Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a muffin tin with 9 muffin cups.

Place the oats and almonds in a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is mostly ground.

Add in the almond milk, almond extract, salt, maple syrup and baking powder. Pulse until ingredients are combined well.

Pit the cherries, then chop into small pieces - around 8 pieces for each cherry (It sounds tedious, but only takes a few minutes!). Add the cherries to the food processor, and also add in the dark chocolate chips. Pulse for just 5-10 seconds. The goal is to have the batter get a cherry colored hue to it, but to also have chunks of cherry and chocolate in the batter.

Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, then cook for 14 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out of the center of the muffins clean.

Allow to slightly cool before enjoying!