One Bowl, Vegan Chocolate Brownie Baked Oatmeal

A high protein breakfast that tastes like dessert! Gluten free, dairy free, and easily made nut free with a simple swap, these meal prep friendly baked oats are an amazing way to start your day. 

Most vegan baked oats recipes use banana, and I know a lot of you don't love bananas, so I wanted to offer you a version thats just as rich (if not more) and decadent but without bananas! I did this by adding in mashed yams, or sweet potatoes, for the perfect fudgy texture for your baked oats. 

This meal prep recipe gives you 4 servings of baked oats in 40 minutes. Most of which is hands off time. They have 25g of protein per serving without using more than one scoop of protein. They have healthy fats from hemp hearts and fibre from yam and sprouted oats. If you love a sweet start to your day, this recipe is going to be for you!

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Why You'll Love This Recipe

Baked oats are incredibly easy to make. 

They're gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free. 

You can customize them with different add-ins.

High in protein and fibre, a great way to start your day.

Rich with chocolate flavour without the added sugar.

What You'll Need

Oats, preferably sprouted oats. Sprouted oats offer more nutrition per serving than regular rolled oats. I like the One Degree brand because they're also certified glyphosate free!

Good quality protein powder. I use Vedge Nutrition protein powder the most. Their protein is non-GMO, organic, third party tested, and most importantly it tastes delicious, and bakes really well! You can shop their protein using my discount code: EVANNRYAN.

Cocoa powder adds the rich chocolate flavour. I usually use organic cocoa powder for baking and cacao powder (code: EVANNRYAN to save!) for raw desserts, but you can use either here. 

Hemp seeds for a boost of protein, omega 3's and healthy fats. 

One small yam, or yam puree. 

Substitutions

If you have regular rolled oats, use those. But consider making the switch to sprouted when your bag is out!

You can substitute any protein powder flavour you like. 

In place of yam puree you can use 2 mashed bananas. 

Substitute soy milk for another high protein milk, preferably with 8g protein per cup to keep the protein the same!

You can sub the peanut butter for any nut or seed butter you prefer.

Storing

As you may know by now, I'm big on meal prep! I use these glass containers for all my weekly meal prep meals. They're non-toxic, dishwasher safe, and super durable!

Brownie Baked Oatmeal will last in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

 

Please note: all macros and calories have been calculated to the best of my ability but may vary slightly.

 

Chocolate Brownie Baked Oatmeal

Recipe makes 4 servings

Macros per serving: 

445 cals - 13g fat - 57g carbs - 25g protein 

 

Ingredients:

2 cups sprouted oats

1/3 cup hemp seeds 

1 small yam or sweet potato 

1 1/4 cup soy milk 

2 tbsp maple syrup 

1 tbsp peanut butter 

1 scoop/serving chocolate protein powder

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt 

Optional: 1/3 cup chocolate chips (not included in macros)

 

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. Then start by making the yam puree. You can do this really quickly in the microwave! Using a fork, poke holes in the yam on all sides, then place on a paper towel and microwave for 2 minutes each side. It should be tender and easy to slice through. Remove the insides and discard the peel. *If you don't own a microwave you can bring a few cups water to a boil on the stove, peel your yam, and chop it into small chunks. Boil until tender and blend in a blender until your have a puree!
   
3. Add the yam puree to a mixing bowl with: soy milk, maple syrup, and peanut butter. Whisk the wet ingredients together. Set aside.
   
4. To a blender add hemp hearts and 1/2 cup of sprouted oats. Blend until you have a flour/powder. 
5. Add the blended hemp and oats to the wet mixture along with the remaining ingredients: 1 1/2 cups oats, chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
6. Fold all the ingredients together until just combined. 
7. Pour the batter into a small baking dish (roughly 8 x 8 inches). 
8. Spread the batter evenly from edge to edge, and if desired top with chopped chocolate or chocolate chips. 
9. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until browned around the edges and cooked through.
10. Allow to cool before slicing into 4 squares and sealing in meal prep containers until ready to eat. 

 

If you're looking for more help when it comes to high protein vegan meal planning, then make sure to check out Bite Club where I send out 6 brand new recipes every single Friday.

 

Did you make these baked oats?! Leave a comment or review below to let us know how it went for you!