craving cocoa
February 10, 2011 I don’t suppress my cravings.
Instead, I find creative ways to give in to them.
Craving chocolate? For breakfast?
Not a problem!
My favorite buckwheat breakfast bake yet!
Cocoa Banana Buckwheat Bake [serves 1]
- 1/4c ground raw buckwheat groats [grind to soft powder in blender or spice/coffee grinder]
- 1T raw buckwheat groats
- 1/2 large banana, mashed [~1/3c]
- 1 1/2t vanilla extract
- 1/3c unsweetened almond milk
- 2-3t maple syrup
- 2-3t unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 flax egg [2.5T warm water + 1T ground flax meal, whisked] or 1 egg white
- 1T chia seeds
- 1/4t baking powder
- Preheat oven to 350*
- Whisk flax egg together and set aside for ~3-5min.
- In a small bowl mash banana until egg-like.
- Mix in almond milk + vanilla with a fork.
- Mix in buckwheat, buckwheat groats, cocoa powder, baking powder, and chia seeds.
- Mix in flax egg.
- Lightly grease a small oven-safe dish, add mixture, smooth, and bake for 30 minutes. [I used a personal size soup crock]
*If you don’t have buckwheat, you can sub 1/3c rolled oats. Steel cut oats do not work well for this. I haven’t experimented using oat bran yet.
*For a quick cooking, microwave version, check my recipe page under “breakfast – oatmeal + buckwheat cookies”
walnuts + peanut butter + banana + coconut
Craving satisfied.
And then some.
Craving chocolate? For lunch?
Ashley
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Reader Comments (85)
Wow, this looks super delicious! When you say we can use rolled oats instead of buckwheat groats, do you mean ground oats (for ground buckwheat groats) or not?
Heyy Ash! I'm making this tomorrow morning and prepping it tonight (but with oats or oatbran) b/c I'm going to work early :) thanxxxx!
looks like pie for breakfast, brilliant!
I just got a bunch of raw buckwheat, thank goodness! Now I can make this:) Before, I only had kasha which I don't like the flavor of that much. Problem solved!
Gosh, these always look so good! Chocolate and Banana and Peanut Butter is the best variation yet! THanks for sharing Ashely!!
I want a big bowl of that "cereal!" It looks so good!
I have been craving a lot of chocolate lately. For breakfast? Why not?!
I seriously want to eat breakfast with you every day!
There is nothing wrong with eating chocolate at every meal. In fact, I encourage it.
chocolate for breakfast sounds amazing right now. wanna come over and make one for me? :)
I think this would make a perfect valentine's day breakfast!
Chocolate is aways the best for breakfast! I can't wait to try both of those recipes.
I always give in to my cravings too! If I want chocolate for breakfast, then I mix a little cocoa powder into my oatmeal - it's delish!
That looks great! Since I don't eat chocolate for dessert, I might as well have it for breakfast, right?!
Mmmm... definitely craving chocolate right about now. Kudos for finding a healthy way to satisfy a chocolate craving!
DOOR TO DOOR IS AWESOME! They also deliver LOVE GROWN FOODS! PS chocolate for breakfast sounds delicious!!!
Woke up, checked Twitter in bed, saw post, got up, made & ate. YUM!
Great idea, looks delicious.
I am loving your breakfast bakes - I am GOING to try one this weekend!! It's hard during the week because usually I take my breakfast to go, but I could also make them in advance - do you think they would be good the next day heated up?
I love it--don't ignore your cravings, just find a way to satisfy them!
I want that bake ASAP! I'm all about satisfying my chocolate craving any time of the day. Breakfast does seem like the perfect time :)
Yum! I'm glad you used cocoa in this one because I was having trouble locating carob powder. Now I can have a chocolate breakfast bake. Yipee!!!
Thanks for the Door to Door Organics promo - they don't deliver to my area, but I have new motivation to realize the dream of a local co-op!
I crave chocolate FOR or after everymeal..it's totally acceptable =]
Oh my gosh, rockin breakfast!
I would be disappointed if you didn't crave chocolate at every meal. It is an essential food group, after all!
I read this right before breakfast, and it made me want to put cocoa powder in my muesli. SO YUM. Thanks for the inspiration. :)
I made that buckwheat bake this morning, and omg it was great! I only screwed up with amount of buckwheat, but I am ready to try it again :))
I just made this and am curretly chowing down on it - I topped it with bananas and your maple almond butter recipe and it's SOOOOOO good!!! I'm in complete love with it!
I guess I'm just weird in that chocolate is rarely appealing to me for breakfast... now for an afternoon snack or after dinner/before bed treat... this would serve to satisfy! :)
Chocolate bake down - now just a caramel or vanilla bake to go...:)
I still haven't tried your carob version yet!
Oh yes please! Good grief that looks unbelievably good! Chocolate is always justifiable for breakfast...it is good for you!
Yum! I love adding cocoa powder to my breakfast. I think it adds such a nice rich flavor without a sugary crash. Adding a dash of cinnamon or expresso powder really makes it pop! I really need to get some buckwheat so I can make this; I think I need a little something different than oats every once and a while. Also, I LOVE the idea of popping amaranth. I'm a huge fan of millet puffs so I'm sure I'd like this, too.
Have a lovely day!
xox
Congrats on the house! Hope everything goes smooth for you, I work at a bank and do mortgage loans so I know how intense it can be!
I have to say, you're my hero with this breakfast :)
That's it, I'm definitely going to make time THIS weekend for one of your breakfast bakes. They all look so good!
Congrats on the good house news!
Oh yum, another amazing breakfast bake - thanks! Beautiful pics, I've gotta try one sometime!
Every time you make one of these my mouth hangs open and my eyes get all wide. I want to pluck it off my screen and eat it!
This looks AMAZING!
MUST TRY ASAP!!
Thanks for the recipe :)
Do you need a high powered blender for the buckwheat? I have a regular one, not a VitaMix. I also noticed that my Whole Foods carries the buckwheat in the bins but they were out when I went last week. Very curious to try.
I really like your approach to satisfying cravings, Ashley!
Ashley. No joke. I just said "YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!" out loud. And one of our secretaries was like: "Uhhhhhh??????" Hahahahahhaa. This looks better than good. I need to buy some buckwheat flour. I know I could just sub in some WW . . . but the buckwheat with the chocolate goes so well!
HAhaha, too funny!! I actually don't know what would happen with WWF, since buckwheat doesn't have any "wheat" in it. It might turn out totally different! Also, I have tried Arrowhead Mills buckwheat flour and it was TERRIble. The flavor was so so strong and gross and I have no idea why. I just grind it into flour in my blender from the raw buckwheat groats. If you see Kasha, that is the toasted version of buckwheat, and almost tastes burnt...so don't get that. ;)
Thanks Sarah! :)
I'm not positive on this. I highly doubt it. You could always just try grinding 1/2c and see if it works. It should at least turn it fairly powdery/soft which will work. Make sure you get the raw groats and not Kasha, which is the toasted version. It tastes burnt! :)
hehehe :)
You must!! Thanks Michelle. :)
Yes!! That last step is waiting for the loan..ahhh!! :)
I usually add cinnamon but wanted to keep this plain cocoa. I will definitely make an espresso cocoa version though!!! I bought millet puffs before and loved them, but just tried popping them and it didn't work. I've only had success w/popping the amaranth. Weird!
I think this one is better. ;)