Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Apple cinnamon oatmeal is such an easy and delicious take on breakfast! The apples cook perfectly with the oatmeal so they are just tender enough but not too hard and the cinnamon and nutmeg flavor combination brings a warmth of flavor that makes you feel like it’s fall every time you eat this apple oatmeal recipe.

Cinnamon oatmeal has always been a favorite of mine, but adding the apples to it sends it over the moon! If you also love the cinnamon and apples combination, you’ll love my apple cider bundt cake, cinnamon baked apples, apple cinnamon scones, and my homemade caramel apple dip.

Why This Recipe Works

• This recipe uses real diced apples. They are cooked with the oatmeal to produce the perfect texture, not too soft and not too crunchy/hard.
• 1 pot. 5 Minutes. Such a delicious apple cinnamon oatmeal recipe and all you’ll need is 1 pot and 5 minutes to cook it.
• It’s an easy and delicious breakfast option. Not only is this apple cinnamon oatmeal easy to make, but the flavors are so warm and delicious that you will have little mouths asking for more!

Ingredients

• Apples: I used Fuji apples, but you can use any variety.
• Rolled Oats: I prefer rolled oats in my oatmeal because the texture holds and you don’t get a big bowl of mush.
• Cinnamon: In addition to the cinnamon, adding a bit of nutmeg really helps bring out that warm delicious flavor.
• Water: I use water as the liquid in this recipe, although you could use milk or almond milk if you want a dairy base.

Step-By-Step Instructions

1. Add the oats, water, chopped apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a saucepan. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

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2. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 4-5  minutes or until the apple cinnamon oatmeal is thickened. Stir frequently to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pan.
3. Remove from heat and stir in the brown sugar, or sweetener of choice. 

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4. Serve and top with a slice of butter and toasted pecans, if desired. 

Recipe Tips

Apples

• I used a Fuji apple when making this cinnamon apple oatmeal. You can use any apple variety. For reference, I used about 1/4 of a medium sized apple to get 1/2 cup. If you want a plethora of apples, add more to the oatmeal. 
• I found that dicing the apples fairly small gave me the best results. The apples cooked perfectly, were not too soft and not too crunchy. You can see the size of the apples in the blog post in the “step-by-step instructions” subheading. Around 1/8″ or so works well. 
• If you prefer a nice and crunchy apple in your oatmeal, you can wait to add the apples until the end of the cooking process, and stir them in with the brown sugar. 

Brown sugar: Can use light or dark brown sugar. Add more or less according to your taste preference. 

To make vegan friendly: Rather then use brown sugar use a sweetener such as maple syrup, date syrup, agave. 

Toppings: Toppings are optional. Other ideas include dried, chopped apples, yogurt, granola, chia seeds, hemp hearts. 

Variations: Add additional protein to your oatmeal with vanilla-flavored protein powder. Increase the amount of fiber in the dish by topping with flax seed. Want to mix things up? Replace the apples with peaches or pears (adding the fruit at the end with the brown sugar since they are softer fruits).

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