5 Minute Chocolate Baked Oatmeal (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Name: 5 Minute Chocolate Baked Oatmeal (Vegan, Gluten Free)
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 2 min 30 s
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Chocolate Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients: 1 flax egg (1 Tablespoon ground flaxseeds mixed with 2.5 Tablespoons water); 1 ripe banana (mashed); 1 Tablespoon maple syrup; 0.25 teaspoon vanilla extract; 90g oat flour; 1.5 Tablespoons cocoa powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking powder; 100ml soy milk; Vegan chocolate, to taste (melted); Gluten free Digestive biscuit crumbs, to taste

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Creamy, Chocolatey Oats

This chocolate baked oatmeal recipe is next level. It is both nutritious and delicious and takes only five minutes to make. Top with melted chocolate and gluten free Digestives and enjoy!

You may also love my Biscoff baked oats which are equally as tasty.

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Ingredients For This Recipe

An image of the ingredients that you will need to make chocolate baked oatmeal.

Flax egg - flax seed meal mixed into water.
Ripe banana
Maple syrup
Vanilla extract
Oat flour - this is naturally gluten free. No old fashioned rolled oats in sight.
Cocoa powder
Baking powder
Soy milk
Vegan chocolate
Gluten free Digestives - or regular ones if you prefer.

A heaped tablespoon of creamy chocolate baked oatmeal. It is covered with melted chocolate.

How To Make Chocolate Baked Oats

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

For the full method and ingredient amounts, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

The wet ingredients, apart from the soy milk mixed together inside a bowl.

1: Add all the wet ingredients except the soy milk to a mixing bowl.

The dry ingredients have now been folded in, as well as the plant milk.

2: Add the dry ingredients and the soy milk. Whisk.

The baked oats mixture has been poured into a bowl and it is read to go in the microwave.

3: Pour the oat mixture into a small bowl.

The chocolate baked oatmeal is ready and cooling down.

4: Bake the chocolate oatmeal.

Melted dark chocolate and gluten free Digestive crumbs have been added as toppings.

5: Top with melted chocolate and gluten free Digestives.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

This recipe is nutritious and full of fibre
It is a substantial, filling breakfast option
It is super chocolatey
It is going to be easy to make

Tips For Making Vegan Chocolate Baked Oatmeal

Don't Over Bake The Oats

The oats will dry out quick if left in the microwave for too long. Leaving the chocolate baked oats in the microwave for 2 minutes 30 seconds will cause the top layer of the oats to seem a little dry but the insides will be nice and creamy like porridge.

If you cook for just 2 minutes they will seem a little creamier all the way through.

A vertical shot showing a bowl of oatmeal. The chocolate is spread smoothly on the oats and is very shiny.

How to Serve This Chocolate Oatmeal

I like to serve this recipe with melted chocolate and gluten free Digestive crumbs but you can also add things such as chopped nuts and melted vegan white chocolate.

Choose what is best for you.

Customisations & Substitutions

Add protein to your oats. One way that you can do this is by replacing the cocoa powder with some vegan and gluten free chocolate protein powder.
Change the flavour. I you don't like or can get hold of gluten free Digestives, I recommend sprinkling at little ground cinnamon onto the oats instead.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are baked oats healthy?

They are very good for you. Oat flour is full of healthy nutrients and also contains plenty of protein fibre, making it a great breakfast choice.

How To Store This Oatmeal For Later

I recommend eating this recipe straight away but if you want to save it for another day, you can store it in the fridge for up to 3 days. Store inside an airtight container.

An angled of the baked oats, only showing half the plate. The bowl is full of oatmeal.

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