This recipe for Hot & Hearty Fig & Apricot Wheatena is a delicious way to start you day and gives you all the necessary to energy you need.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Servings 4
Serving Size: about 5 cups cereal
Ingredients:
about 5 cups cereal1 cup uncooked wheat cereal such as Wheatena brand
2 cups each: nonfat vanilla soymilk and water
½ cup each: diced dried figs and diced dried apricots
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons honey
Toppings: ¼ cup each: nonfat vanilla soymilk and toasted sliced unblanched almonds
Directions:
Place a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add cereal; cook 4 minutes or until fragrant, stirring occasionally. Add milk, water, figs, apricots and salt. Bring to a simmer; cook about 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Transfer to four warmed serving bowls; let stand 1 or 2 minutes (cereal will be very hot). Serve with toppings.
Substitutions:
1 cup chopped dates or dried mixed fruit bits may be substituted for the figs and apricots. Skim milk plus ½ teaspoon vanilla may be substituted for the vanilla soymilk, and apple pie spice may replace the cinnamon.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 389.79 g
Fat Calories: 39.08 g
Total Fat: 4.34 g
Sat. Fat: 0.41 g
Cholesterol: 0.00 mg
Sodium: 624.23 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 80.26 g
Fiber: 11.86 g
Sugars: 41.12 g
Protein: 10.78 g
Vitamin A: 15.83 RE
Vitamin C: 3.51 mg
Calcium: 300.31 mg
Iron: 3.83 mg