Double Chocolate Baked Oats (Gluten-Free)

Inspired by the blended baked oats recipes trending on TikTok, these single-serving Double Chocolate Baked Oats will make you feel like you’re eating chocolate cake for breakfast! This recipe is gluten-free with a vegan option.

Where the Baked Oats Trend Came From:

I (along with many others, I’m sure) have been making baked oatmeal for years, but these are a little different. The “baked oats” viral recipe trend originated over on TikTok and they looked so delicious I couldn’t not try my hand at them. PS – If you’re not following me on TikTok, click here!

So what’s different about these oats? Rather than mixing all of the ingredients together in a bowl and baking them in the oven like traditional baked oatmeal, you blend them!

By blending up the oats together with the other ingredients, the result is like a breakfast “cake” made of oats! How cool is that? Read on to learn how to make them.

Ingredients for this Baked Oats recipe:

• Rolled oats
• Cocoa powder
• Milk of choice
• Eggs (can sub for flax eggs)
• Vanilla extract
• Maple syrup
• Baking powder
• Chocolate chips

How to Make Double Chocolate Baked Oats:

Step 1: Blend all Baked Oats ingredients except baking powder & chocolate chips

In a high-speed blender, add rolled oats, cocoa powder, milk of choice, egg, vanilla extract, and maple syrup. Blend on high speed until well-combined and a smoothie consistency is achieved. The oats should be well blended.

Step 2: Stir in baking powder

Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in baking powder. I learned to do this on TikTok. It helps to achieve that fluffy, cake-like texture that we’re going for.

Step 3: Transfer to baking dish and add chocolate chips

Transfer the blended batter to a well-greased individual baking dish. Then, sprinkle chocolate chips on top.

Step 4: Bake the oats!

Place the dish in an oven preheated to 350F and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

What to Bake the Oats in:

Like I said, you’ll want to use a single-serve baking dish. I used an oven-safe 475 mL Corningware casserole dish and it worked well. If you have an oven-safe bowl (like a French onion soup bowl) you could also use this.

Substitution Suggestions:

• Eggs: To make this recipe vegan, you can substitute a flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water).
• Maple syrup: Instead of maple syrup, you another sweetener like honey or regular table sugar.
• Milk: Use whatever milk you have on hand (cow’s milk, soy milk, almond milk, oat milk, etc.)
• Chocolate chips: If you don’t have chocolate chips, you can chop up a chocolate bar into pieces!

More Healthy Breakfast Recipes:

• Vegan Baked Oatmeal
• Chocolate Chunk Baked Oatmeal Cups
• Creamy Breakfast Oatmeal
• Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats
• Chocolate Hazelnut Overnight Oats
• Vanilla Chia Pudding
• Chocolate Chia Pudding

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