Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bowl
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bowl, a simple steel cut or rolled oats breakfast recipe with fresh apple slices and earthy cinnamon. A vibrant way to start your morning!
Equipment
- 1 small pot
Ingredients
- 2 cups oatmeal rolled or steel cut*
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup apples sliced into small pieces
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Optional toppings: a drizzle of nut or seed butter, sprinkle of nuts or seeds
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a pot: In a medium pot, add oats, water, apples, a pinch of salt, maple syrup, vanilla, ground cinnamon (or cinnamon stick), and ground nutmeg.2 cups oatmeal, 2 cups water, ½ cup apples, 1 pinch salt, 2 teaspoons maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Cook oats: Bring oats to a boil over high heat on the stovetop, then reduce heat to a low simmer and cook until oats are soft. This is usually 5 minutes for rolled oats, and 10 minutes for steel cut oats.
- To serve: Transfer cooked oatmeal to a bowl. Optionally, you can top the oatmeal with a drizzle of nut or seed butter, a sprinkle of nuts or seeds, and a sprinkle of ground flax seeds.Optional toppings: a drizzle of nut or seed butter, sprinkle of nuts or seeds
- Microwave cooking instructions: Alternatively you can also cook oats in the microwave. Cook rolled oats a microwave safe bowl for about 2 minutes, and steel cut oats for about 5 minutes. Make sure to cover the oats and stir once throughout cooking.
Notes
- Steel cut vs. rolled oats: You can use either steel cut or rolled oats in this recipes. Rolled oats will cook faster, but have a softer (and mushier) texture. Steel cut oats take a bit longer to cook and have a sturdier texture.
- Leftovers and storage: Store leftover oats in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat by adding a small amount of water to the oats to rehydrate the, and reheating in a pot on the stove or for 1 minute in the microwave. Do not freeze.
- Nutrition notes: Nutrition information is for oatmeal without optional toppings and uses fresh apples.This recipe uses all plant-based ingredients and is gluten free (confirm you’re using gluten free oats).
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 6gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 42mgPotassium: 219mgFiber: 5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 19IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 2mg
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