Chocolate Oatmeal Bake
This Chocolate Oatmeal Bake is pure comfort food, a heavenly combo of nourishing ingredients and chocolate decadence.
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It’s a satisfying bake that strikes the perfect balance between wholesome and indulgent, featuring the hearty goodness of oats along with potassium-rich bananas, protein-filled yogurt and cocoa powder, which contains health-promoting flavanols. And of course, you’ll appreciate the rich allure of melty chocolate in each scrumptious bite, making this an extra special treat in the morning. Plus, everything comes together in a single casserole pan, making prep and cleanup a breeze. You’re welcome 😉
Try my Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal Bake.
Chocolate Oatmeal Bake
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt, nonfat or low-fat
- 2 cups almond milk, or any milk of choice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Optional toppings: vanilla yogurt, aerated whipped topping, toasted nuts, and/or additional choc chips or shavings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Liberally mist a 9- × 13-inch casserole dish with oil spray.
- Add bananas and mash. Add Greek yogurt, milk, vanilla, maple syrup (or honey) and eggs (you can crack eggs right into casserole dish but be sure to whip them with a fork before mixing into the entire wet batter).
- Mix and mash all wet ingredients together until it’s as smooth as possible; you will most likely still have lumps throughout—that’s fine.
- Add oats, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and mix until well combined (ensuring dry cocoa powder is completely incorporated into batter). Mix in chocolate chips. Add optional extra chips over the top. Bake about 50 minutes.
- Slice into 9 squares and serve with optional toppings.
This was amazing! I loved it as much as my elementary and middle school age kiddos!
Hi Tiffany. So glad you—and your kids—enjoyed this recipe! Chocolate is a favorite in my house, too, but in case you’re interested, Joy also has a Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Bake, Cherry and Cinnamon Roll if you wanted to try other varieties. They are all delish.
—Team Joy
Thank you for this wonderful, healthy recipe. I make it often since it’s gluten free and so yummy!
Thank you for the kind words, Mary! We’re so happy to hear you love the recipe. It warms our hearts to know it’s become a favorite of yours! ❤️
— Team Joy