This healthy Cookie Dough Brownie Baked Oatmeal is the ultimate decadent dessert for breakfast, you won’t believe that it’s made with real ingredients! It’s also gluten-free, high protein and has a vegan option!
Let’s talk about the most important meal of the day, AKA the best meal of the day, breakfast.
It’s no secret that we are HUGE fans of breakfast, just look at most of our recipes. We are trying to incorporate more “non-breakfast” recipes for you in this blog but, we don’t plan on stopping breakfast recipes anytime soon!
Now, when we do breakfast, we go (mostly) go the sweet/dessert-like route, and we go hard, especially when it comes to oatmeal. Out of our top 10 most popular recipes, over 1/2 of them contain oats. Some of these that are on the list are this glorious Breakfast Pizza, this cake-like oatmeal and cookie monster’s favorite granola!
Now let’s get on to this new oatmeal recipe which has to be our new favorite to-date because, guilt-free cookie dough and brownies for breakfast! I don’t think that you could get any better than that. It all starts a dense and fudgey brownie baked oatmeal layer made with dark cocoa powder for extra richness.
You could totally use regular cocoa powder but it won’t be as rich and chocolately. This baked oatmeal wouldn’t be complete with out the cookie dough frosting which comes from Arman at The Big Man’s World and his genius Classic Cookie Dough Dip! Arman’s cookie dough dip makes the perfect frosting for this brownie baked oatmeal!
You won’t believe that this Cookie Dough Brownie Baked Oatmeal is completely gluten-free, nutritious, and taste like dessert all in one!
There’s not much else to say about this, you just need to make it right now!
EASY Brownie Cookie Dough Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry gluten-free oats
- 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
- 1 egg or flax egg beaten
- 1 ripe banana mashed
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 3/4 cup almond milk I used chocolate but you can use vanilla/unsweetened
- 1-2 tbsp maple syrup optional (use if you have a really sweet tooth)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat a 9x9 glass pan with cooking spray
- In a large bowl, mix together oats and cocoa powder
- In a medium bowl, mix together remaining liquid ingredients and combine well
- Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well
- Spread batter in glass pan and bake for 15-20 minutes or until done
- Add cookie dough frosting (link here)
Cookie Dough Frosting Recipe
This Healthy Classic Cookie Dough Recipe from the Big Man’s World and around 5 tbsp of almond milk, or until “frosting” consistency
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This is the craziest, I can’t believe it’s healthy, most mouthwatering breakfast right here! And I thought ice cream for breakfast was decadent, but this is next level! It still blows my mind a little how healthy brownies can be 🙂
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You know what’s really weird/funny? I love oatmeal (or course) and yes baked. But I’ve only ever made my little single serve baked oatmeals…never a big full pan! I need to do that….extend the goodness for more servings!
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YUM thank you :))
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haha yes you do! Gotta save some for the next day 🙂
Haha yes! Ice cream is pretty sweet too 🙂 Thank you Love <3
You are so welcome <3
um…this is just genius. (Not because of the frosting lol!) but because cookie dough + baked oatmeal needs to happen.
This is BA(e)ked oatmeal.
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Holy cow I can’t believe this pan of chocolate oatmeal yum is healthy!! No complaints on the oatmeal love here your recipes are so creative and tasty. The breakfast pizza is my favorite!
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Thank you so much! the breakfast pizza is one of my favs too 🙂
Holy cow! This looks so delicious! Dessert for breakfast is always a good choice!
thank you! We totally agree!
Oh my gosh I love that pun! This is totally BA(e)ned Oatmeal <3 Thanks Buddy!
Omg!! This is the most delicious “healthy” thing I’ve seen in a long time. Cookie dough is a big vice of mine, so I LOVE this idea and need to make this.
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Love any excuse to have cookie dough for breakfast 😉 I also love that the ingredients are all standard pantry ingredients so no need for a special shopping trip. Pinned for later!
THIS IS MAGICAL.
YES IT IS!
Thank you for pinning! It’s the perfect dessert-for-breakfast!
Thank you! Cookie dough is everything I could ever want and more 🙂
How many does this serve? One, right? Cause I’d totally enhale that entire pan!
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You guys seriously come up with the most delicious oatmeal recipes! Love that you worked cookie dough AND brownies into one recipe. 😉 So cool that you added a vegan option too! 🙂
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Oh my gosh, seriously?! You know I LOVE dessert for breakfast (hello, smoothies that taste like milkshakes!), so this is calling my name. I’m pinning the recipe and I plan to try it soon! YUM!
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I think I would eat the entire pan if I made this! WOW! Pinned and making ASAP <3
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Oh yum! This is totally a special treat/weekend breakfast I would love!
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Oh my golly, I have been so into anything cookie dough lately . It’s the perfect combo of all things delightful, plus it’s the childhood dream of eating cookie dough by the spoonful! Love it!
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Wow girls, I am just so blown away by how often you produce amazing content. This literally combines so many of my favorite flavors. I would love to just watch you in the kitchen and learn from you girls.
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Oh. My. Goodness. I need to make this IMMEDIATELY. 🙂
Always a fan of dessert for breakfast 😉
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This looks nothing short of amazing; a must try! 🙂
Chocolate and peanut butter for the win! They make up my favorite combo!! 😀 Also, I’m so glad that you used a recipe from Thebigmansworld which is one of my favorite recipe blogs ever!
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I need this in my life- looks SO GOOD!
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the best combo ever!!! Arman has the best recipes!
Thank you, it’s delish!
haha me too!
haha yes you do!!!!
awww thank you Emily, you’re too sweet 🙂
it is a childhood dream! Thank you!
heck yes!
thank you! It’s addicting!
thank you so much! Dessert-for-breakfast is the BEST!
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Great to see you here! I love cookie dough cooked and uncooked!
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Awesome recipe for Breakfast! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day!
Miz Helen
thank you!
This sounds delicious! What a fun breakfast treat. Thanks for sharing this with us at Savoring Saturdays linky party!
thank you!
This looks delicious! I am featuring it tonight on Savoring Saturdays. Can’t wait to see what you share this week!
For breakfast? Are you kidding? Yes, please!
haha yes!
You must be kidding me with this AMAZINGNESS!
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haha yes!
Totally thinking I need to make this happen this weekend <3 <3
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Can I substitute something else for banana? Allergic
Any substitute for the banana?