Healthy Black Forest Baked Oatmeal

5 steps · 45 min total

1. 01

   Preheat the Oven

   Preheat your oven to 375 °F.
2. 02

   Combine Ingredients

   In a medium bowl, stir together the rolled oats, applesauce, milk, cherries, vanilla extract, chocolate chips, chia seeds, and cocoa powder until everything is well combined.
3. 03

   Fill Muffin Tin

   Lightly spray a muffin tin with cooking oil.

   Spoon the oatmeal mixture into the prepared tin, filling each cup to the top. This recipe should yield about 6 to 8 individual oatmeal cakes.

4. 04

   Bake and Broil

   Bake the oatmeal cakes, uncovered, for 20 minutes.

   If you like a lightly crisp top, broil them for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, watching closely until they're lightly browned on top.

5. 05

   Serve

   Serve the baked oatmeal warm, either on its own or with a side of fresh fruit, a dollop of yogurt, or a splash of milk.