Cherry Overnight Oats with Chocolate (Black Forest Oats)
Black Forest cake for breakfast in make-ahead oatmeal form. Rich chocolate oats topped with cherries, chocolate and coconut cream.
Ingredients
For the oats:
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tsp maple syrup divided
- 1 tsp vanilla
For the topping:
- 1 cup cherries (fresh or thawed and drained if frozen), halved or quartered
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 2 Tbsp dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup coconut cream
Instructions
- Combine the oats, cocoa, chia seeds, salt, milk, 1/4 cup maple syrup and vanilla in a bowl and mix well.
- Cover, refrigerate and let thicken 2 hours to overnight (alternatively, if you don’t want to wait, refrigerate overnight and instead of layering with the toppings, just top the oats with the cherries and cream before eating).
- Combine the cherries, almond extract and 2 tsp Maple syrup in a bowl and mix well.
- Fill 2-3 jars halfway full with oats, then add a layer of cherries, coconut cream and chocolate chips in each. Top with more oats and more cherries, chocolate and cream.
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