Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

This delicious apple cinnamon oatmeal is cooked in 1 pot and ready to eat in 5 minutes! It has a plethora of fresh diced apples in the oatmeal that cook up perfectly, not too soft and not too crunchy. It's a healthy and satisifying breakfast that'll start your day off on the right foot.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 4

Total Time 5

Servings servings

Calories 277kcal

Author Whitney Wright

Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats
1 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup apples peeled and diced small, about 1/8" inch
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup brown sugar more or less according to taste

For Topping

butter optional
chopped pecans or other nut variety, optional

Instructions

Place oats, water, apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Once boiling reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 4 -5 minutes or until thickened. Stir frequently to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pan.
Remove from heat, stir in the brown sugar, or sweetener of choice.
Portion into individual bowls and top with a slice of butter and toasted pecans, if desired.

Notes

Apples

You can use any apple variety. I used about 1/4 of a medium sized apple.
Dicing the apples fairly small gave me the best results — not too soft and not too crunchy. Around 1/8" or so works well.
If you prefer a nice and crunchy apple in your oatmeal, add the apples at the end of the cooking process, and stir them in with the brown sugar.

Brown sugar: Can use light or dark brown sugar.

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

Toppings: Optional to add dried, chopped apples, yogurt, granola, chia seeds, hemp hearts.

Nutritional information is an estimate.

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