Decadent Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cups (Printable)
Rich dark chocolate oatmeal cups with cocoa, oats, and sea salt. Moist, fudgy, and portable.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
02 - 1/2 cup almond flour or all-purpose flour
03 - 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
04 - 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
05 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
→ Wet Ingredients
06 - 1/2 cup coconut oil melted or unsalted butter melted
07 - 1/3 cup pure maple syrup or honey
08 - 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
09 - 2 large eggs
10 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
→ Add-ins
11 - 1 cup dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate at least 70% cocoa
12 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional
# How to Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease with cooking spray.
02 - In a large bowl, mix together oats, almond flour, cocoa powder, sea salt, and baking powder until well blended.
03 - In a separate medium bowl, whisk melted coconut oil, maple syrup, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth and fully incorporated.
04 - Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Stir gently with a spatula just until combined, being careful not to overmix.
05 - Gently fold in dark chocolate chips and chopped nuts, if using, until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
06 - Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
07 - Bake for 18-20 minutes until centers are set and a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean with a few moist chocolate streaks.
08 - Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely before serving.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- They're basically dessert disguised as breakfast so you can feel sophisticated about your life choices
- The texture lives somewhere between fudgy brownie and wholesome oatmeal cookie in the best possible way
02 -
- A few melty chocolate streaks on your toothpick are perfectly fine and actually desirable for that fudgy texture
- These keep getting better as they sit because the oats soften and flavors meld overnight
03 -
- Room temperature eggs incorporate more smoothly into the melted coconut oil
- Chop your dark chocolate into uneven pieces for those glorious melty puddles throughout