a little more conscientious about the foods I eat. Shakes like that just aren’t going to cut it anymore–even if they did taste good (and they don’t–I mentioned that, right?), I try to eat natural and whole foods now. But I do miss their convenience–a breakfast in drink form is easy to take with you or, as is often the case with me, drink while you work.

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A good smoothie works in most cases, but sometimes all that fruitiness is just a little too virtuous for me. I wanted something that tasted like an indulgent treat, while still being healthy. It needed to be creamy and rich and obviously, it needed to be chocolatey. Since chocolate breakfast shakes have been done a million times, I thought I’d try making this a Mexican chocolate breakfast shake. The first time I tried it, I added a little bit of cayenne, but I settled on adding some of cinnamon alone instead when I made it again–it still gave the breakfast shake that Mexican chocolate flavor, without the weird hot pepper kick. I mean, hot pepper kicks are great and all, but maybe not so early in the morning.

This Mexican Chocolate Breakfast Shake is delicious, healthy, and unlike those sad weight loss shakes, it will keep you satisfied until lunchtime. And hello, it’s Mexican chocolate!

Mexican Chocolate Breakfast Shake

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 1

Mexican Chocolate Breakfast Shake

An easy, healthy (and Mexican chocolatey!) alternative to the typical breakfast shake.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. old-fashioned oats
  • 1 c. almond, soy, or coconut milk (I really like using the new Blue Diamond almond/coconut milk blend)
  • 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • agave nectar, honey, maple syrup or other sweetener to taste (I use a tablespoon)
  • 1 small banana, cut into pieces and frozen overnight in a freezer bag

Instructions

  1. Combine oats, milk, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and sweetener in a resealable bowl. Stir together and refrigerate overnight.
  2. Add banana and oat mixture to food processor or blender and process until smooth and well-combined. If shake is too thick, add more milk for a thinner consistency.

Notes

Making the oatmeal mixture ahead of time and refrigerating it overnight softens the oats and gives the shake a smoother texture. If you're feeling impatient (or don't mind little bits of oatmeal in your shake), you can make this without that step--put the oats in the food processor or blender first, process until it becomes a fine powder, and then add the rest of the ingredients.

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Comments

  1. Somehow I ended up on your website, I think it was through pinterest. I saw this recipe and knew I had to try it. It’s really really delicious and I make this smoothie with regular oats or oat bran. I love smoothies and have one for breakfast almost every day because it’s easy and gives me lots of vitamins. Usually I have fruits only but now this has become one of my favourites. I use oat milk because almond milk is soooo expensive here, add 2 tbsp of chia and use a bit less cocoa, maybe 1/2 tbsp. I always use brown bananas for my smoothies so I don’t need any additional sweetener. Thanks a lot for this, I never thought about adding oats to my smoothies before but it’s awesome and keeps me full until lunchtime!

    • Thanks for letting me know–I’m so glad you like it! I agree, adding the oats really keeps you fuller than a typical fruit smoothie.

      • Kiersten, I’ve been having this smoothie every day this week :) Will change next week but I just wanted to let you know that today I added a raw egg to it. Never done that before and I’m not into raw eggs unless I’m licking the cookie dough bowl… But it was good! A bit gooey but otherwise you didn’t notice the egg. I did it to add some more proteins as I work out in the morning. Might do it more often now.

        Sorry to hear that you got laid off. But better things will follow, that’s for sure! And we’ll get more recipes while you’re freelancing only :D

        • I don’t know if I can handle a raw egg in mine. ;) But I can see how the consistency and flavor would help hide the fact that there’s an egg in there.

          Thanks for the kind words! I do have a new feature coming up that I’m pretty excited about–it’s nice to have more time to devote to my blog! :)

  2. Lynette Rivest says:

    Anything else I could use other than the banana? I’m allergic.

  3. Hi- this looks yummy. Do you know the calorie count??

  4. Also found this on pinterest. Have a sore throat today and this was just a perfect lunch for me. I forgot to put the oats in the soy last night so it was a bit gritty, but delicious anyhow. I am afraid it is high caloric, tho, so I may not want to make it too often.

  5. This is a great recipe. I’ve been making it for the past week and love it!

  6. I am having this shake at the moment ( I added my soy protein choco powder too).
    one of tastest shake I have ever had!!! Thank you :) )

  7. I’m making this tomorrow morning (well, partially right now because I’m soaking the oats :) ). It sounded like a perfect change from my overnight oats which I normally have… I just hope I’ll be able to find the blender tomorrow morning!

  8. I made this today and LOVED it!!! I added a TBSP of peanut butter instead of the cinnamon & sweetener and it was perfect!! Can’t wait to make it again!! Thanks for the post!! :)

  9. Do you think it would work with steel cut oats? I know they expand more, so I would have to use half as much. Maybe I should try both and see what happens!

    • The problem with steel cut oats is that they don’t soften when soaked overnight–they get chewy, but not very soft. If you have a high-powered blender (like a Vitamix), I think it could still work. Otherwise, I’d suggest using cooked oats. If you try it, let me know how it turns out!

  10. Wow! This is great! So much better than the unhealthy breakfast shakes I have sampled!
    Adding PB2 is an idea to try!

  11. I’m going to make a triple or quadruple batch of this tonight, so the kids and I can share it in the morning. I bet they will love it!

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