Cherry Oatmeal Chocolate Dessert

Ingredients

• [Oat layer] 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• [Oat layer] 1/2 teaspoon salt
• [Oat layer] 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• [Oat layer] 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• [Oat layer] Walnuts, to taste
• [Cream layer] 3 eggs
• [Cream layer] 1/4 teaspoon vanillin
• [Cream layer] 1/2 teaspoon salt
• [Cream layer] Sweetener or sugar substitute, to taste
• [Cream layer] 1/2 cup water
• [Cream layer] 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• [Cream layer] 2 cups milk
• [Cream layer] 1 tablespoon butter, optional
• [Cherry layer] 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cherries
• [Cherry layer] Sweetener, to taste
• [Cherry layer] 2 tablespoons water
• [Cherry layer] 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
• [Glaze] 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• [Glaze] Sugar-free chocolate, quantity not stated
• [Glaze] 1/4 cup milk

Method

1. Mix the oats, salt, cocoa powder, cinnamon and walnuts.
2. Combine the eggs, vanillin, salt, sweetener, water, cornstarch and milk for the cream layer.
3. Cook the cream mixture gently while stirring until safely heated and thickened; the original record omits the exact temperature and duration.
4. Stir in the optional butter.
5. Press or spread the oat mixture into a serving dish; the dish size is not stated.
6. Pour the thickened cream mixture over the oats.
7. Heat the cherries with sweetener, water and cornstarch until thickened.
8. Spread the cherry mixture over the cream layer.
9. Melt the coconut oil with the sugar-free chocolate and milk to make a glaze.
10. Pour the glaze over the cherry layer.
11. Refrigerate until fully set; the source does not state a chilling time.