Vegan Brownie Baked Oats

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If you’re ever craving a brownie but it’s breakfast time, make this fudgy brownie baked oats recipe. 

These healthy chocolate brownie baked oats literally taste like a brownie: they’re fudgy, slightly fluffy, stuffed with melty pools of chocolate and additionally good. But it doesn’t stop there. 

Not only do these baked oats taste absolutely amazing, they also have no bananas and they’re vegan! I know, vegan brownie baked oats with no banana. It’s almost too good to be true. 

So if you want a brownie, go make this recipe! 

Brownie Baked Oats Ingredients 

• Oatmeal: You can use any kind of oats to make these easy baked oats. Such as old fashioned rolled oats, quick oats or even GF rolled oats if you’re allergic/intolerant to gluten. 
• Cocoa powder: Obviously you’ll need cocoa powder to bake something that tastes like a brownie. I highly recommend using a dutch-processed cocoa powder for the best fudgy chocolate flavor. 
• Instant coffee powder: This is optional, but highly recommended. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but coffee helps amplify the chocolate flavor, Additionally, the coffee provides an additional layer of flavor that takes these oats from good to out of this world good. I would recommend using either instant coffee powder or dandy blend. 
• Leaveners: Just like any good mug cake, baked oats also need baking powder and baking soda to rise and get that fluffy texture. I recommend using both baking powder and baking soda, to get both rise, lift, as well as to neutralize any acidity. 
• Cashew milk: Or any plant milk of your choice — such as soy milk, oat milk, almond milk etc. 
• Vanilla extra + Mix In’s: Chocolate chips and vanilla extract are essential to making these baked oats taste extra good.

How to Make Healthy Chocolate Brownie Baked Oats 

Making healthy baked oats for one couldn’t be simpler. 

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a ramekin with cooking spray. Wipe out the ramekin with a paper towel or napkin to get rid of any excess oil.
2. Begin by grinding the oats into oat flour. I use this spice grinder here — it helps make the oat flour super fine. 
3. Add the oat flour into a bowl, followed by the cocoa powder, instant coffee powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk well to combine. 
4. Next, pour in the cashew milk, vanilla extra and stevia (or date syrup). Whisk to combine. 
5. At this point, add in the chocolate chips. Mix into the batter until just combined. 
6. Pour the batter into the prepared ramekin and smooth out the top. I like to add a few additional chocolate chips on top for presentation. Bake the oats for 25 minutes until puffed and the top has cracked. Let cool for 5 minutes before enjoying it! 

Frequently Asked Questions 

• Best oats for baked oats? While you can use any kind of oats you like, I find Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats work best for getting the perfect flour to make baked oats with. 
• Baked oats vs oatmeal? Baked oats is essentially just a fancier version of your morning oatmeal bowl. They both contain the same nutrients and macros — so why not make baked oats and pretend like you’re having a mug cake for breakfast! 
• What kind of oats to use for baked oats? To reiterate, I like grinding up Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats into oat flour for the best results. 
• How to make the best baked oats? There are a few key factors that come into play when making baked oats. The main tip I have is to use the same amount of cashew milk to oat flour, so ½ cup of oat flour would mean you need to use ½ cup of cashew milk. I’ll leave my guide to the best vegan baked oats HERE if you want to read through it. 
• How do you make healthy baked oats? While baked oats are already healthy, it’s important to not use any refined sugar, like cane sugar, to sweeten them. Instead, opt for date syrup or honey as a sweet topping, or use stevia to sweeten the baked oats. 
• Why are my baked oats soggy? The main reason this happens is because you’re using too much milk. I recommend a ratio of 1:1 oat flour to milk for the best cakey baked oats. You can read my tips and tricks to perfect baked oats in this blog post HERE. 

More Baked Oats Recipes 

If you’re looking for some more amazing baked oats recipes out there, look no further. I rounded up the MWM community’s favorite vegan baked oats recipes right here for you to try out. But I’ll also link a few below as well.

• Mocha Baked Oats 
• Cookies n’ Milk Baked Oats 
• Cinnamon Roll Baked Oats
• Peanut Butter Cup Baked Oats 

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