Brownie Baked Oats

As soon as I scooped this out of the pan, I knew I had struck gold. I continued to serve it up all weekend, and when my friend wrote to me to ask for the recipe, I knew for certain that, ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of plant-based milk ( I used oat milk, but coconut milk is also good)
• 1/2 cup of maple syrup
• 1/3 cup of peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 2 cups of oats
• 1/4 cup of cocoa
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 tablespoon of flax
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F
2. In a large bowl, stir together milk, maple syrup, peanut butter and vanilla.
3. Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Pour into greased 8×8 square pan and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
5. I dare you to wait before diving in!!