Oatmeal Breakfast Ingredients:

Oatmeal, brown sugar and walnut streusel mixture and dried cranberries. No added salt, preservatives or MSG.

Recipe Additions:

4 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt, (optional)
plain or strawberry yogurt
sliced bananas

Oatmeal Breakfast Recipe Directions:

Bring water to boil, add salt and oatmeal. Stir frequently until oatmeal starts to thicken. Add dried cranberries and continue to cook on low until thickened, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and let stand a few minutes. Spoon oatmeal into bowls and top with crumbled streusel mixture. Serve with yogurt and sliced bananas for a breakfast parfait or with a pat of butter and milk for a warm and satisfying start to the day.

Makes about 4 1-cup servings.

Oatmeal Recipes:

Fruit Streusel Crisp Recipe:

In a medium bowl combine the contents of the brown sugar packet with 1 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup white sugar, and 1/2 cup of the oatmeal. Stir to blend. Drizzle in 1/2 cup melted butter and stir with a fork until mixture clumps. Pat on top of your favorite cut up fruit mixed with 1/4 cup white sugar, the dried cranberries and 1 tsp vanilla or lemon juice. Bake at 350 degrees 30 minutes for berries or 45 minutes for apples or pears.

Apricot Oatmeal Nut Bar Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 package Colorado Morning Oatmeal Breakfast
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup butter, cold
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup apricot jam
1/2 teaspoon salt

Cooking Directions:

In a food processor: Blend brown sugar/nut packet, flour, white sugar and salt. Add cut-up butter, pulse until dough begins to form. Transfer to a bowl and knead in oatmeal. Reserve 1 cup dough and press remaining dough into a Pyrex 9” x 13” pan. Spread jam evenly on top of dough and sprinkle on cranberries. Crumble reserved dough over all. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes.

Inventive Variation:

For a sweeter bar, try raspberry jam in place of apricot and top with 1 cup shredded coconut. DO NOT BROIL.

Oatmeal Cookies Recipe:

When it’s time to fill the cookie jar with those old fashioned cookies grandma treated you to as a child, start with a package of our Colorado Morning Oatmeal Breakfast Cereal mix. It’s easy, quick and best of all, everyone will wonder where you found that “old family recipe”.

Ingredients:

1 package Colorado Morning Oatmeal Breakfast Cereal
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 ounces chocolate chips (Optional)

Cooking Directions:

Combine eggs and cranberry packet and let stand for half hour. Sift flour with salt and soda. Cream shortening and gradually add sugar and contents of streusel/nut packet. Blend in cranberry/egg mixture. Blend in flour mixture. Stir in oatmeal and chocolate chips (optional). Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake about 12 minutes at 350 degrees F and cool on wire rack. Store in air-tight container.

Cranbery Oatmeal Muffins Recipe:

Struesel Ingredients: (From Colorado Morning Oatmeal Breakfast)

Contents of brown sugar/nut packet
Add 3 to 4 tablespoons butter, softened
Mix and set aside.

Muffin Ingredients: (From Colorado Morning Oatmeal Breakfast)

2 cups oatmeal
Contents of cranberry packet

Ingredients:

Cooking Directions:

• Mix oatmeal and sour cream.
• Add melted butter, eggs and brown sugar.
• Sift remaining dry ingredients and stir into oatmeal mix until just wet.
• Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full.
• Sprinkle with streusel mixture.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 22 minutes.

Granola Recipe:

This summer, start your early, sunny mornings with a delicious and healthy serving of granola. Save time by using our Colorado Morning Oatmeal Breakfast Mix. Fuel up with a ready-to-go meal that will energize you for hours!

Ingredients:

1 package of Colorado Morning Oatmeal Breakfast
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup almonds
6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup honey

Cooking Directions:

• In a pan melt butter and honey.
• In a bowl stir together package of oatmeal, streusel/nut mixture with coconut and almonds.
• Add melted butter and honey; mix well and spread on large cookie sheet.
• Bake about 25 minutes tossing occasionally until golden brown.
• Cool completely and mix in cranberry fruit package.
• Store in tightly covered container, refrigerate for up to one month.