Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips (or raisins if you prefer)
- 1/2 cup walnuts roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon (more or less to your liking)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups of plain unsweetened soymilk
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup finely shredded zucchini that has had the excess moisture squeezed out
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375’F
- Grease an 8×8 baking dish (you can use smaller or larger but cooking times will vary. For a smaller pan, you will have to bake longer to ensure it’s fully cooked in the center).
- Shred a small zucchini into a cheese cloth (a bunch of paper towels will work as well) and squeeze out excess moisture, then set aside
- Combine oats, raisins, walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon, chia seeds and salt in a medium mixing bowl
- Combine brown sugar, milk, egg and vanilla in a separate mixing bowl
- Add wet to dry mixture, folding gently to combine. Let sit for 2 minutes to allow chia seeds to soak up some of the moisture
- Gently fold in shredded zucchini and chocolate chips
- Pour into greased baking dish using a spatula to spread the mixture evenly throughout the dish
- Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown (because every oven is different, I recommend plunging a knife or cake tester into the center of the dish to test if it’s done, if it comes out clean or just a bit wet, it’s done).
- Allow to cool completely before slicing. You don’t HAVE to wait, but note that the squares may fall apart a bit if you’re scooping it out of the dish right when it comes from the oven.
Notes
store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
reheat individual portions in the microwave right before eating. if it seems dry upon reheating, you can reduce the brown sugar in the recipe to 3 tablespoons and add a drizzle of maple syrup after heating for extra moisture.
Keywords: oatmeal, zucchini, chocolate chip, walnuts, baking powder, milk, vanilla
