Quick Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal
This vegan and gluten-free recipe is full of nutrient dense ingredients - cooked banana and warmed cherries add just the right amount of natural sweetness.
Servings 1
Ingredients
- ½ cup dry old fashioned oats*
- 1 cup water
- 1 small or medium banana
- 2-3 Tbsp. hemp seeds or wheat germ*
- 1 Tbsp. unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup plant milk or more to taste
- ¾ cup frozen cherries
- 2 Tbsp. chopped nuts pecans, walnuts or almonds are nice
Instructions
- Place frozen cherries in a small microwave-safe bowl and cook on high for 30 seconds. Stir and cook on high for another 30 seconds and then set aside.
- Mash banana with a fork in a large microwave-safe bowl.
- Add oats, water, hemp seeds (or wheat germ), cocoa powder and cinnamon to the bowl and stir to mix.
- Microwave bowl of oats on high for approximately 4 minutes. (Make sure bowl is large enough that oatmeal will not spill when it expands during cooking.)
- Remove cooked oats from microwave and stir in ¼ cup or more of plant milk (I use rice milk) to reach desired consistency.
- Spoon warmed cherries over the top - include some of the cherry juice if desired.
- Sprinkle with nuts and enjoy.
Notes
*Be sure to use gluten-free old fashioned oats and avoid using wheat germ if you are sensitive to gluten.
Hemps seeds add a slight crunch, while wheat germ keeps things creamy. Both provide additional nutrients.