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This Pear & Walnut Oatmeal With Salted Chocolate Sauce is just perfect if you want an indulgent breakfast with chocolate but still want to be healthy. It is very easy to make and takes full advantage of the juicy, delicious local pears that are everywhere at the moment.

As the pears are so good I have left them well alone in this recipe. All you need to do is cut your pear into quarters and remove the core, then slice it thinly. The oatmeal is just a plain oatmeal made with water (or non-dairy milk if you prefer) with a little sweetener added if you feel you need it. And as for the salted chocolate sauce.....you don't even need any chocolate! It's a No Chocolate Salted Chocolate Sauce and is incredibly quick and easy to make (you're talking less than a minute).

This Pear & Walnut Oatmeal With Salted Chocolate Sauce is:

The perfect no fuss, healthy, yet extremely satisfying breakfast

Sweet but not too sweet

With great contrast between the hot oatmeal, the cold juicy pear, the crunchy walnut and the indulgent salted chocolate sauce.

You really need to try this!

If you have any of the salted chocolate sauce leftover you can store it in the fridge and just warm it a little in the microwave or by sitting it in a hot bowl of water when you want to use it again. It's great on ice cream, chopped banana, added to a smoothie or on anything else you might add chocolate sauce to.

If you make these Pear & Walnut Oatmeal With Salted Chocolate Sauce I would love it if you could let me know how you liked it in the comments section below. You could even take some photos then tag me on Instagram @avirtualvegan and add the hashtag #avirtualvegan so I don't miss them! I would love to see them!

If you love oatmeal as much as me then be sure to check out my Almond Coconut Oatmeal, Black Forest Overnight Oats or my Peach & Blueberry Baked Oatmeal.

Pear & Walnut Oatmeal With Salted Chocolate Sauce Melanie McDonald This Pear & Walnut Oatmeal With Salted Chocolate Sauce is the perfect no fuss, healthy, yet extremely satisfying breakfast. 5 from 1 vote Print Recipe Pin Recipe Cook Time 10 mins Total Time 10 mins Course Breakfast Cuisine vegan Servings 1 serving Calories 396 kcal Ingredients 1x 2x 3x For the oatmeal 45g | ½ cup rolled oats (make sure they are gluten free oats if you are sensitive to gluten) 45g | ½ cup rolled oats (make sure they are gluten free oats if you are sensitive to gluten)

360mls | 1½ cups water (or non-dairy milk) 360mls | 1½ cups water (or non-dairy milk)

Sweetener of choice (Optional - I used 1 teaspoon of organic cane sugar) Sweetener of choice (Optional - I used 1 teaspoon of organic cane sugar)

1 ripe pear , cored & sliced, (this oatmeal is also good with banana instead of the pear) 1 ripe pear , cored & sliced, (this oatmeal is also good with banana instead of the pear)

2 teaspoons walnuts , chopped 2 teaspoons walnuts , chopped For the chocolate sauce 1 teaspoon coconut oil (liquid measure) 1 teaspoon coconut oil (liquid measure)

1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

1 tablespoon maple syrup 1 tablespoon maple syrup

tiny pinch of salt tiny pinch of salt INSTRUCTIONS Add oats to a small saucepan Add oats to a small saucepan

Pour in the water Pour in the water

Place over a medium heat and cook, stirring every few minutes until you have a thick hot oatmeal. Place over a medium heat and cook, stirring every few minutes until you have a thick hot oatmeal.

While the oatmeal is cooking and in-between stirring, core and slice your pear then make the chocolate sauce. While the oatmeal is cooking and in-between stirring, core and slice your pear then make the chocolate sauce.

Add the sauce ingredients to a very small bowl or cup and mix all the ingredients together until smooth. Add the sauce ingredients to a very small bowl or cup and mix all the ingredients together until smooth.

When the oatmeal is cooked pour into a serving bowl, arrange the sliced pear on top, sprinkle on the walnuts then lastly drizzle over the salted chocolate sauce. When the oatmeal is cooked pour into a serving bowl, arrange the sliced pear on top, sprinkle on the walnuts then lastly drizzle over the salted chocolate sauce. NUTRITION Serving: 1 serving Calories: 396 kcal Carbohydrates: 74 g Protein: 9 g Fat: 10 g Sodium: 160 mg Fiber: 12.3 g Sugar: 30 g Vitamin A: 50 IU Vitamin C: 10.7 mg Calcium: 50 mg Iron: 1.3 mg Nutritional information is provided for convenience & as a courtesy only. The data is a computer generated estimate so should be used as a guide only. Tried this recipe? Rate it & leave your feedback in the comments section below, or tag @avirtualvegan on Instagram and hashtag it #avirtualvegan Get my Top 10 reader's favourite recipes e-Cookbook FREE!