🍫 Healthy Chocolate Oat Bake

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🍫 Healthy Chocolate Oat Bake

A guilt-free dessert or a very fancy breakfast.

🛒 Ingredients

  • 150g Rolled Oats (Oatmeal)

  • 250ml Milk (Dairy or plant-based)

  • 2 Ripe Bananas (The spottier, the better!)

  • 2 Eggs

  • 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder

  • 40g Sugar (or maple syrup/honey/stevia)

  • 1 tsp Baking Powder

  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract

  • 1 pinch Salt

  • 1 bar Dark Chocolate (Chopped, for the topping)

🥣 Preparation Method

  1. Prep the Oats: Place the oatmeal in a bowl and pour the milk over it. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. This softens the oats and ensures your dessert isn’t “chewy” or dry.

  2. The Banana Base: In a separate bowl, mash the bananas until smooth. Whisk in the eggs, vanilla, salt, and your sweetener of choice.

  3. Combine: Stir the cocoa powder and baking powder into the wet banana mixture. Once smooth, fold in the soaked oats (and any leftover milk in the bowl).

  4. The Bake: Pour the batter into a greased baking dish (around 8×8 inches).

  5. The Topping: Chop the dark chocolate bar and sprinkle it generously over the top. As it bakes, this will create that molten, fudgy crust seen in your photo.

  6. Cook Time: Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes. The center should be set but still moist.

💡 Why this works

This recipe uses the natural starch in the oats and the pectin in the bananas to create structure without using processed flour.

Pro-Tip: If you want a smoother, more “cake-like” texture (like the bottom photo), you can blitz the oats in a blender for 10 seconds before mixing to turn them into oat flour.

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