These baked oats (no banana) taste just like cookie dough. Cookie dough baked oats for breakfast? Yes, please!! With just a few pantry staples, you can have these blended baked oats for breakfast with minimum effort! Everything is put into the blender, poured into ramekins, and then set in the oven. If you don’t feel like putting them in the oven, you can also air fry them.
Baked oatmeal is always a great way to start the day. They're easy to make, healthy, and, like these baked apple cinnamon oats, they generally taste like dessert for breakfast!
This type of oatmeal is a staple in my gluten-free breakfast recipes, and I'm always looking for new ways to enjoy it. That's why I created these chocolate chip baked oatmeal recipe.
It's an easy, delicious recipe you can make any day of the week that only uses a few simple ingredients, comes together quickly, and tastes like a dream.
Why you will love this recipe
- Suitable for All Diets: I used almond milk and gluten free oats, so this recipe is free of gluten, dairy, nuts, and refined sugar.
- Dessert for Breakfast: With its naturally sweet flavor and added chocolate chips, this recipe is essentially a dessert for breakfast!
- Limited Ingredients: This recipe requires only a handful of simple ingredients, like old fashioned rolled oats, apple sauce, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
- Convenient: This is a super-easy recipe with minimal prep time, so you can make it any day of the week.
- Satisfying: Oats are rich in complex carbohydrates and fiber, so you'll stay full all morning long.
- Customizable: You can tweak the recipe with various ingredients to make it your own.
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Ingredients
You'll find a complete list of ingredients and their amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Variations
- Chocolate Chips: You can use milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate chips in this recipe. Peanut butter chips also work well, creating a peanut butter baked oats flavor.
- Fruit: Try adding berries or diced apples as a substitute for chocolate chips.
- Nuts: Chopped walnuts or pecans make a great addition to this recipe.
- Traditional: If you have no dietary restrictions, you can use regular milk to make this recipe.
- Even Faster: Make these baked oats in the air fryer to cut the cooking time by almost half.
How to Make Baked Oats (No Banana)
Step 1: Add all the ingredients except the chocolate chips to a blender.
Step 2: Blend until smooth.
Step 3: Stir in the chocolate chips and add the batter to two greased ramekins.
Step 4: Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, and enjoy.
Expert Tips
- A high-speed blender is the way to go if you have one. It blends easily and efficiently, making short work of the batter.
- If you don't have a high-speed blender, blend the mixture for about 30 seconds, scrape down the sides, and repeat until the batter is formed.
- You only need to grease your ramekins lightly. Avoid putting on a super-heavy layer that will melt and seep into your batter while it bakes.
- This recipe makes two ramekins, but you can easily halve it for a single serving or multiply it to feed more people.
Baked Oats (No Banana) FAQ
Yes, you can. These baked oats can be air-fried at 350 degrees for 14 to 18 minutes.
Baked oats are one of those recipes that are as healthy or unhealthy as the ingredients used. Recipes like this one that use no refined sugar are far better for you than baked oats with a lot of sweet ingredients mixed in.
Applesauce is often a substitute for bananas in a recipe. It adds approximately the same amount of moisture and yields a texture similar to that of a banana.
Banana is often used in baked oats to add flavor, sweetness, and moisture. However, applesauce can be used as an alternative if you don't have bananas or don't enjoy them.
📖 Recipe
Baked Oats (No Banana)
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Ingredients
- ½ cup oat milk
- 1 cup gluten free old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- sea salt just a pinch
- ½ cup apple sauce
- 3 tablespoon Chocolate Chips dairy free for the batter
- 1 ¾ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tablespoon Maple Syrup
- Extra chocolate chips for the top
Instructions
- To get started, Preheat the oven to 350 ℉. Lightly grease 2 10 ounce ramekins.
- Then, pour your old fashion oats into the blender.
- Next, add your wet ingredients, like milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and apple sauce.
- Lastly, add your salt and baking powder. Make sure to place the lid on tight and blend until everything is well combined and a liquid has formed.
- Once this has been completed, stir in the chocolate chips.
- Using olive oil, and a pastry brush, lightly grease your ramekins to keep the baked oats with no bananas from sticking.
- Evenly pour your batter into the lightly greased ramekins and place it into the oven. Top with any additional chocolate chips at this time.
- Bake for 23-28 minutes or until a toothpick placed into the center comes out clean.
Notes
- Refrigerate for up to 3 days, tightly covered with plastic wrap.
- Microwave at 30-second intervals until heated through.
- A high-speed blender is the way to go if you have one. It blends easily and efficiently, making short work of the batter.
- If you don't have a high-speed blender, blend the mixture for about 30 seconds, scrape down the sides, and repeat until the batter is formed.
- You only need to grease your ramekins lightly. Avoid putting on a super-heavy layer that will melt and seep into your batter while it bakes.
- This recipe makes two ramekins, but you can easily halve it for a single serving or multiply it to feed more people.
Claudia says
Just made these Baked Oats (No Banana) — quick, cozy, and perfect for breakfast! 🥣
Nicole Kendrick says
The morning fuel you need, Claudia! Have an amazing day!
leah says
these baked oats are so good! love the no banana option.
Nicole Kendrick says
Thanks so much. No banana, no problem! LOL
Swathi says
Baked oats with banana is a great breakfast dish, thanks for sharing this simple dish, I enjoyed eating it.
Nicole Kendrick says
So glad to hear you are starting your day right! You are a champ!
Jen says
These are so easy! And I love that they're gluten and dairy free. I've been making a batch on Sundays and eating them for breakfast through the week.
Lora says
These baked oats sound amazing—cookie dough for breakfast is a dream! Love that they’re so easy to make right in the blender.
Nicole Kendrick says
It is such a time saver when you have a busy week. Have an amazing day!
Leslie says
I made this and it was so easy. You just put everything in the blender. These are mostly ingredients that you should already have in your pantry. Instead of ramekins I made it in an 8 x 8 baking pan. Super delicious. I reheated it in the morning for breakfast. Enjoy
Ash says
This looks really good. Is there anything I can use to replace the applesauce with? Can I use eggs or greek yogurt instead?
Nicole Kendrick says
yes, you could use 2 eggs!
Chad LaPlante says
I made these the other day and they were out of this world! I suggest you give them a try and see for yourself ! Fantastic recipe from Golden Grace Kitchen !!!! I can't wait to try another recipe !!!
NKendrick says
Thank you so much for sharing!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Love this easy recipe to make ahead for busy mornings. We triple the batch so we have breakfasts for the week.
Criss says
These baked oats look delicious! I tried a similar recipe without banana recently, and it turned out great. Love the idea of using different add-ins for variety!
JC says
This was the perfect breakfast - we loved it! Thanks for the recipe!
NKendrick says
Yay, thank you so much!
Swathi says
Baked oats is delicious I loved it, great breakfast recipe. This is going to around in my home. I like that it doesn't have any banana in it.