Cran-Apple Oatmeal
Oatmeal is prepared with milk, and combined with dried cranberries and fresh apple to create a hot breakfast cereal that's hard to resist.
Recipe Ingredients:
2 cups 2% or skim milk
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup old-fashioned or quick oats, uncooked
3/4 cup chopped apple
2 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful*
2 tablespoons chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cooking Directions:
- Combine milk, cranberries, cinnamon and salt in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Add oats and apple. Simmer, uncovered 5 to 6 minutes for old-fashioned (1 to 2 minutes for quick), stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Remove from heat. Stir in Equal®, nuts and vanilla.
Makes 2 servings.
*May substitute 3 packets Equal sweetener.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/2 of recipe): calories 387, protein 16 g, carbohydrate 64 g, fat 8 g, cholesterol 20 mg, sodium 437 mg.
Food Exchanges: 1 milk, 2 starch, 1 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.