Creamy Maple Cranberry Oatmeal

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 1/2 cups milk or 3 1/2 cups soymilk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 2 cups oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries (such as craisins)
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ

Recipe

• 1 in medium saucepan, bring milk and salt to a gentle boil (watch carefully).
• 2 stir in oats, cranberries, and maple syrup.
• 3 return to a boil; reduce heat to medium.
• 4 cook 1 minute for quick oats, 5 minutes for old fashioned oats or until most of milk is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
• 5 let stand until desired consistency.
• 6 stir in wheat germ.
• 7 spoon oatmeal into four cereal bowls.
• 8 drizzle with additional syrup, if desired.
• 9 serve with milk or yogurt, if desired.
• 10 microwave directions: in 3-quart microwaveable bowl, combine all ingredients except wheat germ.
• 11 microwave on high 6 to 7 minutes for quick oats and 9 to 10 minutes for old fashioned oats or until most of liquid is absorbed.
• 12 let stand until desired consistency.
• 13 stir in wheat germ.