Description
This Apple Chocolate Baked Oatmeal combines tender baked oats with chunks of fresh apple, melted chocolate, and cozy cinnamon spice. It’s the perfect make-ahead breakfast or comforting treat that fills your kitchen with the scent of fall and feels like dessert for breakfast — soft, hearty, and absolutely delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ½ cups milk (dairy or plant-based)
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup maple syrup or honey
- 2 tbsp melted butter or coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 medium apple, diced
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- Optional: ¼ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Set oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease an 8×8-inch baking dish.
- Mix dry ingredients
- In a large bowl, combine oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add wet ingredients
- Stir in milk, egg, maple syrup, melted butter, and vanilla. Mix well.
- Fold in add-ins
- Gently fold in diced apples and chocolate chips (and nuts if using).
- Bake
- Pour mixture into prepared dish and bake 30–35 minutes, until golden and set in the center.
- Serve
- Cool slightly before cutting. Serve warm as is, or drizzle with extra maple syrup.
- Prep Time: PT10M
- Cook Time: PT35M
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 285 kcal
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 45mg