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A few years ago, I worked at a bakery that made blueberry chocolate chip cookie bars. Everyone always thought it was a weird combo until they tried them — and then they were hooked. They were one of the most popular items on the menu even.
While the cookie bars themselves were great, the combination of the blueberry and chocolate is never far from my mind, which is where this recipe came from. It’s got the same vibe, only a little healthier, with oats, and flax, and nuts — it makes a perfect breakfast. I like to top mine with vanilla yogurt, but you could add a little milk or eat as is. Either way, it kind of tastes like dessert.
I like a combination of rolled oats with steel cut, as it gives it a heartier texture, but this recipe will work fine if you just use regular old rolled oats. Just don’t use instant, as they will likely end up mushy.
Blueberry Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
Juicy blueberries and dark chocolate turn oatmeal into a decadent breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 pint blueberries
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup steel cut oats
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts — almonds pecans, walnuts, or any combo
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons Colima Sea Salt
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 cups milk of your choice - I used almond
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- Coarse sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Spread the blueberries in a round or square casserole dish and set aside
- In a mixing bowl, add the oats, nuts, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, flax, and chocolate chips. Mix together and spread over the blueberries.
- Whisk the milk, egg, maple syrup, and vanilla together and pour this evenly over the oats.
- Drizzle with the melted butter and sprinkle with a little coarse sugar.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, until top is browned and lightly puffed up.
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes and serve.
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