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Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake

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Cherries. One of the sweetest, decadent fruits of the season. Dark red sweetness paired with the luxurious smooth taste of chocolate will have you dreaming about breakfast all night long! Gluten-free and vegan, this healthy Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake will beckon you to the breakfast table!

Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Cherries. One of the sweetest, decadent fruits of the season. Dark red sweetness paired with the luxurious smooth taste of chocolate will have you dreaming about breakfast all night long! Gluten-free and vegan, this healthy Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake will beckon you to the breakfast table!

Maybe it’s just me, but I saw about 50 different cherry recipe round-up posts last week! Holy cow! Not saying that’s a bad thing though, I mean, who doesn’t love cherries? Not me! I adore them! During the the rest of the year, when it’s not cherry season, I forget just how much I love this little fruit. I never remember that I do consider the cherry one of my favorite fruits. Then summer hits and cherry season is at it’s peak; the love and remembrance comes flooding back with a vengeance!

Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Cherries. One of the sweetest, decadent fruits of the season. Dark red sweetness paired with the luxurious smooth taste of chocolate will have you dreaming about breakfast all night long! Gluten-free and vegan, this healthy Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake will beckon you to the breakfast table!

Now, I’ve always loved cherries (all fruit really), but I can pin-point the cherry-loving to a few summers ago when it really hit me. My dad has a Costco membership and as you know, Costco is all bulk. We only use it now for water buying (haha), but he used to go crazy with fruit and bring home tons and tons! (Way more than we needed since no one in my family seems to eat it…except me). But one summer it must have been The Summer of Cherry Perfection. The big crates he would bring home of the most perfect, sweet, firm, dark cherry juicy cherries never lasted long! From that summer on I feel in love.

Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Cherries. One of the sweetest, decadent fruits of the season. Dark red sweetness paired with the luxurious smooth taste of chocolate will have you dreaming about breakfast all night long! Gluten-free and vegan, this healthy Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake will beckon you to the breakfast table!

Since I know I’m not the only one who has a deep cherry obsession, when I dug up this gem of a recipe circa summer of 2014, I knew it was time to share! As you know from my showstopper Cinnamon Cookie Oat Bake I shared a few weeks ago, I was also obsessed with oat bakes that summer. This one will not disappoint in the oat bake department! Plus, do I even need to talk about the chocolate factor? I think not 😉 Cherries go with chocolate like peanut butter and jelly. Actually, chocolate goes with everything, but cherry is always a great pairing option!

Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake

Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Cherries. One of the sweetest, decadent fruits of the season. Dark red sweetness paired with the luxurious smooth taste of chocolate will have you dreaming about breakfast all night long! Gluten-free and vegan, this healthy Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake will beckon you to the breakfast table!

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Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake

Cherries. One of the sweetest, decadent fruits of the season. Dark red sweetness paired with the luxurious smooth taste of chocolate will have you dreaming about breakfast all night long! Gluten-free and vegan, this healthy Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake will beckon you to the breakfast table!

  • Author: Rebecca Pytell
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Yield: 1 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine and stir all ingredients together.
  3. Lightly grease a single ceramic ramekin with coconut oil and then pour in the oat mixture. Smooth out the top and then cover the ramekin with a piece of foil.
  4. Bake for about 20 minutes. Enjoy hot from the oven, or store it in the fridge overnight for breakfast in the morning. Simply heat, uncovered, in the microwave for about a minute or until warm!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1

Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Cherries. One of the sweetest, decadent fruits of the season. Dark red sweetness paired with the luxurious smooth taste of chocolate will have you dreaming about breakfast all night long! Gluten-free and vegan, this healthy Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake will beckon you to the breakfast table!

I don’t know about you, but I;m craving some cherries right now! I wish I have a cherry tree. That would come in handy. Now I know this looks like dessert, but no, it’s breakfast, trust me! Cherry chocolate decadence can be healthy and had for breakfast EVERY day of the week and I just proved that to you. Now go gather your cherries and make this oat bake for breakfast…and maybe make an extra for dessert too. I won’t tell!

So tell me:

+ Are you a cherry-lover? I hope so!

+ Of the small summer fruits (cherries and berries) which is you favorite? I think my top 3 would be cherries, strawberries, and bluebabies 😉

*Recipe linking up for the week! Allergy Free Wednesdays, #RecipeOfTheWeek,#StrangeButGood, Gluten-Free Wednesdays, Real Food Friday, Gluten-Free Fridays,Tasty Tuesdays, Savoring Saturdays, Healthy Vegan Fridays, Tasty Tuesdays, Meatless Mondays, Lena’s Tasty Tuesdays!*


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Comments

  3. Deborah Davis says

    Who can resist these healthy and delectable ingredients! Thank you so much for sharing your
    Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake with us at the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I’m pinning and sharing.

    Reply

  5. Sherry says

    My top fruits: blueberries, cherries, and strawberries. Maybe cherries first. Love the cocoa you added to your recipe. Cocoa makes great comfort food!

    Reply

  6. Kathy says

    Visiting from the recipe swap. This looks so good. I can also remember when I fell in love with cherries and they still remain my all time favorite fruit. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Totally! It’s so perfect to make the night before and simply heat up! That’s what I do!

      Reply

  16. Marla says

    Hi Rebecca,
    This looks and sounds delicious with such healthy ingredients. It sure would making getting up in the morning easier if you had this to look forward to as your breakfast and I agree it would make a healthy tasty dessert.

    Reply

  17. Kaila (GF Life 24/7) says

    These look tasty! We just went cherry picking last weekend! My favorite summertime fruit has got to be the blueberry though. They’re so delicious! Happy FF, and have a wonderful weekend! 😀

    Reply

  21. Rob says

    That looks really yummy. My wife and I are trying desperately to eat healthier and I really like the idea of including things that still taste great, are real food and are good for you. #brilliantblogposts

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Thank you!
      You guys will love some baked oats for breakfast! Really perfectly sweet, hearty, and satisfying!

      Reply

  28. Jennifer Abel says

    I love cherries and would have to say Black Forrest Cake is the first thing I will make when they are in season. Thanks for sharing your recipe on #wednesdayswisdom, it looks so nice and healthy at the same time.

    Reply

  30. Laura says

    Oh man. I love cherries. And combined with chocolate, it’s the best thing. I’ve been on a cherry kick lately, and no matter how many times I have them, I just always want them!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      You can use any sweetener! The really and only cherry flavor is from the REAL beauties 😉

      Reply

  38. Melissa @ vegan does it says

    You can’t go wrong with cherries and chocolate. I am totally cherry, and chocolate , and oat obsessed so I can’t wait to try this. It’s perfect timing too because I’ve been stuck in a rut with my morning oats 🙂

    Reply

  51. Linda @ Veganosity says

    You know I’m a cherry lover because you saw the cherry roundup on my blog. 😉 This looks so good!

    Cherries top all other summer fruit because it’s the one thing that I can’t buy during other seasons.

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I know 😛 You were one of the people I was referring too with the round-ups! Hahaha!
      I know right! Except frozen 😉

      Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I know! I have bottles of that stevia, but don’t like it in my coffee, so I never use it…except here!

      Reply

  56. Chaitali says

    This sounds delicious! I love cherries but am usually too lazy to cook with them since I don’t want to have to pit them. But I think I can handle pitting 6 for something like this 🙂

    Reply

  58. Harriet Emily says

    Well you know how much I LOVE chocolate – and I LOOOOOVE cherries too. Of course, they’re the best combination! I can’t think of anything better than this oat bake, mmm, it looks amazing Rebecca!

    Reply

  59. Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says

    This oat bake looks especially decadent and dessert-like! Some oat bakes end up looking sort of dry and day-old oatmeal-y, but this looks like gooey delicious almost pudding like, and that makes me want a bit very badly <3 Very yummy, this totally looks like something to whip up any time of day 🙂 And once you mentioned cherry + chocolate being like PB&J I started thinking hmm cherry jelly + + dark chocolate PB sandwich??? :/ It could work!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Ew, hahaha, dry old oatmeal 😛
      When I was searching through the pictures of this, I thought that blob you see in the center was chocolate…but it’s a cherry, hahaha!
      O god…..I think….that may be the best sandwich…………………..

      Reply

  60. chrysta @ noshed says

    so LOVE cherries. I get so excited when they are in season and then I go on a cherry rampage. I’m very territorial about my cherries 😉 Love the chocolate oat bake that you added them to! Great combo. I think if i had to pick three summer fruits it would be cherries, peaches and blackberries. Yum!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Hahaha, I know!! Cherry season is so full of joy!
      I haven’t gotten my hands on blackberries yet this summer….too expensive!

      Reply

  61. Brittany Bergman says

    I know this is going to sound crazy, but I used to not like the cherry/chocolate combination. I’m so glad my taste buds have changed! This looks/sounds absolutely delicious.

    Reply

  63. Sam @ PancakeWarriors says

    So I have confession, I didn’t like cherries until this year! I can’t believe I resisted them so long because OH MY GOSH they are like my new favorite food! And you added chocolate, and I can eat this for breakfast. Yeah this has got to happen in my kitchen ASAP!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Once you taste GOOD cherries, it makes all the difference in liking them. Most of the time….the batches of cherries kinda suck. But sometimes you’re lucky with a perfect batch and then you fall in love all over again!

      Reply

  65. Farrah says

    Yayyyy for cherries! I can’t decide on a favorite summer fruit, but I love the chocolate + cherry combination! <3 This looks so cute + tasty!

    Reply

  71. Tina Muir says

    You should take a trip to traverse city in michigan sometime, they are the cherry capital of the world, and have EVERYTHING cherry, I am NOT kidding, you would love it!!! Chocolate and cherry though…what a combination 😀 Thanks for linking up! YUM!

    Reply

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