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Cake for breakfast? Yes, but healthy with these easy chocolate baked oats. Made in the oven or microwaved, these vegan chocolate baked oats are a tasty way to eat oats for breakfast.

A simple baked oats recipe – no eggs, no peanut butter and no protein powder. Yet irresistibly delicious that you will never guess it’s also so healthy!

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Simple baked oats ingredients

As the title suggests, these are not average chocolate baked oats. These are easy chocolate baked oats! There is no need for eggs, protein powder or peanut butter to make this baked oatmeal with chocolate.

And if you are now wondering what’s inside, here are all ingredients you need to make easy baked oats with chocolate.

  • Banana: this ingredient is essential for baked oats that are sweet, moist and fluffy. As an alternative, you can use 3 tablespoons of applesauce, pear sauce or pumpkin purée. However, the result won’t be exactly the same.
  • Rolled oats: as they will be blended, rolled oats can be replaced with quick oats or directly oat flour. Steel-cut oats, instead, do not work because they require cooking.
  • Cocoa powder: for healthy chocolate blended oats, this recipe uses natural cocoa powder without added sugars.
  • Maple syrup: whenever I bake, maple syrup is my top choice. As an alternative, you can opt for honey, agave syrup, date syrup, coconut sugar or any granular sweetener of your choice. Also calorie-free sweeteners, such as erythritol, work great.
  • Baking powder: this will make your chocolate baked oatmeal rise.
  • Flavors: a pinch of salt, vanilla extract and coffee powder will level up this simple baked oats recipe.
  • Milk of choice: these easy chocolate baked oats can be made with either dairy or dairy-free milk. Pick and choose the option you like the most, my favorite is soy milk!
  • Chocolate chips: although not strictly necessary, for a more complete experience make sure to top your oat cake with some chocolate chips. Extra dark chocolate chips are my favorite, but also milk chocolate will work.
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High protein chocolate baked oats

Are you looking for a high protein breakfast? Then keep on reading because I’m about to tell you how to make chocolate baked oats with protein powder.

To make high protein baked oatmeal, you can either replace 20 grams (1/4 cup) of the oats with protein powder or use the same quantity of oats and add the protein as an extra. If you opt for the second option, however, you may need to adjust the batter with a couple tablespoons of milk more.

Although any type of protein powder is okay, this recipe works best with vegan protein powder, casein, or a mix of casein and whey. On the contrary, I do not recommend whey because it dries when heated and your oat cake won’t be as moist. Lastly, for these easy baked oats the best flavors are chocolate, vanilla, brownie or unflavored protein powder.

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How to make easy baked oats

Making these chocolate baked oats is incredibly simple. First, add all ingredients to a blender – the banana, the oats, the cocoa powder, the maple syrup, baking powder, optionally the vanilla extract and coffee powder, a pinch of salt, and finally the milk. Process until the oats have blended and you get a smooth batter.

Pour the chocolate blended oats into an oven-safe ramekin, then top with chocolate chips and kosher salt if you desire. Once the batter is ready, pop in hot oven at 180ºC (350ºF) and bake for 20 to 25 minutes

Microwaved baked oats

If you do not have an oven or want a quicker preparation method, I have good news for you. Making microwaved chocolate baked oats is possible, and it’s easier than you think!

After blending the oats, all you have to do is microwaving the oat cake on high for 2 to 3 minutes. The cooking time depends on the power of your microwave and on the size of the ramekin. Also, beware that microwaved baked oats tend to rise (and over-flood) when cooking. Therefore, stop, wait and restart the microwave if this happens.

Meal prepping chocolate baked oats

Did you know that you can make your chocolate baked oats ahead? Honestly, meal prepping baked oats is a life saver for mornings when you have no time to bake.

To meal prep, first bake your chocolate blended oats and then let cool. Once they have cooled, place in an airtight food container or wrap the ramekin and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Before serving, reheat your baked oatmeal for a couple of minutes in the oven or for around 30 seconds in the microwave. Enjoy!

Tips for the best baked oats

So tell me, do you want to learn how to make the best baked oats with chocolate? Then keep on reading because I’m about to give you a couple of recipe tips.

  • Don’t skip the banana! Besides adding sweetness, the banana will also make these easy baked oats soft and fluffy.
  • Blend your oats very well! Place everything into a high speed blender and process until the oats have become flour. The finer the oats, the more they will taste like cake.
  • Size matters! When it comes to baking dish, you should use a ramekin with a diameter of about 11 cm (4 inches) and a capacity of 300 ml (10 oz). If much larger, your chocolate baked oats will come out dry. If much smaller instead, the inside will stay raw.
  • Don’t over-bake your oats! After 20 minutes in, remove your chocolate oats from the oven and check how’s the baking going. Only if they are still raw inside, bake for additional 5 minutes.
  • Don’t forget the pinch of salt! It is just a pinch, but it will make the difference.
chocolate baked oats recipe no eggs

More healthy breakfasts with oats

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Easy Chocolate Baked Oats

Cake for breakfast? Yes, but healthy with these easy chocolate baked oats. Made in the oven or microwaved, these vegan chocolate baked oats are a tasty way to eat oats for breakfast.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 1 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 ripe banana
  • 50 grams (1/2 cup) rolled oats
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup (or honey)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/3 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
  • 1/3 tsp coffee powder (optional, for flavor)
  • a pinch of salt
  • 80 ml (1/3 cup) milk of choice

Topping

  • chocolate chips
  • kosher salt (optional)

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
  • Add all ingredients to a blender – banana, rolled oats, cocoa powder, maple syrup, baking powder, optionally vanilla extract and coffee powder, a pinch of salt, and finally the milk. Process until smooth.
  • Pour the chocolate blended oats into an oven-safe ramekin, then top with chocolate chips and kosher salt if you want.
  • Bake in hot oven for 20 – 25 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy!

Microwave Baked Oats

  • For microwaved baked oats, follow all instructions above until baking.
  • Microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes, stopping and restarting the microwave if the chocolate baked oats rise too much.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 11g
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About Matteo

Iโ€™m the certified nutrition coach and fitness chef behind this blog. My mission is to make eating healthy easy and satisfying โ€“ for anyone and for any diet! My philosophy is simple: real food, clean ingredients and plenty of protein to feel your best.

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