Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
This Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal is made with wholesome ingredients, making it a healthy and delicious breakfast idea the whole family will love.
Bedtimes with toddlers are exhausting. We have a whole routine, and somehow it still takes forever. But before I close the door to his room for the final time, my three year old will say "Mama? Can you bake something?". When I ask him what I should bake, 90% of the time he will say "baked oats". Safe to say, I have made this Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal recipe so many times in the past couple of months, making it is basically muscle memory at this point. My son is always so happy to see the baked oats when he wakes up the next morning.
If you are looking for a great make-ahead breakfast idea, this is the one for you. I love making a batch at the beginning of the week so that we can have breakfasts ready for at least 2 days that week. Because these baked oats do not last for more than 2 days in my house. It is that good.
Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal Ingredients
This easy chocolate chip baked oats recipe is made with only 9 simple ingredients. All you need is:
- quick oats
- eggs
- whole milk
- unsweetened applesauce
- white sugar
- pure vanilla extract
- baking powder
- salt
- semisweet chocolate chips
- cooking spray
Equipment
Tips
Storage: once the oats have cooled to room temperature, store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Make it vegan. To make this recipe vegan, you will need to substitute the egg and milk. For the eggs, make a flax egg: mix 1 Tablespoon ground flaxseed with 3 Tablespoons of water. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes, or until thickened. For the milk, you can use your non-dairy milk of choice. I love oat milk, cashew milk or coconut milk in this recipe. You can use soy milk or unsweetened almond milk too, but it won't taste as rich as the other milks. Also, make sure to use dairy free chocolate chips.
Experiment with different chocolate. For a different chocolate flavor, try using dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips or white chocolate chips. If you love peanut butter, make a peanut butter chocolate chip version by using both chocolate and peanut butter chips.
Replace the applesauce. Don't have applesauce? Replace it with a ripe banana or a nut or seed butter such as almond butter or cashew butter.
Healthy Baked Oatmeal Recipes
Like this Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal? Then you will love some of my favorite healthy breakfast recipe ideas for baked oats:
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Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups quick oats
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Lightly spray a 9x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oats, eggs, milk, applesauce, sugar, vanilla, baking powder and salt until fully combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top with additional chocolate chips, if desired.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes. Allow to cool for around 10 minutes before serving.
