Must-Make Breakfast: Healthy Black Forest Baked Oatmeal
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: August 7, 2013

This healthy breakfast recipe makes it a-okay to eat chocolate in the morning! It's loaded with good-for-you oats, applesauce, chia seeds, cherries and made decadent with chocolate and cocoa powder.
 Healthy Black Forest Baked Oatmeal
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	1 cup rolled oats (not instant)
	½ cup applesauce
	½ cup fat free milk (or dairy free milk, to make vegan)
	¾ cup pitted cherries (fresh or frozen)
	½ Tsp. vanilla extract
	¼ cup chocolate chips
	1 Tbsp. chia seeds
	1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
	Preheat oven to 375
	 
	Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
	Spray a muffin tin with cooking oil. Fill the tin to the top with oats. It should make about six – eight oatmeal cakes.
	Bake uncovered for 20 minutes. For a light crust, broil for an additional 3-5 minutes until lightly browned.
	Serve on it’s own or with fresh fruit, yogurt, or milk.