The perfect Protein Cookies and Cream Baked Oats: A sugar-free Oreo protein oatmeal filled with a melty cream cheese center. With the chocolate and cheesecake, this cookies and cream protein powder oatmeal is like having a giant Oreo for breakfast! A gluten free and Vegan option too.

I actually had an Oreo baked oatmeal recipe on my list for a while and was waiting to get my hands on some black cacao for the exact color contrast.

So as soon as that package came – was not expecting it on the day – I literally changed my evening snack meal plans and made these oats instead.

The perfect rich black chocolate flavored protein baked oats and the perfect creamy cheesecake-y center.

An Oreo flavored oatmeal that might be better than the Oreo!

Protein Cookies and Cream Baked Oats Ingredients

This Oreo protein oatmeal recipe is a healthy single serve baked oatmeal breakfast option sweetened with protein powder and a low fat cream cheese filling.

Instant or Quick Oats; Gluten free if needed.
Chocolate Protein Powder as the sweetener, to makes it a protein cookies and cream oatmeal recipe.I recommend ProteinWorld Chocolate Milkshake flavor for this recipe to keep it sugar free.; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
Another option would be Quest Chocolate.
Black Cacao Powder or even regular Cacao or Unsweetened Cocoa powder.
Unsweetened Almond Milk: To keep the baked oatmeal dairy free and sugar free, but use regular milk if you wish.
Non Fat Greek Yogurt to add creaminess and a more high protein recipe.
Baking Powder
Sliced Strawberries!

Cheesecake Baked Oats Filling

For the perfect Oreo effect, this baked oats recipe is stuffed with a cream cheese center! Here’s what you need:

Reduced Fat Cream Cheese, which might also be called Neufchâtel, for a low fat and low calorie recipe
Vanilla Protein Powder – sweetens the protein cheesecake filling and keeps it sugar free. The Vanilla from ProteinWorld or Quest work here.
Non-fat Greek Yogurt
Almond Milk

How to make Baked Cookies and Cream Protein Oatmeal

This cookies and cream protein powder oatmeal is really easy to make and can be baked in the oven or air fryer.

Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Grease a ramekin or oven-safe dish with coconut oil or cooking spray. You want one that’s about 1 cup or 8 ounces in volume.
Process all oatmeal ingredients (oats, Greek Yogurt, chocolate protein powder, black cacao powder, baking powder and milk) in a food processor about 30 seconds until blended.
Make cream cheese filing by stirring together softened cream cheese, milk and protein powder in a small bowl.
Pour ¾ oatmeal mixture into the ramekin, add cream cheese mixture, and top with those remaining oats.
Bake 20 – 22 minutes. The top of the oats will look wet, but they’re cooked.
You should have something creamy oats top, but completely baked oats all around. Don’t over bake or the bottom and sides will completely dry out.

Cool a bit, add some chopped Oreos, sugar-free chocolate chips or chocolate syrup (HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount) and dig in!

For the Cheesecake Swirl

Add only about ¾ of the cream cheese filling in the middle of the chocolate oats, bake for about 10 minutes, then add the the remaining mixture on top in swirl patterns. I like to add tiny dollops at a time and then swirl it around.

Make Oreo Protein Oatmeal in the Air Fryer

Instead of using the oven, you can also make this cookies and cream protein oatmeal bake in the air fryer; Cook for about 10 minutes at 325°F.

Alternatives for Protein Oreo Baked Oatmeal

For a regular Cookies and Cream Baked Oats

Make a normal cookies and cream oatmeal recipe by replacing the protein powder with 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp worth of your choice of sweetener; To keep this recipe healthy and sugar free, I recommend Lakanto’s 1:1 monkfruit sugar substitute. Code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount.

No Yogurt Oreo Baked Oats

To replace the Greek yogurt in this chocolate cheesecake baked oatmeal, use mashed banana, applesauce or even pumpkin puree.

Vegan Cookies and Cream Protein Powder Oatmeal Recipe

For a vegan cookies and cream baked oats, make sure you use a plant based protein powder, coconut yogurt, and dairy free cream cheese.

Alternatively replace the protein powder with the sugar substitute from above.

Overnight Oatmeal

Make Oreo protein overnight oats, don’t add baking powder to the oatmeal mixture, then transfer to an airtight container. Pour in oats, followed by cream cheese filling, then remaining oats, and place in fridge for 4-8 hours or leave overnight.

Can you store Chocolate Cheesecake Baked Oats?

This high protein Oreo cream cheese baked oats can be meal prepped and stored in the fridge or freezer.

Place individual protein Oreo baked oats an airtight container store in the fridge for 3-4 days; To reheat, microwave cookies and cream oatmeal from the fridge until warmed.

To freeze, place cheesecake stuffed baked oatmeal in a freezer-safe container and store for 2-3 months. Thaw the frozen oats first (or use the defrost setting on the microwave) and then microwave. You can also reheat in a 350°F oven.

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