Chocolate Peppermint Baked Oatmeal
The best sweet chocolate peppermint baked oatmeal recipe for one. This baked oats recipe has a rich peppermint flavor and chocolate chips in every bite. It is the perfect vegan breakfast or dessert option.
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Chocolate Peppermint Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Good morning friends! Today I am so excited to share another delicious oatmeal combination with all of you. This chocolate peppermint baked oatmeal recipe is so easy to make and it is seriously the ultimate flavor combination. I enjoyed this for breakfast a few days ago, and let me just say, nothing beats baked oatmeal when you’re craving something sweet, fluffy, and cake-like.
Anyway, let’s go ahead and 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 delicious chocolate peppermint baked oatmeal recipe.
Are Baked Oats Good?
For some reason, oatmeal always seems to be a very polarizing topic. Either people love it, hate it, or their afraid to try it. While some people do have a preconceived notion about oats, I’m hoping to change that, especially if you’re someone who thinks oatmeal is bland and boring. Trust me, I get it. When I was little, I always thought oatmeal looked unappetizing. As I got older, I learned how to jazz it up with add-ins to make it taste delicious. Plus, oats themselves are packed with plant based nutrients. If you make your own baked oats recipe from scratch, you can make it extremely flavorful and satisfying. This recipe is proof that oatmeal doesn’t have to be bland and flavorless.
Are Baked Oats Supposed to Be Gooey?
I often get asked whether or not baked oats are supposed to be gooey, and for that I don’t really have a clear cut answer. It really comes down to personal preference. Baked oats are commonly made in one of two ways. They are either baked a bit longer to achieve a fluffy, cakey texture, or they are baked for a bit less time, until they are firm on the outside and gooey in the middle.
Since this recipe has chocolate in it, the chocolate melts to provide a somewhat gooey texture. However, the baked oats themselves can still retain that fluffy, cake-like texture if that’s what you’re going for. You can really make any baked oats recipe more or less gooey by adjusting the bake time and/or temperature.
Now that we’ve discussed a few quick things to note for this recipe, let’s go ahead and take a look at the ingredients you will need to make this chocolate peppermint baked oatmeal.
Chocolate Peppermint Baked Oatmeal – Ingredients
- Quick Oats – The quick oats are the first key ingredient you will need for this recipe. They will be blended up to form a smooth oatmeal batter. If you don’t have quick oats, you can easily sub rolled oats.
- Cocoa Powder – Cocoa powder is another key ingredient that give the baked oats base that rich chocolate flavor. I used Hershey’s special dark cocoa powder.
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips – The vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips add some decadent chocolate flavor as well as some sweetness to this baked oats recipe.
- Baking Powder – Baking powder acts as the key leavening agent in this recipe to ensure your baked oats turn out nice and fluffy. It is an important ingredient that you definitely don’t want to forget.
- Miniature Candy Cane – The crushed mini candy cane adds a nice crunchy topping as well as some additional peppermint flavor to the baked oats. You will want to add this ingredient on top of your oatmeal after it bakes so that it doesn’t completely melt.
- Nut Milk – Nut milk is used as the main source of liquid for this recipe. I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but you can use whichever kind you prefer or have on hand.
- Unsweetened Applesauce – The unsweetened applesauce is used to add sweetness and moisture to this recipe. It is an ingredient that I love to use when baking.
- Pure Maple Syrup – The pure maple syrup adds extra sweetness to the base of this peppermint baked oatmeal.
- Pure Peppermint Extract – The pure peppermint extract adds a ton of peppermint flavor to the base of this recipe. A little bit goes a long way.
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Chocolate Peppermint Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 1/2 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 miniature candy cane (crushed, for topping)
- 1 tsp cocoa powder (I used Hershey's special dark)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp nut milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- 1 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp pure peppermint extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Add all ingredients, except the candy cane and chocolate chips, to a high speed blender or food processor.
- Blend until a smooth batter consistency is achieved.
- Pour the oatmeal mixture into an oven safe ramekin.
- Top the mixture with the chocolate chips.
- Bake the oatmeal mixture for about 15 – 20 minutes, or until your desired consistency is achieved.
- Pull the oatmeal out of the oven and top it off with the crushed candy cane pieces.
- Let the oatmeal cool for a bit.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
I hope you guys love this chocolate peppermint baked oatmeal recipe. It is the perfect warm treat to enjoy on a chilly winter morning or evening. Anyway, that’s it for this recipe. As per usual, I will be back with another blog post very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂
