Gingerbread Baked Oat Cups
[Vegan]

For the Oat Cups:

• 2 1/2 cups gluten-free quick-cooking or old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup vegan vanilla protein powder (or substitute additional oats)
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar-free monk fruit sweetener (or substitute coconut sugar)
• 2 teaspoons gingerbread spice mix (recipe below)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 flax eggs
• 1 cup unsweetened almond or nut-free milk
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses (or substitute additional maple syrup)
• 1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the Gingerbread Spice (for approximately 1/2 cup spice mixture):

• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon allspice
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• Pinch of black pepper