- Diabetic-friendly recipe for tasty oatmeal
enriched with apple, dried fruit and sunflower seeds.
Best Breakfast Oatmeal
3 cups skim milk
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1/3 cup dried fruit bits or raisins
1 medium apple, unpeeled, cored, cubed
3 tablespoons raw unsalted sunflower seeds, toasted
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
2 1/2 to 3 1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes or 8 to
12 packets Equal® sweetener or 1/3 to 1/2 cup Equal®
Spoonful
2 to 3 dashes salt
Ground cinnamon
- Combine milk, oats, fruit bits, apple,
sunflower seeds, and maple extract in medium saucepan; heat to
boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat
and simmer until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Stir in Equal® and salt. Spoon cereal
into bowls; sprinkle with cinnamon.
Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition Information Per Serving (about
1 cup):280 cal., 13 g pro., 45 g carbo., 6 g fat, 3 mg chol.,
164 mg sodium.
Food Exchange: 1 milk, 2 bread, 1 fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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