Apple Pie Oatmeal
This recipe jazzes up your oatmeal a bit. And it's easier than you think!
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, you can use any kind of apple, you may need less sugar if you use a sweeter apple.
- ¼ lemon
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon , *See Gr8 Tip
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg , *See Gr8 Tip
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger , *See Gr8 Tip
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 ¾ cups water
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup milk or cream, optional
Instructions
- Cut the apple in quarters, core, then cut into bite-size pieces and sprinkle with the lemon juice.
- In a small bowl mix together the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture to the apples and toss to coat all the pieces.
- In a small sauté pan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- When the butter is melted, add the apple mix to the pan and stir so all the apple pieces are coated with butter.
- Cook, stirring occasionally until apples are tender and slightly caramelized.
- While the apples are cooking put the oats, water, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Turn the heat to low and cook, uncovered, until oats are cooked through, 4-5 minutes.
- If you like your oatmeal creamier, you may want to stir in the milk at this time.
- When the oatmeal and apples are both done pour the oatmeal into serving bowls and top with the apple mixture.
Notes
Gr8 Tip:
If you have Pumpkin Pie Spice, simply use 2 teaspoons of that in place of the spices. Tried this recipe?Mention @Great8Friends or tag #gr8food!