Chocolate Baked Oats

These single serving chocolate baked oats are an easy, super healthy breakfast recipe that tastes like dessert!

Healthy chocolate baked oats

If you are bored of eating the same cold cereal every day, definitely give these gooey dark chocolate oats a try.

Packed with rich chocolate and heart healthy oatmeal, the recipe is the perfect balance of healthy and tasty.

One chocolatey spoonful, and even hardcore night owls will actually want to get out of bed in the morning for breakfast.

Baked oatmeal cakes are all over social media right now. If you have spent more than 30 seconds on instagram or tiktok in the past few months, you have probably seen them at least once or twice.

It is no coincidence the concept is so popular. Fudgy chocolate baked oatmeal is so incredibly delicious!

Single serving chocolate baked oatmeal

Today’s recipe is a single chocolate version of my Baked Oatmeal Recipe.

You can choose to blend the oats before baking so the results turn into an oatmeal mug cake. Or skip the blending step if you are in a rush or would prefer some texture to your baked oats.

I baked mine in a one cup ramekin, because I wanted to ensure the middle would stay undercooked and gooey.

If you want the oat cake to be cooked evenly instead, use a wide and shallow baking dish, such as a 7×5 pan, instead of a ramekin.

And if you are still craving oatmeal, try these Overnight Oats or my Banana Oatmeal.

Recipe variations

Chocolate Lava Baked Oats: You have two options for the lava filling.

Either add up to three tablespoons of your favorite seed or nut butter (such as chocolate almond butter), or add a few squares of your favorite chocolate bar.

Protein Baked Oats: Feel free to substitute some or all of the cocoa powder in the recipe with chocolate protein powder.

Including the optional peanut butter or almond butter also ups the protein.

Chocolate Coffee Baked Oatmeal: Stir half a teaspoon of instant coffee into the batter before baking.

Or replace two tablespoons of the milk of choice with brewed espresso.

More Flavor Ideas: Add a fourth teaspoon of cinnamon or pure vanilla extract, a handful of shredded coconut or some mini chocolate chips, or stir in a few drops of pure peppermint or coconut or almond extract.