Cacao Chia Cherry Bread | A Life Delectable

Ingredients

• Course Bread , Breakfast , Dessert
• Cooking Method Bake , Blender
• Dietary Ingredients Dairy-Free , Gluten-Free , Vegan
• 1 Cup rolled oats Ground to flour in high speed blender or food processor
• 1/4 Cup rolled oats
• 1/2 Cup Chia Seeds or Powder
• 1/2 Cup Cacao Powder
• 1/2 Cup walnuts roughly chopped
• 1/2 Cup Dried Cherries roughly chopped
• 1/2 Cup Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips I like the Enjoy Life brand, with no dairy, nuts, GMOs or soy lecithin
• 2 tsps Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt
• 1 Cup water
• 3/4 Cup Packed Medjool Dates Pitted
• 1 Large Banana or 2 small to medium
• Preheat the oven to 350
• Line the bottom of a 9x11 inch baking pan with parchment paper and grease the sides lightly.
• Measure all ingredients except water, dates and banana into a large bowl and stir to mix well.
• Add the date/banana mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to mix well.
• Pour/scoop the batter into the prepared pan spreading as evenly as possibly and smoothing the top. Tap the pan on the counter a few times to help the batter settle evenly.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
• Let cool in the pan 10-20 minutes, then cover the pan with a cookie sheet and overturn it to release the bread.
• Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
• Will keep a day or two on the counter, a week in the fridge or indefinitely in the freezer, but they won't last that long!
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