Chocolate Cherry Baked Oatmeal

Oatmeal can taste really good, you just have to add the right ingredients. Like cherries, chocolate and coconut. I love trying different flavors of oatmeal. I feel healthy for eating oatmeal, but also feel like I'm indulging a little bit with oatmeals like this.

You can use your favorite type of chocolate chips in this oatmeal, I used dark chocolate chips because those are one of my favorite and I knew dark chocolate and cherries would make a fantastic pairing.

This oatmeal did not disappoint. We all loved every bite of it and my girls have already request I make it again soon.

Chocolate Cherry Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 banana, mashed
• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup frozen cherries, quartered
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup shredded coconut

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Spray a 8x8 baking dish.
2. In a large bowl whisk together the egg, sugar, milk and mashed banana.
3. Add in the oats and baking powder and stir until well mixed.
4. Fold in half of the cherries, chocolate chips and coconut.
5. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the remaining cherries, chocolate chips and coconut on top.
6. Bake for 30 minutes or until the oatmeal has absorbed the liquid and is set.

Enjoy!!!

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 393
Total Fat		14.8g
Saturated Fat		9g
Polyunsaturated Fat		0g
Monounsaturated Fat		0.3g
Trans Fat		0.3g
Cholesterol		50.8mg
Sodium		116.1mg
Potassium		281.6mg
Total Carbohydrates		64.2g
Dietary Fiber		6.9g
Sugars		43.8g
Protein		5.8g
Vitamin A 14.5% Vitamin C 6.7%
Calcium 7.5% Iron 14.9%
*Nutritional information will vary depending on the brands you use.

*Adapted from Petit Foods.