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Chocolate Cherry Oats
Recipe by:
Dr. Michael Greger
Dr. Greger always keeps cocoa powder and canned water-packed tart cherries in his pantry to make his morning-time chocolate covered cherry sensation oat groats.
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Course
Breakfast
Difficulty
Easy
Servings
4
Daily Dozen
Berries, Flaxseeds, Herbs and Spices, Nuts and Seeds, Whole Grains
Ingredients
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2
cups
water
2
cups
frozen cherries
½
cup
steel-cut oats
1
tablespoon
ground flaxseeds
1
tablespoon
wheat germ
1
tablespoon
cocoa powder
1-2
teaspoons
date sugar
1-2
tablespoons
pumpkin seeds
Instructions
Bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
Add in ½ cup of steel-cut oats and 2 cups of frozen cherries.
Cover and cook on medium-low heat.
Once the oats are cooked, add:
1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
1 tablespoon wheat germ
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 to 2 teaspoons date sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
Mix together and serve.