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This Single-Serve Brownie Baked Oatmeal is gluten free, dairy free, low sugar, and tastes like a straight-up DESSERT. There’s also a decent amount of protein added in to make this a well rounded, balanced breakfast or snack. All you need are a few simple ingredients and this rich, chocolatey, and comforting treat will be ready in minutes!
Single-serve baked oatmeal recipes have quickly become one of my all-time favorite breakfasts to make. I say breakfast but I’ve honestly had these for any meal, snack, or even dessert. When the craving hits, you just have to make it and luckily they’re THAT easy! Just blend up the ingredients, stick it in the oven, and finish your to-do list while it bakes. I have so many single-serve recipes that I’ve shared on the blog but some of my favorite are my Banana Protein Baked Oatmeal, Cookie Baked Oatmeal, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal, and now this brownie version to satisfy any chocolate craving 💁♀️
Not only is this taste like dessert, but it’s also a well-rounded meal with complex carbohydrates, healthy fat, and protein (aka supports blood sugar balance)! The bananas and oats contain healthy carbs, the chocolate chips (bonus for using dark chocolate!) and nut milk contain healthy fat, and the egg adds a little bit of protein as well! You can also add some nut butter on top for additional protein and fat to keep you full and satisfied. Plus, who doesn’t love a classic chocolate peanut butter combo?
See the full video tutorial HERE.
Why You’ll Love This
- Single-serve – Whether you want a quick, balanced breakfast or snack or you don’t feel like making an entire batch of baked oatmeal, this single-serve is always a great option.
- Low sugar – There’s no added sugar in this but don’t worry, it’s still plenty sweet. We’re using a spotty banana as our main sweetener but if you need this to be a little sweeter, you can always add a splash of honey or maple syrup!
- Customizable – I’m team “there’s never too much chocolate” but luckily with this you can top with whatever you want like berries, nut butter, Greek yogurt, or even stir in nuts for more crunch.
- Dietary friendly – This is gluten free, dairy free, low sugar, and refined sugar free depending on what chocolate chips you use.
What You’ll Need
- Oats— I typically use organic sprouted oats for easier digestion and to avoid glyphosate but any rolled oats will do!
- Banana— We’re only using half but it’s a great way to use up those spotty bananas at the end of the week. The spottier the banana, the better! This is a key sweetener in the recipe and spottier bananas are much sweeter than green/just ripe bananas.
- Cocoa powder— Make sure this is unsweetened and the only ingredient is cocoa. You can also use cacao powder.
- Egg— This adds protein and helps create a soft, fluffy muffin-like texture. I have not tried this recipe with any egg substitutes but let me know if you decide to give it a try!
- Milk of choice— I used homemade cashew milk but feel free to swap in your preferred kind of milk! Oat, almond, coconut, regular milk, etc. will all work great.
- Sea salt
- Baking soda
- Chocolate chips or chunks – I honestly switch up what I use depending on my mood 😆 Some days you just really need the thick, chocolate chunks and others you’re fine with mini, you know? To keep this dairy free, I love using Hu gems, Just Date chips, or Enjoy Life!
How To Make
- Preheat the oven to 350F and lightly grease an 8oz ramekin or similar oven-safe baking dish.
- Add all ingredients except chocolate chips to a high-speed blender or food processor. Blend until smooth and fully combined.
- Pour the batter into the baking dish and top with chocolate chips.
- Bake for fifteen minutes until it’s risen and the top is slightly crinkled.
- Once done and out of the oven, top with flakey sea salt and enjoy!
Recommended Tools
- 8oz ramekin – For my single-serve recipes, I always use these!
- High-speed blender
- Stainless steel measuring cups and spoons
More Single-Serve Oatmeal Recipes
Chocolate Sea Salt Baked Oats (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal (Gluten Free, Vegan)
S’mores Baked Oatmeal (Gluten Free, Vegan)
Single-Serve Brownie Baked Oatmeal (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1/2 banana (the spottier, the better!)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup milk of choice (I like using almond, oat, and cashew milk)
- 1 heaping tablespoon cocoa powder
- Pinch salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease an oven-safe baking dish.
- Add all ingredients (except chocolate chips) to a blender and blend until fully combined.
- Pour batter into baking dish, top with chocolate chips and bake for about 15 minutes.
- Top with flakey sea salt (optional) and enjoy!
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This looks great! Noticed baking soda wasn’t listed in the recipe. Optional or just missed?
Hi! So sorry about that— you will need 1/4 tsp baking soda! 🙂
It says baking soda right in the ingredients
probably was edited after she posted the question
Can I bake it in air fryer to save some energy? What do you suggest for 1 serving for how much time/degrees? Thank you!
That should work! I would recommend 350 degrees and just keep a close eye on it! It may cook faster than in the oven 🙂
I used the bake setting on my air fryer. Which is 325 for 20 minutes and it came out just right. I cooked it in an 8oz ramekin.
Thanks so much for sharing! So glad it worked in the air fryer too 🙂
Do you use GF rolled oats or steel cut?
I use rolled oats 🙂
I’m going to make these (after reading Shana’s comment about them in The Mom Edit), but I’m always confused about using half a banana. Some of my bananas are really small and some really long. Would you say 1/2 cup of banana or perhaps 1/4 cup?
Hi! I try to use a medium sized banana but it won’t make too much of a difference if you use a larger/smaller 🙂
Excited to try this, but what size ramekin should I use?
I use an 8 oz ramekin 🙂 hope you like it!
I want to try this and make multiple servings. How would I combine the recipe to say make 6 of these? I have 6 ramekins.
I would just multiple everything by 6! 🙂
I made this last night as a bulk recipe, 6 servings. I would increase the baking time to like 40 minutes
Such a good idea! So glad you are enjoying it 🙂
Has anyone ever baked this in a larger dish? I’m going to try it in a bread pan (I don’t have any ramekins) and bake it for an hour like banana bread. Wish me luck 🤞🏼
I haven’t tried it but I think it will work if you were to maybe triple the recipe? Let me know how it goes! 🙂
If I want to meal prep and make several, how would I go about that? I know I wouldn’t quadruple ALL of the ingredients if I wanted to make enough for four. Do you have a recipe for larger quantities? I don’t have time to blend and bake on a daily basis. Thanks!
I would go ahead and quadruple the entire recipe 🙂
I want to try this and make multiple servings. How would I combine the recipe to say make 6 of these? I have 6 ramekins.
This is amazing!!! My mom and dad are on diet. I always try to bake healthier for them and this was sooo on spot. They loved it, I loved it. It reminded me of chocolate souffle.
I am so glad you guys enjoyed it! 🙂
Can you share the nutritional content? Calories? Protein? Thanks!
Could I sub unsweetened applesauce for bananas or just another sweetner?
If you are going to sub applesauce I would probably add a little bit of extra sweetener as well like honey, maple syrup etc. 🙂
Any ideas so sub out the egg?
I would try a flax egg 🙂
This looks so good! I’m making it as I type this but also a little worried since I don’t have any ramekins. How will I know of its done?
Hi! What kind of baking dish did you use?
Hi Calla, I’m on a new healthy eating journey and am excited to try. Could you let me know the nutrition info on this? I’d appreciate any help in that regard.
Do you know calories per serving?
I really enjoyed it, but it is not very sweet, so my daughter did not love it. The choc chips make it sweeter. Make sure to cook it until it doesn’t jiggle in the center. I double the recipe and it made enough for 3 ramekins.
Hi! Feel free to add a little bit of maple syrup, honey, or sweetener of choice for extra sweetness! And also be sure to use a spotty banana 🙂 hope your daughter loves it that way!
Need nutritional data on this please!
Use a online macro calculator using the exact ingredients you used. Or write it up on paper manually. 🙂
We’ll surely all use different brands or types of ingredients, creating different macros.
Yes, exactly! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Would it work to bake a few at one time and then warm up in a microwave each morning?
Yes! 🙂
Is it supposed to be soufflé style in the middle? My edges were nice and brown/firm but the inside still looked like raw batter.
Oh no! Did you follow the recipe exactly?
Mine did the same thing and I followed exact recipe. The baked parts tasted good. the part that did not bake was very bitter could not eat that part.
Hi there! I’m so sorry to hear that. It’s sounding to me like the baking soda wasn’t evenly blended. I would try blending a few extra minutes next time or you could also use a little less baking soda <3
Hi! I have this in the oven now. It definitely needs more time in my oven than the 15 min, but not sure what the texture/consistency of it being done should be. Help asap would be wonderful!! My toddler wanted a brownie. 🤥🥰
Hi! Everyone’s ovens will be a bit different— just keep it in the oven a little longer and remember when it cools it will set 🙂 hope that helps and your toddler enjoys! 🙂
It’s because it’s baking soda and not baking powder. I have a baked oatmeal recipe that I make alllllll the time….it called for a 1/4 tsp of baking powder. I accidentally used baking soda one time and it never cooked in the middle…I cooked it for 10min longer too. I am cooking this recipes for the first time I added a tiny bit of baking powder to see what happens
There’s are delicious, I microwaved mine for two minutes and they are perfect
So glad you loved! And so happy to hear that it worked in the microwave 🙂
nutritional info: https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
you can enter the ingredients you use and the modifications. it will calculate for you
Yes. Needed calories
Same for me. Followed exactly. Wet on the inside. Putting it back in the oven.
Hi there! Yes, just try baking a little while longer 🙂
I loved this. It made 2 servings out of this one recipe. I think I used smaller ramikens. It even amazing warmed in the microwave. Just the right amount of sweet with the chocolate chips.
I usually use 8 oz ramekins! I am so happy you loved the recipe 🙂 I agree, the perfect amount of sweetness from the banana and the chocolate chips!
This was phenominal. I have not liked any baked oatmeal recipes thus far, but the method here intrigued me so I gave it a go. Really a great recipe. I made it as directed this first time, but I can see that other add ins such as nuts, or a drizzle of melted peanut butter, are a possibility in the future. The center was quite jiggly/raw after 15 minutes, so I ended up baking it an additional 10 minutes and it was perfect. I baked it in a 4.25 x 5.25 Staub dish.
This made me soooo happy! So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe 🙂 thank you so much for the comment!
Hey I just wanted to know how many calories all your meals have do you have a list or something or a section I could check?
Hi there! I do not include calorie/macro information in my recipes as I typically avoid counting calories— I’m sorry about that! 🙁 luckily, most of my recipes should be pretty quick to plug into a nutrition calculator such as my fitness pal!
OMG! I am hooked on this. I can’t seem to get enough. I do not have a sweet tooth and I just love this. It is not sweet at all. I top it with dark chocolate chips and then flaked sea salt when it comes out…Yummy! I feel guilty eating it; but, it is healthy except for the chocolate chips. Thanks!
I am so happy to hear that you love this recipe! I also love that it is not too sweet. But for those looking for a more dessert-y option, I always recommend adding extra sweetener such as maple syrup or coconut sugar! Also, don’t ever feel guilty for eating chocolate chips— I eat and enjoy them daily 🙂 it’s all about balance!
I follow exacly the recipe with the only difference is that i don’t put chocolate chips and salt instead i out two pieces of chocolate and is still unsweetened it’s salty i don’t know why
Hi! I would definitely add extra maple syrup, honey, or your preferred sweetener for a sweeter taste! Somtimes the oats can have a little bit of a “salty” taste when you don’t have enough sweetener 🙂
I would love to hear suggestions of a substitute for the banana.
Many people have said they used applesauce instead and it worked well! I would likely add extra sweetener though 🙂
I love love love this! I purposely underbake it’s so it’s gooey on the inside, almost like molten lava cake. Feels even more indulgent. Thank you for sharing it!
I am so glad you love it! I need to try underbaking next time… that sounds AMAZING! xo
I LOVE ur blog, YouTube videos and website!! I just move south and into healthy eating. My family came for Christmas and left the sweets for the healthier foods. THANK YOU!!!
Aw, this made my day!! Thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear you and your family and loving the recipes 🙂
I loved this brownie baked oatmeal. I have frozen bananas for smoothies, so I used half and added 1tsp chia seed to help bind it also a tsp of maple syrup. I did have to bake for an extra 5 minutes. Super delicious! Thank you!
So glad you loved! Thanks so much for the comment 🙂
I quadrupled the recipe and baked in a bread pan. We found there really wasn’t much flavor. Tasted like a weak banana bread. It looked delicious like it was going to taste like a brownie or cupcake but it didn’t.
Hi! I’m sorry you didn’t love 🙁 it is definitely a lower sugar recipe so if you are looking for extra sweetness / flavor, I would definitely add extra sweetener such as maple syrup, honey, coconut sugar, brown sugar, or whatever you prefer to taste! I also like adding a sweetened protein powder sometimes 🙂
Have you ever added chocolate protein powder to this to add a bit more?
Yes! I love adding protein powder to this recipe 🙂
heyy:) I saw you on pinterest and i absolutely love your recipes. I‘m from a country in Europe where we don‘t give the amount of every ingridient in cups. It would make many things easier for so many people if you probably could share it also in „g“. Or can you just tell me for this recipes? Thank youuu:)
Hi! Thank you sooo much, that means a ton! 🙂 I am not familiar enough with grams to convert from cups but I think if you google it, it will come up! Ex. “what is 1/3 cup oats in grams?”— I think that will work! Hope that helps <3
Hi, how would I store/reheat the extras if I were to bake in bulk?
Hi! I would store in the refrigerator and reheat in the microwave! I also enjoy them cold 🙂
Can you use chocolate protein powder in the place of just regular cocoa? I don’t have any cocoa on hand at the moment.
Can you use chocolate protein powder in the place of cocoa powder? I don’t have any cocoa powder on hand.
Yes 🙂
This is sooo good! I added a bit of honey on top, and it tasted just like chocolate cake. This recipe is really simple and delicious.
I am so glad you loved! Thanks so much for the comment 🙂 I love adding honey on top too!
I followed the recipe but it’s super runny even after baking it for 25 minutes at 350. The top looks done but the inside is still liquid 🙁
Hi! Oh no, I’m sorry to hear you were having trouble. Next time I would use a little less milk (or a little more oats!). I’m wondering if the brand of oats / milk you used made a difference. Hope that helps!!
Please ignore my comment about the cocoa powder. I see it not.
Do you know how many calories this would be?
Hi Calla, I’ve been trying to eat healthier since the holidays ended, but I’m having the toughest time resisting dessert! I’m so glad I came across this recipe since it looks like a virtually guilt-free sweet treat. Thanks so much for sharing – can’t wait to try it!
Aw I am so glad you found it! One of my favorite healthy “sweet treats”! 🙂
How much cocoa powder do you use? It’s not listed in the recipe
This was delicious! I modified the recipe by adding. TBSP of sugar, since we didn’t have any soft bananas. Plus I added a scoop of collagen and Just Egg in place of the egg. It took 30 minutes to bake, and even then I had to put it in the microwave for a minute because the center was not finished baking.
Sounds amazing! So glad you enjoyed!