A healthy, vegan, chocolately delight to start your morning off right! A filling breakfast to grab and go!
I can think of few things that start my day off better than chocolate and peanut butter! Not to mention it’s in the form of an oatmeal square that I can grab to go. These look rich and decadent, but are faintly sweet.
Have you ever made a change that you wish you would have done a lo-o-o-o-o-ong time ago! Raises hand.
A good friend of mine recently gave a much needed pep-talk to her readers. It went like this, “Stop trying to skip the struggle.”
All of us already have so much to do. We just want something in our lives to be easy, anything. We’ll take what we can get, so we’ll skip breakfast – because it’s easy. Trying to put something together while everyone is rushed to get out of the house in the morning is nearly impossible. And planning ahead takes time; time that we often don’t feel like we have.
We tell ourselves we’ll be just fine without breakfast, because we’ll make up for it at lunch. But lunch comes and we’re tired and starving… so we eat one of everything. Then supper comes and we’re still tired and starving… so we swing by the drive-thru because we’re tired and it’s easy.
Because we’re tired today, we don’t feel like preparing for tomorrow. So the cycle repeats itself allllll over again. Can we agree this madness needs to stop? That we are worth more than fast food?
With just a little devoted time and effort you can have breakfast for your entire week made in one-hour. Easy. Stop trying to skip the struggle of planning ahead, because I can promise you that you will be so glad you did!
Ingredients for Peanut Butter Brownie Oatmeal Breakfast Squares
- Over Ripe Mashed Bananas
- Peanut Butter
- Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- Maple Syrup
- Vanilla Extract
- Rolled Oats
- Cocoa Powder
- Salt
- Vegan Chocolate Chips
How to Make Peanut Butter Brownie Oatmeal Breakfast Squares
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper.
- Mash enough over ripe bananas to make 2 2/3 cups.
- Combine 2 2/3 cups mashed bananas, 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/4 cup maple syrup, and 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Add in 3 cups rolled oats, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, and 1 tsp salt. Mix well.
- Pour and spread evenly into parchment paper lined pan.
- Optional: Sprinkle with desired amount of vegan chocolate chips.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Then turn the oven off and leave the squares in the oven for an additional 20 minutes. Once the 20 minutes is up, remove from the oven and let cool.
- Optional: Once cooled, garnish with a melted drizzle of creamy peanut butter.
Peanut Butter Brownie Oatmeal Breakfast Squares Variations
These breakfast squares are great for meal prepping! They are much healthier than a store-bought processed oatmeal square, but to cut back on the calories you can easily leave off the chocolate chips and drizzled peanut butter. Or, you can just sprinkle fewer chocolate chips and leave off the peanut butter. Or, just drizzle a little peanut butter and leave off the chocolate chips!
If you don’t have a vegan diet, just use regular chocolate chips. They will work and taste just the same!
You can also put the bar in a little almond milk, like you are eating a bowl of oatmeal!
Storing Peanut Butter Brownie Oatmeal Breakfast Squares
These squares can be easily stored in a container in the refrigerator for up to a week. They taste even better after they have been in the refrigerator for a day or two! They are also freezer friendly! Seal the squares into a freezer bag and they’ll keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.
This recipe calls for minimal ingredients, which makes my grocery list happy. And, it makes me very happy to have breakfast all ready for the coming week!
For More Breakfast To-Go Ideas, Check Out:
- Easy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Squares
- Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Peanut Butter
- Quick and Easy Vegetarian Breakfast Sandwich
- Vegan Brownie Batter Overnight Oatmeal
For More Vegan Recipes, Check Out:
- Easy Healthy Strawberry Smoothie
- Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
- Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Brownies
- No Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars
Peanut Butter Brownie Oatmeal Breakfast Squares
Peanut Butter Brownie Oatmeal Breakfast Squares, a healthy, vegan, chocolately delight to start your morning off right! A filling breakfast to grab and go!
Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups Over Ripe Mashed Bananas
- 1/3 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1/ cup Maple Syrup
- 2 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3 cups Rolled Oats
- 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Vegan Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper.
- Mash enough over ripe bananas to make 2 2/3 cups.
- Combine mashed bananas, peanut butter, almond milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Add in rolled oats, cocoa powder, and salt. Mix well.
- Pour and spread evenly into parchment paper lined pan.
- Optional: Sprinkle with desired amount of vegan chocolate chips.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Then turn the oven off and leave the squares in the oven for an additional 20 minutes. Once the 20 minutes is up, remove from the oven and let cool.
- Optional: Once cooled, garnish with a melted drizzle of creamy peanut butter.
Notes
Adapted from Chocolate Covered Katie
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 252Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 233mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 4gSugar: 23gProtein: 6g
