Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal

By Realtychick

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1 cup Old Fashioned Oats, or Quick Cooking Oats
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons cherry jam, or to taste
• 1/4 cup 1 percent low-fat milk, plus more to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Put water, oats, salt and cherries into a medium sized saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes for Old Fashioned Oats, or 1 minute for Quick Cooking Oats. Remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla extract and cherry jam. Put into serving bowls and pour 2 tablespoons of milk over each bowl.