A decadent and healthy comfort-food breakfast.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup “quick” oats (not instant)
1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Tbsp dried tart cherries
1 Tbsp walnuts
dash of salt
1 tsp maple syrup
Optional: 1-2 Tbsp almond milk

DIRECTIONS

Put all the ingredients except the almond milk into a bowl, and pour boiling water over the mixture (approximately one cup of boiling water, but you can vary the amount of water depending on how thick or thin you want the oatmeal). Cover bowl and let it steep for 10 minutes. Steeping rather than microwaving lets the cherries plump and become both softer and sweeter. Once the oats and cherries have thickened, add almond milk, if desired.