Name: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Baked Oats (No Egg)
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup rolled oats (45 grams); 1/2 medium banana (65 grams); 1/4 cup plant-based milk (60 ml, I used soy but any milk will work); 1 Tablespoon peanut butter (15 grams, or sub with another nut / seed butter); 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; a pinch of salt; 2 Tablespoons chocolate chips

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These chocolate chip cookie dough baked oats are a healthy, no-egg dessert recipe with just 5 minutes of cooking! It feels like eating dessert for breakfast!

P.S. I’ve also included a video and step-by-step photos to make it even easier for you!

A hand holding chocolate chip cookie dough baked oats dessert without egg.

Watch The Tutorial Video Below!

Ingredients and Substitutions

Rolled oats: The good old fashioned oats.
- Quick-cooking and instant oats are great substitutes. Subbing with oat flour will alter the texture but it will still work. For more information about the different types of oats (including pictures), check out this article.
- Do NOT use steel-cut oats for this recipe.
Banana: Banana acts as a natural sweetener and egg substitute in baked oats no egg recipe.
- Substitute them with apple sauce or pumpkin puree, with a bit of liquid sweetener.
Chocolate chips: Sub this with chopped or shaved chocolate bars, or chocolate sprinkles.
- Speaking of chocolate chips, check out my 2-ingredient Chocolate Covered Peanuts or my Chocolate Covered Grapes!
(Plant-based) milk: Adds moisture and creaminess.
Peanut butter: Use any nut or seed butter.
Cinnamon: Feel free to skip it if you don’t like cinnamon.
Baking powder: Helps the baked oats to rise.
Salt: A natural flavor enhancer to deepen the flavor.

Labelled rolled oats, milk, banana, chocolate chips, baking powder, banana, cinnamon, and salt in measuring cups & spoons.

Step-by-step Instructions

Blend: Blend all the ingredients except the chocolate chips together in a blender until smooth. So there’s no need to separate the dry ingredients from the wet ingredients here!

Bake: Mix in the chocolate chips, then bake at 175°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes. That’s it! Two simple steps that will get you baked oats dessert for breakfast!

Banana, rolled oats, cinnamon, milk and other ingredients of baked oats no egg in a blender.

Blending the oats mixture as the baked oats dessert batter.

I don’t have a blender. Can I use a food processor or an immersion blender instead?

Yes, you can although it might take longer. When I tried this, the oats did not get processed as finely. This makes the baked oats to be less fluffy but it is still tasty!

However, if you do want to have fluffy baked oats using a food processor, here are some tips:

Process them longer
Make a bigger batch so the food processor has enough content and can blend better
Use oat flour (which you can DIY by processing your rolled oats into flour consistency) instead of rolled oats

With an immersion blender, make a bigger batch so there is enough batter to blend smoothly.

Someone grabbing one of the three cookie dough chocolate chip baked oats in white ramekins.

Storage and Meal Prep Instructions

Store your baked oats in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. To reheat, pop it in the oven for 5-10 minutes at 175°C (350°F), or simply microwave it in 30-second increments.

You can also freeze this for up to 3 months. To reheat, bake it in the oven for 5-10 minutes at 200°C (390°F).

Does baking oats destroy nutrients?

Nope, it doesn’t. Cooking the oats might even release some nutrients, making them easier to digest as mentioned in this Harvard Healthy Publishing article. So go on and enjoy these cookie dough baked oats without guilt!

And if you’re a fan of baked goods, try my Granola Cups recipe (with 6 exciting flavors!)

Can I make a bigger batch of these baked oats?

Absolutely! Feel free to double, triple, quadruple, …, etc this cookie dough baked oats!

If you’re preparing a larger batch for meal prepping or a gathering, you can just use a bigger baking dish or casserole dish instead of individual ramekins. Note that the baking time will need to be increased to ensure everything cooks evenly.

For example, if you are making 4 servings in a larger dish, I recommend starting with 35 minutes of baking. Then, check for doneness and continue baking if needed. Keep in mind that it’s better to underbake than to overbake since you can’t reverse overbaking!

A close-up of chocolate chip baked oats without egg, with a spoon digging in at the bottom.

FAQ

Baked oats are very popular in TikTok as it’s a quick and easy recipe, suitable for both breakfast and dinner. They can be prepared ahead of time, providing a convenient and satisfying meal for busy mornings and days!

In terms of ingredients, they are very similar but the most important difference is in the texture. The oats in a baked oatmeal recipe are not blended while it gets blended in baked oats. This gives baked oats a more fluffy, cake-like texture. On the other hand, baked oatmeal has more bite to it, more like a chewy granola bar texture.

For a single serving, use an 8oz (250ml) ramekin.

Yes! Oats are loaded with fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Some health benefits include lowering cholesterol levels, improving blood sugar control, and helping you feel full!

Yes, you can! For my microwave, I need 1.5 minutes (90 seconds) for it to cook through. You might need anywhere between 1 to 3 minutes since every microwave is different.
I suggest starting with 1 minute and then incrementing by 30 seconds if it’s still not cooked through

Looking for Variations?

Try making Nutella baked oats by substituting the peanut butter with this homemade Nutella!

Or check out the following 5 tasty variations of vegan baked oats without bananas!

cinnamon apple baked oats
peanut butter and jelly baked oats
mixed berries baked oats
brownie baked oats
matcha and dark chocolate baked oats

Or try one of my overnight oats recipes: Frozen Fruit Overnight Oats, Oreo Overnight Oats, Biscoff Overnight Oats, or Applesauce Overnight Oats