Cook Time: 30 min
Serves: 4
Per Serving: 280 Calories, 8g Total Fat (2g Saturated Fat), 45g Carbohydrates, 9g Protein, 4g Dietary Fiber, 280mg Sodium
Ingredients:
1 ¾ cups low fat (1%) milk
¼ cup raisins
3 Tbsp. chopped walnuts
3 Tbsp. lightly packed brown sugar, divided (or use maple syrup for more nutrients)
2 tsp. unsalted butter
⅛ tsp. salt
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
¼ cup dried apricots
½ Golden Delicious apple, peeled and core
Cooking Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- In 2-quart microwaveable, oven proof casserole, heat milk and butter until milk steams, about 1-2 minutes. Mix in salt and oats and set aside.
- Chop apricots. Mix apricots, raisins and 1 Tbsp. of the sugar into oats. Shred apple into oats and mix to combine.
- Bake oats, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Stir, then top with remaining sugar and the nuts. Bake 15 minutes longer, or until the oats are chewy. Divide the oatmeal among four bowls. Serve immediately.
Recipe from: "Something Different" is written by Dana Jacobi, author of 12 Best Foods Cookbook and contributor to AICR's New American Plate Cookbook: Recipes for a Healthy Weight and a Healthy Life.