In a Saucepan
Dried Fruit & Oat Porridge
4 cups water
1⅓ cups quick-cooking (not instant) oats
1 apple, peeled, cored, and diced
¼ cup toasted wheat germ
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup dried blueberries
8 dried apricots, chopped
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon unsalted raw or toasted sunflower seeds
Bring water to boil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in all ingredients except sunflower seeds. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until water is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Serve porridge sprinkled with sunflower seeds.
Per serving (1 cup porridge and ¾ teaspoon sunflower seeds): 227 Cal, 4 g Total Fat, 0 g Sat Fat, 0 g Trans Fat, 1 mg Chol, 306 mg Sod, 43 g Carb, 16 g Sugar, 7 g Fib, 7 g Prot, 43 mg Calc.