Fit 4 Fun Recipe of the Month “Vanilla Oatmeal”

Fit 4 Fun believe it’s important to involve children as much as possible in cooking daily meals and the aim of these recipes is to get all the family into the kitchen to prepare some healthy and nutritious dishes, which everyone can enjoy!

What you need

• 1 cup old fashioned oats, or quick cooking oats
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup dried cherries (or dried blueberries)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons cherry jam
• 1/4 cup milk

Equipment

• Bowl
• Saucepan
• Spoon

What you do

1. Bring the water, oats, salt and cherries to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the oats reach desired consistency.
2. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and cherry jam and a splash or two of milk to taste.
3. If your adding fruit or berries add them at the end instead of the cherries. Leave to cool a bit before serving

Take care! Make sure an adult helps to boil the mixture! 

This recipe was supplied by CYCA’s Big Lottery Funded project, Fit 4 Fun. Please visit www.fit4funwales.com for more information.