Name: Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 2 flax eggs (2 TBSP ground flaxseed + 6 TBSP filtered water); 1 ¾ cups unsweetened almond milk; ¼ cup pure maple syrup; 1 cup cooked beets, puréed; ¼ cup Organic SunButter; 1/4 cup raw cacao powder; 2 cups gluten-free old-fashioned oats; ½ cup dairy-free dark chocolate chips + more for topping

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Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal made with beets, cacao powder, and chocolate chips. Bake it in under an hour for a delicious colorful breakfast!

Timing in life is such a delicate and tenuous balance of push and pull, isn’t it?

When embarking on new adventures, projects, and plans, I often ask myself, is this the *right* time for this venture?

Sometimes there is this knowing that, yes, my energy is aligned and my calendar is open and I want this now.

However, more often than not, the path is not so obviously yellow brick road.

It’s hard for me to accept that, for many things, there is no *right* time, there is only the time you make.

Some things, like moving, having kids, and organizing the attic (yikes), feel too daunting to tackle in the present.

And yet other things I pursue relentlessly, like adding a new puppy to our home, running my small business, and teaching yoga.

We have the autonomy to create these chapters in our lives, and not the other way around.

So, I’m excited to share that I registered for my YTT 300 hr teacher training this April!

Five years after completing my 200 hour training, I’m hungry for more yoga knowledge and excited to apply it to my class.

I’m also hungry for Red Velvet Baked Oats for breakfast.

Valentine’s Day might be over, but I’m still committed to making food pink and red, at least for the rest of February.

Ever since being sick a few weeks back, oats have made a huge comeback for breakfast as a cozy source of nourishment.

These Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal are made with beets, cacao powder, and chocolate chips.

Bake them in under an hour for a delicious colorful breakfast!

What You Need to Make Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal

These Red Velvet Baked Oats are easy to bring to your breakfast table.

Here’s what you need:

ground flaxseed
unsweetened almond milk
pure maple syrup
cooked beets
Organic SunButter
raw cacao powder
gluten-free old-fashioned oats
dairy-free dark chocolate chips

That’s it!

How to Make Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal

Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a 9×9 square baking dish with parchment paper or lightly grease with coconut oil.

Add the ground flaxseed, water, almond milk, maple syrup, cooked beets, Organic SunButter, and raw cacao powder to a high speed blender or food processor.

Blend everything up until the mixture is smooth and creamy.

I like to use pre-cooked beets for this recipe to save time, but you can also cook and peel your own beets!

Pour the mixture into a large mixing bowl and stir in the oats until everything is well-combined.

Fold in the dark chocolate chips and mix again until they’re evenly distributed.

Spoon the mixture into the baking dish and spread it into an even layer.

At this point, I highly recommend topping your baked oatmeal with even more chocolate chips, because why the heck not?

Bake the Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal for ~45 minutes, until the top is nice and golden brown.

Brand Notes

These baked oats are creamy and rich thanks to the addition of Organic SunButter.

This 1-ingredient sunflower seed butter is packed with plant-based protein and healthy fats.

It has a neutral flavor that allows the red velvet notes to shine through!

This seed butter made with organic sunflower seeds is the perfect neutral butter to add to baked oats.

You can also double up on the SunButter by using it as a topper for the finished product!

Swaps and Substitutions

If you don’t have a 9 x 9 baking dish, you can use a baking dish of similar size, too!

If you use a large baking dish, you need to decrease the bake time because the baked oats will cook faster.

Use a 9 x 13 casserole dish and decrease the bake time by 10-15 minutes for the same amazing breakfast in thinner slices.

I like dark chocolate chips in mine, but you can skip this or substitute with nuts or seeds instead.

The almond milk can be swapped with any plant milk of choice.

Notes on Meal Prep

This Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal is designed for meal prep!

Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to one week and reheat before serving.

You can pre-slice the baked oats if you need a grab-and-go option, or just slice as you go.

If you want, you can also store slices of these baked oats in the freezer for several months.

How to Serve Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal

Remove the baked oatmeal from the oven and allow it to cool for a few minutes.

Enjoy this Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal as a delicious pre-baked breakfast.

You can enjoy it chilled straight from the refrigerator but my favorite way is to reheat it in the microwave.

I love serving mine with a dollop of almond milk yogurt and a spoonful of granola, but it’s also delicious by itself!

Add a drizzle of SunButter for more decadence.

The recipe serves 4-6, depending on how big your slices are.

Enjoy!

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