This dark chocolate raspberry breakfast bake is literally what dreams are made of! Sweetly tart raspberries pair perfectly with rich dark chocolate in a vegan and gluten-free breakfast that’s sure to keep you satisfied all morning!
So I’m ridiculously excited to be sharing today’s recipe with you guys. Ri.dic.u.lous.ly.
Why? Three reasons.
Reason #1 – because it involves chocolate. No explanation necessary.
Reason #2 – because it involves chocolate for breakfast. Again, no explanation necessary.
Reason #3 – because it features a combo that I’m currently in love lust with…
Dark chocolate and raspberries. Hello, lover.
So I’ve recently taken a liking to raspberries, which is a little strange for me seeing as they’ve always been one of those berries that I never really cared much about. Didn’t love ’em, didn’t hate ’em. They were just kind of there.
Blueberries? Love. By the pound.
Strawberries? A small step down from blue, but also delicious… both in whole berry form and the red/pink version of any fruity candy I ever ate (side note: is there anyone out there who actually likes the yellow ones?!?!)
But raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries, lingonberries, loganberries, cranberries, elderberries, and goji berries? More or less an afterthought and not something that I ever sought out in whole, candy, or jam form.
So why the change of heart? Well, this…
I can’t even handle it.
Coming up with recipes for the book really took me out of my comfort zone and forced me to experiment with flavours that I don’t normally play around with. Dark chocolate raspberry was one of them, and it was basically love at first sight bite.
I mean… the sweetly tart taste of raspberries combined with the rich and earthy taste of dark chocolate?!?
Dreamy. A little bit more of a mature flavour combination, maybe, but so.freaking.GOOD if you like the deep and slightly bitter taste of dark chocolate. And if you don’t? Just replace the dark chocolate chunks with semisweet chocolate chips and you’re good to go!
You can also play around with how long you keep this in the oven depending on what kind of texture you want. A shorter bake time = a more ooey, gooey, and fudgy texture, while a longer bake time = more cakey and baked oatmeal-y. No matter which way you play it, it’ll be delicious. Promise.
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Dark Chocolate Raspberry Breakfast Bake
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup (30 g) rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp (15 g) flour of choice*
- 2 Tbsp (10 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) unsweetened almond milk
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) unsweetened applesauce**
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla flavour
- 1/4 cup (35 g) raspberries, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 Tbsp (7 g) dark chocolate, coarsely chopped***
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (176°C), and lightly coat an individual sized ramekin or oven-safe bowl with cooking spray or oil.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Add the almond milk, applesauce, maple syrup, and vanilla, and mix until well combined. Fold in the raspberries and dark chocolate chunks, reserving a few to sprinkle on the top.
- Transfer the batter to your greased ramekin and top it with the remaining chocolate chunks . Bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on desired consistency.
- Remove your bake from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes before adding any additional toppings and digging in!
Notes
* I’ve tested these breakfast bakes with a variety of different flours including: all-purpose, whole wheat, rice, gluten-free all-purpose, oat, and almond, and each one works just fine so choose your flour according to your dietary needs. ** If you don’t have applesauce, just up the almond milk to 1/4 cup. *** If you’re not a fan of the bitter taste of dark chocolate, use semisweet chocolate chips instead.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
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Totally digging this combo lately- Well, cottage cheese, dark cocoa, and raspberries mixed through- There’s something about the tartness.
I kind of am over gummy candy right now…my friend is obsessed and brought like, 5 packs for the car trip(s)
You know how I feel about raspberries….they’re my favorite, especially when paired with chocolate. Remind me to make you my flourless chocolate espresso cake with raspberry sauce. Heavenly.
So here’s the part where I ask why that didn’t happen the last time I was there!??! Hmmmmm?!?
Oh definitely my kind of dessert! I must try. Pinned! 😉 xx
I hope you like it, Eva 😀
Yumm!! Dark chocolate and raspberry is ALWAYS an unbeatable combo. Your recipes always make me just a tad hungry. 😉
OMG this looks absolutely heavenly!!!! Bookmarking this for later!!
Haha, Amanda, I love how you provide for half-bakers out there who like things warm and partially baked. #TeamOoeyGooey I read this yesterday and *knew* I HAD to have it that. day. The breakfast bakes are some of my favorite recipes of yours, and your brownie batter is my favorite breakfast bake, so combine that with the fact that raspberries are one of my favorite chocolate flavor pairings, this seemed made just for me. It made a perfect little yummy, warm, gooey after-dinner treat last night, enjoyed curled up on the couch watching a good movie with my sibs. So fudgy and delicious…you nailed it again, Amanda!! 😍
BTW, I tried to rate this, but it submitted my comment sans rating. 😢
This recipe right here is the reason I started blogging. You were my first blog I ever read, and stayed hooked on. You think I’m going to eat this for breakfast tomorrow morning? HELL YES.
Your first!? I had no idea! But it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside 🙂
Chocolate and raspberries is one of my favorite combos, too! Once I made homemade chocolate pudding with raspberries when I was visiting my folks, and my mom raved about it all evening–and then all the next evening!
I’d probably be raving about it too! I’ve had chocolate pudding but never with raspberries. It sounds amazing.
i love dark chocolate and raspberry combo its almost as good together as peanut butter and jelly! always impressed with your food photography by the way. one day i will have the skills…today is not that day…but one day!
You’re such a sweetheart, Rachael! Thank you 🙂 It just takes practice and time. My photography definitely didn’t always look like this!
I love berries and have been clinging on to them as much as we can now we are coming out of season – strawberries and rasps are still around, just, but blueberries are a goner 🙁 Trying to pick a favourite would be so hard but I think a big juicy in season blackberry is simply divine!
As for sweets, I always pick the green ones, in fact you could ditch all the others, I would be happy with all green!
We’d make good friends! I’d happily give you all the greenies and take the pink and red off your hands 😀
I’d say raspberries if they are perfectly ripe. Then the bloobs because they just go perfectly into everything (and hide spinach/greens really well in smoothies). I like strawberries too but find the not ripe enough ones easily disguised. It’s harder for me to find the perfect strawberry.
My favorite starburst was purple. It was plum flavored and I thought that was AMAZING!
!! I don’t know that I’ve ever tried the purple ones. I never got into the fancy Starburst, though. I only really ate the regular pack that had red, pink, orange, and yellow.
I love ALL berries, and all berries with chocolate. This looks positively dreamy.
And (#TweetYourUnpopularOpinion) I love the yellows and the greens in fruity candy – always have! It took me a while to come around to the pinks and reds, though I like them now. That said, 95% of the time, I’d still choose chocolate over fruity candy.
I could do orange and green, but yellow was definitely pushing it for me. That being said, I managed to come around to black jelly beans, so anything is possible!
Choosing between strawberries and blueberries is a hard one for me! But raspberries definitely comes in third place 😉 Except maybe in this heaven of a chocolate breakfast…
I’m pretty sure they make this bake. And as much as I love blueberries and strawberries, I’m really not sure they could compare!
I have an un-baked version of this every morning and it’s incredible! I’d love to try it baked, but in the morning I’m HANGRY! Maybe for brunch one day I’ll give this a shot!
Haha I have that issue as well. Sometimes I’ll whip things up the night before and then just heat them in the morning.
Yum!!! I’ve always loved this combo! I have a question, though, I didn’t see the raspberries in the recipe, is there a specific amount, or did you just wing it? Also, do you think frozen raspberries would work?
Don’t disown me, but I would put raspberries first, then strawberries, and blueberries last. I’m not big on blueberries.
I like the yellows! They are usually one of my favorite when it comes to fruity candy. I used to HATE the strawberry ones, but recently I tried the strawberry gummy bears, and kind of liked it. I know I would still hate the starbursts, though, and I’m pretty sure with most other kinds as well. They taste like cough syrup to me. 😕
Hate you?! NEVER. We’d made perfect friends because whenever we had candy, you could take all the yellow ones and I’d take all the pink ones 🙂 And I goofed up and forgot to put raspberries in the ingredients list, but it’s 1/4 cup and frozen would be fine!
You can never go wrong with chocolate and raspberries! I just made this combo for one of the websites I work for and it’s amazing. Seriously drooling over here girl!
This looks delicious! I’ve been loving raspberries lately. (All berries actually!) The combination with chocolate sounds awesome!
I still wouldn’t say I’m a fan of them on their own, but paired with dark chocolate? LOVE.
I actually hate raspberries and I never by them. I even avoid bags of mixed frozen berries because eww. Raspberries.
BUT I adoreeee raspberry in chocolate cake so I’m positive I’m gonna love this.
😆 I’m not big on them in frozen mixes either, ESPECIALLY because if you try to toss them in a smoothie, all you feel are the little seeds.
I’m loving the chocolate raspberry combo right now and have been using it a lot in my recipes! I’m going to have to start sharing them soon!
Definitely! It’s the perfect season for them 🙂
Haha – yup, chocolate for breakfast is never, ever a bad idea! I mean – starting your day with chocolate – why that simply guarantees that that’s gonna be a great day no matter what happens – and throwing fruit into the mix (in 2 forms -applesauce + raspberries) just evens the balance! Glad you jumped on the raspberry+chocolate bandwagon – they are a winning combo indeed. Have you ever stuffed a raspgerry with a chocolate chip and then frozen it and eaten it? A trick I learned from another blogger and it. is. SO. GOOD.
As for which is my fav I’d have to say 1- Raspberries, 2- blueberries, and 3- strawberries … and while I adore chocolate, I’ve never been a fan of Skittles/Starburst/gummies/jellies weird I know!
Chocolate stuffed frozen raspberries?!?!? Heck no I’ve never tried it, but I’m definitely giving it a shot! And it’s perfect because raspberries tend to go bad so much faster than other berries, so freezing them would be a lifesaver 😀
I dont care much for raspberries in general but maybe this would change my mind too! I think blueberries are my favorite followed by strawberries…so good!
I still wouldn’t say that I’m overly fond of raspberries on their own, but they’re seriously amazing with dark chocolate.
Love love love the dark choc and raspberry combination! And perfect with spring berries 🙂
I’m seriously loving all the fresh fruit on the shelves lately! It’s nice not to have to pay an arm and a leg for berries…
Dark chocolate and raspberries are my all time favorite! Hands down. Great recipe.
Thank you, Lauren! 🙂
Now is this a breakfast I could get excited about waking up for!!
Chocolate makes everything better 😀
Why on earth am I not eating more breakfast bakes?! Actually its probably cause Im all about overnight oats right now, but dangggg this looks amazing!! Im in love with the cherry/chocolate combo right now. Give it to meeeeee. Seriously eating it in every and all ways non-stop!
Chocolate cherry is amazing! It reminds me of Black Forest cake, which I ADORE.
wait…did you forget to list the most important ingredient i the recipe? raspberries?
Ack! That’s what I get for writing late at night. It’s 1/4 cup of berries.
breaking out of the comfort zone for more ways to each chocolate for breakfast. GIRRRRL! I love it! Keep that inspiration a comin!
Now I just need to break out and try some golden milk <3
Mmmm berrries & dark chocolate are so underrated- love that this a single serving recipe too! Quick question- what’s the raspberry quantity? Think you forgot to list it :)! Our berry preference is spot on the same: blueberries followed by strawberries and then raspberries. I seem to be most indifferent to blackberries ha!!!
Ack my bad! That’s what I get for writing late at night 😆 It’s 1/4 cup.
I use Greek yogurt instead of applesauce. I vote for blueberries as my favorite but I printed this to try tomorrow. How many raspberries did you use?
Oops! I just realized I left it out of the recipe – sorry about that! It’s 1/4 cup of berries, either fresh or frozen.
i always go for the red candy and red crayons if it’s primary colors that I am choosing from 🙂 my berry order is probably blueberries, strawberries and then raspberries but sometimes I am strawberries before blueberries.
I’ve always been a sucker for a red car *heart eyed emoji*
Dark chocolate and raspberries are amazing together! I love them too, but I think I end up not buying them much because they seem to go bad quicker than most other berries. I’d have to go with strawberries and blueberries as my favorites. This looks amazing!
I thought it was only me! I realized that about raspberries going bad too, which I guess is all the more reason to make ALL the things with them 😀
Do I have to choose? I just made blueberry pancakes yesterday so that’s my number one for today! I love raspberry season though and I wish I could get them fresh year round. And for candy always the pink won for me. I’m just mad the pink/red starburst bag wasn’t around when I was a kid 🙂
Right?!?!? That would have saved me the heartache that game with getting to the end of the bag and realizing you have 1 pink one and about 20 yellow ones left 😆
any gummy skittle anything…got to be the red ones! (or pink one when it comes to starbursts!)
Cherries aren’t a berry but I’m still putting them #1, then blueberries, then strawberries!
Cheater! 😛 You probably could have told me that cherries were a berry and I’d probably believe you, though. I learned that bananas are actually a berry while writing this post 😯
Want, need, must have. I think chocolate and raspberries was my first chocolate combination love. Remember the Godiva bars that would be at the checkout at Barnes and Noble? I blame/thank them 😀
I don’t remember because we don’t have Barnes and Noble up here 🙁 BUT! I do remember loving those fruit filled chocolate bars. I need to hunt some down.