I am afflicted. Literally. I currently have a rare skin condition thing going on. It's really a bummer, actually, but it'll be fine... eventually. I hope.
Anyway, I am to stay off of refined sugar. Strictly. I'm allowed honey and fruit, so that's nice. But now I've been left to find more sugar free foods to feed my family and myself. I discovered this oatmeal online at a website called MrBreakfast.com. I LOVE it. Super, super good.
Ingredients:
3 1/2 C water
1/2 C chopped dried apricots*
1/3 C honey
2 C rolled oats
1/2 t ground cinnamon
1/4 t salt
Directions:
In a saucepan, bring water, apricots, honey, cinnamon, and salt to a boil.
Stir in oats; return to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium and cook for about 5 minutes (quick oats=1 minute), or until most of the liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
Le stand until desired consistency.
Notes:
*You can use any fruit instead of the apricots.
When I made this the first time, as Ben was scooping it into his bowl, he casually stated: "Apricots are probably my very least favorite fruit." Thanks, Ben. But he liked it. I made it a couple days later with raisins, and he liked that better. Next up, I want to try chopped apples. Yum.
Oh, and even Gretchen liked this. She and I were eating it out of a bowl, cold, for an afternoon snack yesterday, and she loved it.
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