As part of our Virtual Christmas Party Retreat, our guests joined Evelyn in the kitchen to make these festive 'Chocolate Orange Baked Oats'. This dish has fluffy cake-like texture, is simple to make and requires just a handful of healthy ingredients. Kids will love this alternative brunch as it feels a little naughty, but don’t worry it will fill them with goodness! Top with orange segments and drizzled melted dark chocolate to make a centre piece for your brunch table.
Servings: 1
Time to create: 25 minutes
Ingredients
45g oats
1 ripe medium banana
1 egg (if you want to make it vegan replace with a flax egg*)
1 tbsp maple syrup/honey
1 tbsp cacao powder
1 unwaxed orange
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking powder
A pinch of salt
coconut oil
1 cube of dark dark chocolate
* flax egg: Mix together 1 tbsp ground flaxseed with 2.5 tbsp of water
Equipment
small enamel dish/ramekin dish (Evelyn's dish is approx. 12cm wide)
grater
blender
oven (preheated to 180C / 350F)
Method
Pre-heat your oven to 180C / 350F.
Add the oats, banana, egg, maple syrup, cacao powder, cinnamon baking powder, and salt to the blender. Grate the orange so you have approximately 1/4 tsp of orange zest.
Blitz the mixture until you have a smooth batter.
Leave the mixture to stand for 5 minutes.
Grease your ramekin dish with a little coconut oil.
Pour in the mixture to the dish and place in the centre of the oven for approximately 15 minutes.
Melt the dark chocolate and add a pinch of grated orange zest. Drizzle over the baked oats and enjoy!
