Apple Butter Oatmeal
Remember those oatmeal quick packets with dried apples in them and that amazing apple flavor? Well this is where the inspiration for this recipe came from. I might be biased but mine is better, you get more oatmeal, less sugar (the sweetness actually comes from apple butter here) and the actual chopped apple and it takes only 5-10 minutes to make. Also bonus – it is approved by my almost 11 year old and that’s always a win in my book.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 10
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
1 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup apple butter
1 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/4–1/2 tsp cinnamon*
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped apple**
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
1 scoop protein powder (optional)
Instructions
Mix almond milk with apple sauce, apple butter, salt and cinnamon. Bring almond milk mixture to a boil and add oatmeal and if cooking chopped apple. Simmer on low 5 minutes mixing often. Once the 5 minutes are up, turn of the burner and add the rest of optional ingredients if using. Enjoy!
Notes
- Sometimes apple butter has a lot of spice added in which case you can start with 1/4 tsp cinnamon and go from there. Mine was spiced and I ended up adding 1/2 tsp cinnamon anyway and it was great!
- ** You can cook the chopped apple along with oats, just make sure that you start out with a firm apple and not soft, otherwise you’ll end up with mush. You can also add raw chopped apple at the end, works either way.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2