Eating a variety of grains and fruit not
only ensures that you get more nutrients, but also helps make
breakfast more interesting.
Apricot
Honey Oatmeal
- 3 1/2 cups water
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- In 3-quart saucepan, bring
water, apricots, honey and cinnamon to a boil. Stir in oats;
return to boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook about 1 minute for
quick oats (or 5 minutes for old fashioned oats) or until most
of liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally
- Remove from heat. Let
stand until of desired consistency.
Makes 4 servings.
Cook's Note: If desired
substitute raisins, dried peaches or pears, dried cranberries
or blueberries, dried apples, dates or diced mixed dried fruit
for apricots.
Nutritional Information
Per Serving: 1 cup; Calories: 270 14% Calories from Fat: 25 Total
Fat: 3 4% Saturated Fat: 0.5 0% Trans Fat: 0 Cholesterol: 0 0%
Sodium: 10 0.4% Total Carbohydrate: 54 20% Dietary Fiber: 5 20%
Sugars: 25 Protein: 6 12% Vitamin A: 586 10% Vitamin C: 1 1%
Calcium: 37 4% Iron: 3 15%
Dietary Exchange: starchbread:2;
fruit:2
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of The Quaker Oats Company.
