Take breakfast on the go with my Chocolate Baked Oat Cups. Meal prep friendly, gluten free and super delicious!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Breakfast, loaves and muffins, meal prep, Oats
Servings: 12oat cups
Ingredients
2medium RIPE bananasmashed (about 1 cup)
1cupmilk
½cuppure maple syrup
2eggs
½cupnatural peanut butterthis should be runny peanut butter (not too close to the end of the jar)
2cupsoatsquick or minute oats work best!
½ cupchocolate protein powderPlease note certain brands of protein powder may alter the texture slightly! I recommend using Nuzest for best results!
¼cupunsweetened cocoa powder
2teaspoonbaking powder
¼teaspoonsalt
⅓cupchocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 12 cavity muffin tin.
In a large mixing bowl combine mashed banana, milk, maple syrup, eggs and peanut butter and whisk until smooth.
Add in oats, chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt and stir until fully combined. Add chocolate chips and mix once more.
Divide your batter evenly among the cavities of your muffin tin (recipe should make about 12 baked oatmeal cups). I typically pour about ¼ cup of batter into each cavity.
Bake for about 24-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the oat cups comes out clean.
Notes
Protein powder can be replaced with 3 tablespoon of additional cocoa powder and ¼ cup of additional oats. You may also wish to add 1 tablespoon of additional maple syrup as some protein powders do add additional sweetness as well.Banana can be replaced with ½ cup of unsweetened applesauce.For additional protein, you can replace ¼ cup of oats with ¼ cup of ground flaxseed.*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
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