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Home » Recipes » Breakfast Recipes » Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal

Last updated on February 19, 2019. Originally posted on February 22, 2017 By Maryea / 8 Comments

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal

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It’s definitely not zucchini season where I live. But it is baked oatmeal season. Warm, soft, creamy baked oatmeal is one of my favorite winter breakfasts. While I try to use in-season vegetables most of the time, adding vegetables into my kids’ breakfast in the form of this Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal makes me grateful we have access to even the out-of-season vegetables all year long. Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked OatmealI’m the kind of mom who thinks that if I can add vegetables in unsuspecting places like breakfast or dessert, I’m winning. There’s no shame in eating vegetables in different forms, so if anyone ever tries to shame you for doing so, hold your head high.

You’re not trying to trick your kids. You’re doing the best you can to maximize the nutrition they get via the meals you serve them. Simple as that. The more vegetables, the better.Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal There’s as much room on our kids’ plates for somewhat hidden, shredded veggies as there is for raw vegetables or roasted vegetables or steamed vegetables that aren’t disguised in the least.

Let’s rethink vegetables and how we serve them to our kids. No judgement, just more vegetables.

Speaking of new ways to serve vegetables, who says vegetables and chocolate don’t go together? When I make these Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins made with 1 cup of vegetables inside, my kids will beg to differ with you.Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal I say, embrace it. Embrace eating vegetables in whatever form you can.

This Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal is a perfect example of how you can squeeze some extra veggies into your kids’ day in a healthful, delicious way.

My kids eat and love a lot of different vegetables, but zucchini isn’t normally one of them. They will sometimes eat them raw, but they don’t enjoy the texture of cooked zucchini. Trust me, I’ve prepared zucchini for them many different ways, and baking it into a breakfast treat is by far their favorite.Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal

This Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal has a soft, creamy texture, and you barely notice the zucchini among the melted chocolate chips. The chocolate chips make this plenty sweet, so it only needs a touch more maple syrup. The result is a divine breakfast you’re kids will probably beg you to make over and over! I hope your family enjoys this as much as mine has.

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Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal


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  • Author: Happy Healthy Mama
  • Total Time: 27 mins
  • Yield: 6 1x
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This Zucchini Chocolate Baked Oatmeal is easy to make and a great way to add vegetables to your breakfast!


Ingredients

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  • 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips (I use mini chocolate chips)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Lightly grease a medium baking dish and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together the first 6 ingredients.
  4. Add the zucchini and then stir in the chocolate chips.
  5. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Enjoy!
  • Prep Time: 7 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Category: breakfast

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 536
  • Sugar: 25
  • Sodium: 282
  • Fat: 16.6
  • Carbohydrates: 77.8
  • Protein: 19.5

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  1. Mary Kalt says

    July 15, 2018 at 11:08 am

    This is wonderful–I’m eating it right now! I used unsweetened coconut milk instead of the almond milk and I used raisins instead of chocolate chips. I’ll be telling everyone about this recipe!

    ★★★★★

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    • Maryea says

      July 16, 2018 at 7:16 am

      Thanks for your feedback!

      Reply
  2. Bethany @ Athletic Avocado says

    March 5, 2017 at 9:07 am

    What a genius way to add in some veggies where your kids won’t notice! This baked oatmeal is so simple, yet such a crowd-pleaser!

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      March 5, 2017 at 9:30 pm

      Thanks Bethany!

      Reply
  3. Natasha says

    February 24, 2017 at 6:14 pm

    I’m searching through different blogs to find new recipes I can try to make and share with my 2.5 year old. We have been having a very hard time getting him to eat at meal times in general but especially things that are better for him. I’m seeing behavioral problems and I’m afraid its in part do to his nutrition but I get overwhelmed when trying to figure out what kind of steps I should take in hopes to help him come back to his happy careless self instead of his sassy, upset and aggressive demeanor.
    I first saw this recipe shared over at Super Healthy Kids and didn’t even realized it was written by you until I was scrolling through your blog and saw the same recipe. I will be definitely trying this recipe out!

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      February 27, 2017 at 8:25 am

      I’m glad you found me Natasha! 🙂 I hope you’re finding some good recipes for your little guy. Yes, I used to be a contributor at Super Healthy Kids and have been publishing some of the recipes I created during that time. 🙂 I hope you love this!

      Reply
  4. Daniel says

    February 23, 2017 at 6:06 am

    Wauw this looks great! I love chacolate and going to try this in the weekend.

    I bought a fat burner course for $249. It really helped me lose a lot of weight, it is a 107 page ebook. Including, diets, exercises, meal plans, etc.I want to help everyone achieve there healthy goal so I’ve uploaded the Ebook to my server. You can download it for free here: http://bit.ly/2kPxJPR

    It will stay online only for 2 days.

    Greetz,

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  5. techlazy.com says

    February 23, 2017 at 5:41 am

    I made this recipe last week, except I made it into a cake (9 inch round cake) and I baked it for ~30 minutes, it came out great! Instead of cinnamon buttercream frosting I made cinnamon cream cheese frosting and it was incredible!! The cream cheese frosting was the perfect match for the pumpkin flavor–I would highly recommend!

    ★★★★★

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