Double chocolate baked oatmeal will satisfy all of the chocolate-lovers in your home! This family-sized baked oats recipe is super easy to make and tastes just like ooey, gooey, fudgy, cake for breakfast! Full of protein and heart-healthy fiber and baked to perfection in just 30 minutes!
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Baked oats are always in rotation in our home, I mean who doesn't like eating cake for breakfast? This TikTok famous breakfast has been a popular dessert, I mean breakfast, ever since I made my cookie dough protein baked oatmeal awhile back.
The beauty of this breakfast is that it takes the single serving version for one and makes it family-sized! If you're feeding your whole family or just want to get ahead of having healthy breakfast meal prep done, double chocolate baked oatmeal is the way to go - or try this carrot cake baked oatmeal that is also family sized.
Besides making this, I'm a huge fan of protein blueberry muffins, mug cake, or protein overnight oats. If you need even more recipe ideas, check out these 21 breakfast ideas for kids that will be a hit with your family!
What Makes This Recipe Work
- Easy to make in a single serving for one (just ¼ the recipe) or bake as it to create 4 servings. This works to feed your entire family a healthy breakfast or for 4 days worth of meal prep!
- Uses what ingredients you have on hand! Greek yogurt may be swapped out for banana or applesauce if you are looking to make it dairy free or do not have yogurt. You could also use zucchini and add in some hidden veggies!
- Healthy breakfast your family will devour! Even the pickiest eaters will enjoy double chocolate baked oatmeal - especially because it's made with chocolate chips!
- Made with no egg making it perfect for eggless eaters. Can also be made vegan by substituting Greek yogurt for banana or applesauce.
- Quick to make with simple ingredients. Done in 30 minutes!
- Easy cleanup - one bowl to clean!
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you need to make this recipe. Reference the recipe card at the bottom for exact measurements and the notes below for substitution ideas.
- Rolled oats: Can also make with quick oats, oatmeal packets or oat flour if you have it.
- Greek Yogurt: I recommend vanilla Greek yogurt over plain if you are looking to increase the sweetness and not have any "Greek yogurt" taste. Using yogurt or using applesauce is a great way to make this with no banana, although banana may be substituted if you like it or have it on hand.
- Baking powder: Making this with baking powder helps to create the cake-like consistency.
- Maple syrup: Double chocolate baked oatmeal is made with maple syrup for natural sweetness. You could also make it with honey or another type of sweetener that you prefer.
- Chocolate chips: I like using Enjoy Life mini dark chocolate chips. You can also use milk chocolate chips or white chocolate if you prefer.
- Almond milk: If you need to make it using water you can. Dairy milk also works.
- Cocoa Powder: You can also use cacao powder if you prefer.
Instructions
This is a step by step walkthrough of how to cook this recipe. Exact cook time and temperatures are available in the recipe card at the bottom.
- Add all ingredients, except for chocolate chips, to a high-speed blender like a Vitamix. Process until smooth and there are very few lumps (it should look more grainy, not lumpy.)
- Pour oatmeal mixture into a prepared baking dish (sprayed with coconut oil spray) and stir in chocolate chips.
- Bake at 350F for 30 minutes.
- Cut into bars or larger servings to enjoy.
Expert Tips
- Make Ahead: Bake ahead for 4 days of portions or combine dry ingredients in a blender and add wet ingredients when you want to bake it.
- Storage: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: Freeze individual portions in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
- Reheating: Drizzle a bit of almond milk over leftovers and reheat in a microwave safe dish in 30 second increments until heated through. You may want to cut large pieces in half so that they heat evenly.
- Serving: Enjoy warm out of the oven or spoon into cups and top with Greek yogurt.
- Flavor variations: Feel free to add in any fruit or toppings that you like such as strawberries, raspberries, coconut, cherry or peanut butter.
- If you do not have a high power blender, try using a food processor or swap out oats for oat flour to make it with no blender.
- To make low calorie use low calorie yogurt or applesauce.
FAQs
Simple ingredients, natural sweetener and heart healthy, fiber filled oats make this a well rounded breakfast. This recipe also includes more protein for an added boost.
Yes, you can freeze the whole batch of baked oatmeal or individual bars in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
This recipe is perfect to make ahead for four servings - almost a week of healthy breakfasts. I don't recommend blending it ahead as the oats tend to soak up the almond. milk or water and the dark chocolate baked oats will become dry.
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Double Chocolate Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 cup vanilla non fat Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup chocolate protein powder
Instructions
- Add all ingredients, except for chocolate chips, to a high-speed blender like a Vitamix. Process until smooth and there are very few lumps (it should look more grainy, not lumpy.)
- Pour oatmeal mixture into a prepared baking dish (sprayed with coconut oil spray) and stir in chocolate chips.
- Bake at 350F for 30 minutes.
- Cut into bars or larger servings to enjoy.
Notes
- Make Ahead: Bake ahead for 4 days of portions or combine dry ingredients in a blender and add wet ingredients when you want to bake it.
- Storage: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: Freeze individual portions in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
- Reheating: Drizzle a bit of almond milk over leftovers and reheat in a microwave safe dish in 30 second increments until heated through. You may want to cut large pieces in half so that they heat evenly.
- Serving: Enjoy warm out of the oven or spoon into cups and top with Greek yogurt.
- Flavor variations: Feel free to add in any fruit or toppings that you like such as strawberries, raspberries, coconut, cherry or peanut butter.
- If you do not have a high power blender, try using a food processor or swap out oats for oat flour to make it with no blender.
- To make low calorie use low calorie yogurt or applesauce.
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