Chocolate Banana Baked Oatmeal

Look, breakfast doesn’t have to suck. In fact, it can be amazing—like dessert-level amazing—without a sugar hangover. Enter Chocolate Banana Baked Oatmeal: your new excuse to eat chocolate first thing in the morning and still feel like a functional adult.

This is the breakfast equivalent of wearing sweatpants to a fancy brunch—comfortable, effortless, but surprisingly impressive. Sweet, gooey bananas get cozy with hearty oats, indulgent chocolate chips, and just the right drizzle of maple syrup to make it all sing. It’s wholesome without trying too hard, like your favorite pair of beat-up sneakers.

Not a sweet-breakfast person? No problem. This baked oatmeal doubles as a killer snack or post-dinner treat. Plus, it’s a meal prep superstar: whip it up on Sunday, and you’ve got something tasty to reheat (or eat cold straight from the fridge like a rebel) all week long. It’s rich, satisfying, and about as close to a win-win as breakfast gets.

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Chocolate Banana Baked Oatmeal

Yield: 8

Author: Ben Neill Coaching

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 35 MinTotal time: 45 Min

If you’re obsessed with chocolate banana bread (and let’s be real, who isn’t?), this baked oatmeal is about to blow your mind. It’s got all the same epic flavors but with way less effort—like banana bread’s chill, low-maintenance sibling. Bake a pan, and you’ve got breakfast, snacks, or dessert handled for the week. No fuss, no drama, just damn good oatmeal.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder, Dutch processed or unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond or oat milk, or milk of your choice
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted and cooled
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup chocolate chips, plus extra for sprinkling on top
• Flaky sea salt for sprinkling on top

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and lightly coat an 8×8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set it aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, mashed bananas, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined.
4. Pour the milk mixture into the oat mixture and stir until fully combined. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
5. Transfer the oatmeal mixture to the prepared baking dish and, if you’d like, sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top. Bake for 30-355 minutes, or until the oatmeal is set.
6. Take the dish out of the oven and, if you’d like, sprinkle it with flaky sea salt. Let it cool for 5 minutes before serving. Scoop into a bowl and dig in!