Oatmeal is prepared with milk, and combined
with dried cranberries, apple, sweetener for sweetness and cinnamon
to create a hot breakfast cereal that's hard to resist.
Cran-Apple Oatmeal
- 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
- 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
Nutrition Information Per Serving:
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.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®
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