Recipes Combining Chocolate And Oats

As oats have become increasingly popular as a healthy alternative to flour, so the number of ways to use them has ballooned. This collection of vegetarian and vegan recipes using chocolate and oats are here to give you a few ideas and to tempt you at the same time.

Chocolate and oats are two of my favourite things and together they work a treat. My chocolate coconut flapjacks are an all round winner and my recipe is now regularly used by friends.

Update 2024 – The original post was a We Should Cocoa challenge to create something that contained both chocolate and oats. I’ve now updated this post so it has more chocolate and oat recipes for your delectation than the original eight.

Fabulous Recipes Using Chocolate And Oats

This merry month of may is all about OATS. Oats come in many forms from sprouted, to whole, to rolled, to flour and to oatmeal. So don’t think porridge oats are the only possibility.

To find out about all the different types of oats, take a look at my post oats: the ten types you need to know about.

These fabulous recipes using chocolate and oats cover a range of delightful creations.

You’ll find healthy breakfasts, no-bake treats and plenty of baked goods too. Many of the recipes are also vegan. As long as you use gluten-free oats, these recipes are also suitable for those with a gluten intolerance.

Flapjacks And Other Oat Bars

I’m a bit of a flapjack devotee. Flapjacks were one of the first bakes I ever made by myself and as they were full of oats, they weren’t too frowned upon. Actually I’m a fan of pretty much anything with oats in.

Chocolate Coconut Flapjacks

Easy to make, these popular chocolate and coconut flapjacks are made with oats, desiccated coconut and dark chocolate. They’re studded throughout with sweet chewy raisins for an additional pop of flavour.

Slow Cooker Chocolate Flapjacks

In the unlikely event you still have Easter egg chocolate lying around, BakingQueen74 has come up with an excellent way to use it up. These slow cooker chocolate flapjacks are great for kids lunch boxes, but I don’t think they’d last long with me either. Lucy is the slow cooker baking guru, so head over to her blog to find out more.

Chocolate Cherry Flapjacks

This chocolate cherry flapjack is one of a batch that Chris from Thinly Spread made to cheer up her daughter, who is in the midst of horrid exams. I think these would cheer up just about anybody, especially with those lush chocolate dipped cherries on top.

Dark Chocolate Chip Flapjacks

More oaty goodness comes from Rebecca at Munchies and Munchkins with these delectable dark chocolate chip flapjacks.

Vegan Coconut Flapjacks

Sweet and chewy vegan coconut flapjacks made with coconut oil rather than butter. They’re pretty good all by themselves, but top them with chocolate and they’re superb.

Wheat, Dairy And Sugar Free Chocolate Oat Bars

And here’s another We Should Cocoa host who sneaked a bit of sweet chocolate in to our sugar-free challenge. The excuse that Natalie of The HungryHinny gave was that the Pony needs his treats for work and wouldn’t eat it without chocolate. Well what can you do? These wheat, dairy and (almost) sugar free chocolate oat bars look wonderful. Sweetened with honey and with peanut butter as one of the ingredients, I’m sure they tasted delicious too.

No Bake Peppermint Pattie Slice

No bake peppermint pattie slice might sound like a rather strange form of peppermint cream, but I can assure you it’s not. It’s a fabulous Australian slice from Johanna at Green Gourmet Giraffe, made with chocolate and oats of course, that was so good, she made it three times in two weeks. As you can see from the picture, coconut features too.

Chocolate Toffee Oaty Squares

I’m rather relieved to see that the health trend has not affected all of this month’s We Should Cocoa entries. Chocolate and oats have formed a thoroughly decadent bake in these chocolate toffee oaty squares from Suelle at Mainly Baking. Mars Bars, cream, butter, sugar and more chocolate, how can we resist?

Cacao Oat Slice

Kicking things off in fine style Lucy from Baking Queen 74, also known as the Slow Cooker Queen, gives us this cacao oat slice with date caramel. Baked in her slow cooker, it’s dairy free and includes cacao nibs. It also has a luscious layer of caramel on top, made with dates not sugar.

Other Recipes With Chocolate And Oats

Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

These slightly chewy oat cookies are flavoured with coffee and cardamom. To enhance their flavour, they’re studded with chunks of both cardamom and coffee flavoured chocolate. Why not bake a batch of these coffee chocolate chip cookies and let me know what you think?

Chocolate, Oat & Banana Muffins

Healthy bakes seem to be the order of the day as Janice from Farmergirl Kitchen has made chocolate, oat and banana nut muffins with coconut oil and yoghurt. Stuffed with all sorts of good things, including dark chocolate, they are surprisingly simple to make.

Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Coconut chocolate chip cookies subtly flavoured with fennel and made with oats. Made with wholemeal spelt flour, coconut oil and coconut sugar, they’re also relatively healthy as well as dairy-free.

Chocolate Raisin Ale Cake

Ale, oats, raisins and chocolate all come together to make this rather gorgeous chocolate raisin ale cake. The result is a rich, dense, chewy and moist cake with layers of flavour and texture which makes it a real winner. It’s super easy to make too.

No Bake Recipes With Chocolate And Oats

Chocolate Oat Truffles

These organic chocolate oat truffles are not only healthy, but delicious too. They’re also super versatile in that you can all sorts of other ingredients to them. Peanut butter is my favourite. I make them more than any other type of energy balls.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Energy Balls

 It must be a sign of the times. I too went for a healthy recipe. Healthy it maybe, but these chilli chocolate chip cookie dough energy balls taste sublime and feel like a decadent treat.

Porridge And Other Breakfast Bites

I grew up on traditional oatmeal (pinhead oats) porridge made in the aga overnight. My mother still makes the best porridge ever. It’s made with water and a pinch of salt and it’s beautifully creamy and delicious.

Chocolate Oatmeal Porridge

When it’s dark and cold outside, there’s nothing quite like a bowl of chocolate porridge to get you going in the morning. Top with a dollop of yoghurt, if liked, or for weekend indulgence, try clotted cream.

Chocolate Avocado Smoothie

It’s back to the healthy recipes again with this no dairy raw chocolate avocado smoothie with oats – of course. I’ve all sorts of good things into this smoothie including coconut milk, raw cacao powder and oats.

Chocolate Granola

Chocolate for breakfast may sound a touch decadent, but this chocolate granola is actually quite healthy. The only refined sugar is in the dark chocolate and as it has a high cocoa content, there isn’t a great deal of sugar in it.

Keep in Touch

Thank you for visiting Tin and Thyme. I hope you enjoyed these fabulous recipes using chocolate and oats. If you make any of them, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below. Do you have any recommendations or tips for combining these two ingredients?

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If you’d like more oat recipes, follow the link and you’ll find I have quite a lot of them. All delicious and nutritious, of course.

Choclette x