Breakfast Banana Chocolate & Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cakes

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

  • 1 ¼ cups low-fat milk

  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar

  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed

  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ cup smooth natural peanut butter

  • ¼ cup mini chocolate chips, divided

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.

  2. Combine oats, milk, brown sugar, bananas, eggs, cocoa, baking powder, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. Fill each of the prepared muffin cups with 2 to 3 tablespoons batter, then divide peanut butter and 2 tablespoons chocolate chips among the muffin cups. Cover with the remaining batter and press down slightly. Top with the remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the muffin cups to release the oatmeal cakes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.