Vegan Baked Oatmeal With Chocolate Peanut Butter

Looking for a healthy, protein-rich breakfast? Try this quick vegan baked oatmeal for a healthy breakfast. Baked oats and baked oatmeal are always in trend. These baked oatmeals also have an additional flavor of peanut butter, chocolate, and banana. Plus, these are vegan, too. So, a rich, healthy, high-protein plant-based oats bar on your breakfast table. 🙂

Oats are whole grains that are rolled and crushed to oatmeal. These are some of the healthiest foods, and you must include them in your diet. Oatmeal is good for your health.

Oats are rich in dietary fiber, and fiber helps in proper digestion and fat excretion from the body. When mixed with water, it increases in volume and gives you satiety. This is also high in protein. High protein will keep you full longer and decrease appetite, leading to lesser food consumption.

I read my oatmeal diet plan, which I had followed personally, and saw a good result.

Vegan Baked Oatmeal

Baked oats or baked oatmeal is an easy oatmeal recipe for breakfast. This one-bowl high-protein breakfast casserole is perfect for your busy days.

Check out my collection of high-protein vegan recipes here.

Made with minimal healthy ingredients like rolled oats, milk, honey, banana, and peanut butter. You can also add different flavors, nuts, and fruits to bring in variations. I have made it with chocolate and peanut butter flavors.

Read my banana oatmeal recipe, which you can make on a stovetop or in an instant pot.

This vegan baked oatmeal is gluten-free and oil-free. Hence, healthy too. If anyone is allergic to nuts, they must avoid adding peanut butter to them.

Vegan Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients + Substitutions:

Old-fashioned rolled oats: this is the main ingredient in this recipe.

Maple syrup/ brown sugar: I'm avoiding white refined sugar as that is not healthy. Add maple syrup or honey if you are not vegan. Brown sugar can also be a good substitute for refined white sugar.

Almond Milk: We use unsweetened almond milk for a plant-based recipe. You can also take chocolate-flavored or vanilla-flavored almond milk if you add more flavors to the vegan baked oatmeal. Soy milk or oat milk are other options you can choose.

Mashed banana: This brings a lot of flavor to the vegan oatmeal. Substitute banana with unsweetened applesauce, pumpkin, or sweet potato puree.

Peanut Butter - This adds a nice nutty flavor to the oats. Substitute with almond butter.

Cocoa powder: Add cocoa powder to the chocolate flavor. You can also add dark chocolate chips to oatmeal.

Dried berries: I have added mixed berries (dried) to my baked oatmeal casseroles. However, you may add or skip them depending on your taste and the availability of these dried berries. These are optional to add more nutrition and flavor to the baked oats. Also, you can replace the dried ones with fresh fruits/ berries.

Baking Powder: Baking powder leavens the oatmeal and makes them softer.

Salt: Just a pinch is essential to balance the sweetness and enhance the taste of the baked oatmeal.

Flaxseeds - This is optional too. Add an equal amount of flax meal to water. Mix and refrigerate for 15 minutes. It gives an egg-like texture, known as a flax egg.

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 200 C or 400 F. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Add a little more milk if the mixture looks too tight. Transfer the mixture to a baking dish.

Now bake for 20 - 25 minutes at 200 degrees C or 400 F. Don't overcook. Otherwise, it will be too dry.

Storage & Reheat

You can refrigerate the leftover vegan baked oatmeal in an airtight container for about 4 - 5 days.

Also, this will stay good for up to 3 months in the freezer when appropriately packed in an air-tight, freezer-friendly container or pouch.

The best way to store it in the freezer is after the baked oatmeal is cool enough, cut it into small bars and then store it so you can remove the exact portion size to reheat.

To reheat the baked oatmeal - place the bars in a preheated oven at 350 F or 175 C for 5 - 7 minutes. If the whole baked oatmeal is reheated, it might take 5 - 6 minutes to be done thoroughly.

F A Qs

Is baked oatmeal healthy?

Absolutely. This is dairy-free and rich in protein. Oats are one of the healthiest grains. These are rich in dietary fiber and help in proper digestion and fat excretion from the body. This is also high in protein. It also helps in shedding extra belly fat.

Can you bake oatmeal without eggs?

Yes, you can bake oatmeal without eggs. I have substituted eggs with flax eggs. This flax egg and milk keep the oatmeal wet and make perfect baked oatmeal.

What can I use instead of eggs in baked oatmeal?

Substitute eggs with flax eggs. Add 1 tbsp flax meal (ground flax seeds) to 1 tbsp water to make a flax egg. Whisk it nicely and refrigerate the mixture for 10 - 15 minutes.

Can I make the vegan baked oatmeal without banana?

Yes, you can make them without bananas, too. Substitute one banana with ½ cup apple sauce.

Vegan Baked Oatmeal with Chocolate and Peanut Butter Recipe

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