Black Forest Oatmeal Chocolate Cherry Food

BLACK FOREST OATMEAL

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 3-1/4 cups water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil. Stir in oats and wheat germ; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes., Meanwhile, combine cocoa, sugar, vanilla and remaining water; stir until smooth. Add chocolate mixture and cherries to oats; stir until well combined and heated through. Serve topped with additional cherries and, if desired, miniature chocolate chips and sweetened whipped cream.

BLACK FOREST OATMEAL (CHOCOLATE CHERRY)

Steps:

• Mix oats, milk, cocoa powder, and sugar in large microwaveable bowl.
• Microwave on high 2-3 minutes. If you like your oatmeal very thick, microwave for an extra 2 minutes on half power.
• Stir in chocolate bits and sour cherries.

BLACK FOREST OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease baking sheet.
• Cream shortening,sugar,egg,milk and extract.
• In separate bowl,combine remaining dry ingredients.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Stir in chopped chocolates,cherries and almonds.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inched apart onto baking sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Do not overbake.
• Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
• Remove to wire rack to cool completely.

BLACK FOREST CHOCOLATE CHIP & CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Microwave the cherries and Kirsch on high for about a minute. Let them sit for 15 minutes to plump the cherries and cool down.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high, beat (using the flat paddle attachment) butter until creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Add sugars gradually, beating until light and fluffly, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl as needed.
• Beat in extracts and then eggs.
• Turn the mixer down to low and add the flour in three increments, scraping down the bowl frequently. Do not overmix - I usually turn off the mixer and hand mix the last remains.
• Stir in the chocolate chunks, the cooled cherries, and up to 1 tbsp of the kirsch (discard, or drink, the rest!).
• Cover the bowl and chill for at least 2 hours
• Preheat the oven to 375°F Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or grease them.
• Drop chilled dough by rounded tablespoon at 2 inch intervals (they spread out a good bit) onto the sheets.
• Bake for about 12 minutes (give or take based on your 'chewiness' preference), or until the edges and tops turn golden brown. Remove from the oven, cool for several minutes, and enjoy!

CHOCOLATE CHERRY TRIFLE DESSERT

Steps:

• Make pudding with the milk. Let chill a few hours.
• Cut up the chocolate pound cake and put half in a medium to large pretty glass bowl.
• Mix cherries and flavoring.
• After pudding has thickened, layer 1/2 the cherries over the cake in the bowl.
• Cover that with half of pudding.
• Cover that with half the whipped cream.
• Repeat layers. You may need more whipped cream to cover the whole bowl if you are more generous with the whipped cream.
• To step up the chocolate a notch you could use a package of mini chocolate chips to make one more layer on top of the whipped cream, for decoration.
• Chill for about a half hour or so, then serve.
• Doubled with everything but the cake, this overfilled a 9x13 pan, to estimate size. Cooking includes chill time.