Single Serve Double Chocolate Baked Oatmeal
The best healthy chocolate baked oats for one. This recipe is completely vegan, gluten free friendly, and it has a fluffy, cake-like texture. You will love this simple recipe.
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Single Serve Chocolate Baked Oats For One
Good morning everyone! Today, I am so excited to share my simple and delicious double chocolate baked oatmeal recipe for one. This single serve treat is the perfect healthy breakfast or dessert. Plus, it tastes amazing topped off with peanut butter for extra flavor and richness.
The ingredients list for this chocolate baked oatmeal is short and sweet, and it comes together in just minutes. After you bake it for about 25 minutes, you simply have to let it cool for a bit. Then, it is ready to eat. You can add a bit of pure maple syrup and your favorite nut or seed butter.
Now, let’s go over a few quick things to note for this recipe. Then, we will dive into the list of ingredients you will need to make this recipe a smashing success.
How Do You Make Super Thick Baked Oats?
There is no doubt that a lot of debate surrounding oatmeal comes from the texture of it. Some people can’t stand it, while others absolutely love it. Even so, there are so many different ways you can make your oatmeal, each of which provides it with a unique texture. For extra thick oats, you’ll want to use less liquid. For creamier oats, you’ll want to opt for nut milk over water. For thick, fluffy, cake-like oats, you’ll want to bake your oats rather than cooking them in the microwave or on the stovetop.
If you are trying to make super thick oats, you can definitely do so by using an even ratio of nut milk to oats, blending your mixture up, and popping it in the oven to bake. That is exactly what we will be doing in this recipe to achieve a thick, fluffy, moist baked oatmeal.
Now that we have covered a few quick things to note for this recipe, let’s take a look at the list of ingredients you will need to make this double chocolate baked oatmeal.
Chocolate Baked Oats For One – Ingredients
- Rolled Oats – The first ingredient you will need for this recipe is rolled oats. If you want your double chocolate baked oatmeal to be gluten free, make sure to use your favorite gluten free rolled oats.
- Vegan Chocolate Chips – The chocolate chips will be used both in the batter and as a topping for this double chocolate baked oatmeal. The chocolate chips add sweetness and rich chocolate flavor to your oatmeal. You can use whichever kind you enjoy most. I really love the Enjoy Life mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Cocoa Powder – The cocoa powder adds even more rich chocolate flavor to your oatmeal. I used Hershey’s special dark cocoa powder.
- Baking Powder – The baking powder acts as the key leavening agent for this recipe. It is a simple but necessary ingredient that ensures your oatmeal turns out nice and fluffy.
- Nut Milk – The nut milk acts as the key source of liquid in this recipe. I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but you can use whichever kind you have on hand or prefer.
- Unsweetened Applesauce – The unsweetened applesauce adds natural sweetness and moisture to this recipe. You can easily sub mashed banana if you prefer.
- Pure Maple Syrup – The pure maple syrup adds sweetness and moisture to your oatmeal batter. If you want your oatmeal even sweeter, you can also add a drizzle of pure maple syrup on top of your oatmeal once it finishes baking.
- Peanut Butter – The peanut butter is a key topping that adds creaminess, flavor, and richness to your oatmeal.
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Single Serve Double Chocolate Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 tsp cocoa powder (I used Hershey's special dark)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup nut milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- 1 tbsp unsweetened applesauce (can sub mashed banana)
- 1 tbsp creamy peanut butter (for topping)
- 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup (plus more for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Add the oats, cocoa powder, baking powder, applesauce, pure maple syrup, and nut milk to a high speed blender or food processor.
- Blend until a smooth consistency is achieved.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips, reserving some to top your oatmeal with.
- Pour the oatmeal mixture into an oven safe dish or ramekin.
- Top the oatmeal with the remaining chocolate chips.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, or until your desired consistency is achieved.
- Drizzle on the creamy peanut butter and more pure maple syrup to taste.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
If there is one thing I am good at, it is making oatmeal in an endless variety of flavors :). With that being said, I hope you all enjoy this simple and delicious double chocolate baked oatmeal recipe.
If you have a little bit of extra time to make breakfast in the morning, definitely give this vegan double chocolate baked oats recipe a try. I think you’ll be shocked by just how delicious it is. And as always, you can double or quadruple the recipe to serve more people. Simply pour your mixture into a larger pan, adjust the bake time, and serve it up to all of your friends. Anyway, that’s it for this recipe. As per usual, I will be back with another blog post very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂
