Cocoa & cherry oat bake

breakfast brunch cherries cocoa oats vegan vegetarian

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Ingredients

75g dried cherries

1 tbsp chia seeds

500ml hazelnut milk

200g jumbo porridge oats

3 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp cocoa nibs

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

50g blanched hazelnuts

fat-free yogurt and sugar-free cherry compote, to serve (optional)

Method

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cover the cherries with boiling water and set aside for 10 mins. Meanwhile, mix the chia seeds with 3 tbsp warm water.

Drain the cherries and put in a large bowl with the soaked chia and the remaining ingredients, except the hazelnuts. Tip into a 2-litre ovenproof dish and scatter over the hazelnuts, then bake for 25-30 mins until piping hot in the middle. Serve with yogurt and cherry compote, if you like.