Delicious, nutritious Chocolate Collagen Baked Oatmeal to start your day. Easy, high protein baked oats made with chocolate collagen protein powder, and packed with fiber to keep you satisfied till lunchtime.

These chocolate collagen baked oats are perfect for busy mornings. They're quick and easy to make, and a great meal prep recipe. Plus, they're a great way to get your daily dose of protein and fiber.

How I came to this recipe? I saw the new Naked Nutrition Beauty Protein Powder line called Ella, and had to get that chocolate flavor to try. A real rich and earthy chocolate flavor, and something that should go easily incorporated into a meal. Meal prep baked oatmeal was the best way to go about it!

Ingredients for Chocolate Collagen Baked Oatmeal

This high protein chocolate collagen baked oatmeal recipe is made with chocolate collagen protein, greek yogurt and applesauce for a higher protein, low sugar recipe.

Rolled Oats - I wouldn't recommend Instant or Quick since they'd get too soggy
Chocolate Collagen Protein Powder - I used Naked Nutrition's new Ella Chocolate Beauty Protein Powder; It's got 0 sugars and made with a blend of collagen peptides and seed protein.
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt - another high-protein ingredient for this collagen baked oatmeal.
Egg Whites - Even more protein!
Some Stevia Sweetener
Unsweetened Applesauce
Unsweetened Almond Milk
Baking powder
Vanilla Extract

And for the toppings on this double chocolate collagen baked oats recipe:

Chocolate Chips - I recommend sugar-free chocolate chips from Lily's here.

How to make perfect Chocolate Collagen Protein Baked Oats

These chocolate collagen protein baked oats are super easy to make - just one bowl and one baking dish needed.

Whisk all the wet ingredients in one bowl - Greek yogurt, applesauce, milk, egg whites, vanilla.
Add in dry ingredients - oats, chocolate collagen protein powder, cocoa powder, stevia sweetener, baking powder.
Make sure you use Rolled Oats and NOT instant or quick oats! The latter are too fine and will make the mix to soggy.

Whisk everything together.
Add most chocolate chips; Whisk again.
Grease the baking pan before putting in the mixture. You want to make sure the baked chocolate collagen oats comes off easily.
Pour mixture into baking pan; Top with remaining chocolate chips.
Bake
Remove when the center is still slightly soft; It will cook completely when it cools; Don't over-bake or the chocolate collagen powder baked oatmeal will be too tough.

How to Store Chocolate Collagen Baked Oat Bars

Store these chocolate collagen peptides baked oats bars in an airtight container on the counter for 2 days, or in the fridge for about 5 days; This recipe is great for a meal-prep breakfast.

To freeze baked chocolate collagen peptide oats, cutinto bars, wrap in plastic wrap and keep in the freezer in zipper bags. They should last 2-3 months.

Alternatives for Healthy Chocolate Collagen Powder Baked Oatmeal

These healthy chocolate collagen powder baked oatmeal bars are made best with these ingredients above, but here's some options you can try.

Egg Whites - Flax Eggs or Aquafaba (chickpea liquid)
Stevia Sweetner - Other powdered sweeneter - monkfruit or regular sugar.
Unsweetened Applesauce - Mashed banana or pumpkin puree
Almond Milk - any other milk

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