Apple Pie Oatmeal

Elevate your morning breakfast with apple pie oatmeal loaded with sweet apples and warming spices that'll make you feel like you're eating dessert. Apple pie spice takes apple cinnamon oatmeal to the next level, you've got to try it!

This recipe will make a thick and fruity oatmeal porridge. If you'd like it to be thinner, add more water or mix in some milk at the end of cooking.

For another super easy oatmeal recipe, learn how to make the best basic vegan overnight oats.

🧄 Very useful ingredient notes

• Apples - green or red apples will work here. Obviously, if you use tart apples, it won't be as sweet, so you may need a little more maple syrup. This is the recipe I make when I have a few soft-ish apples in the fruit bowl that aren't really nice to eat sliced up anymore. Cook them up in this oatmeal and you've done your good deed to prevent food waste for the day! You could also use apple pie filling instead of the fresh apples (skip the brown sugar and spices if you do this, since the apple pie filling is already sweetened and spiced).
• Rolled oats - old fashioned rolled oats is what we're using here. (not quick or steel cut)
• Apple pie spice - A spice blend of warming spices traditionally added to apple pie. If you don't have apple pie spice in your spice cabinet, don't worry! I have the measurements for the individual spices in the recipe card below. If you don't have them all, then just go with cinnamon and nutmeg, which are the most punchy flavors in apple pie spice.

🔪 Instructions

1. Step 1: First, dice the apples. (You'll need about two apples).

2. Step 2: Add water, apples and spices to a medium pan and bring to a boil.

3. Step 3: Stir in rolled oats.

4. Step 4: Reduce heat to low and stir regularly. Cook until thickened.

5. Step 5: Turn off heat and mix in brown sugar and vanilla.

6. Step 6: Plate up and top with vanilla yogurt and granola, if you'd like, to mimic the crust and ice cream/whipped cream from an apple pie!

Toppings!

Oh, I love a good topping on my oatmeal, like:

• vanilla or plain dairy-free yogurt - mimics the whipped cream or melty ice cream you'd top a slice of apple pie with.
• almond milk (or other plant-based milk)
• granola - crunchy granola mimics the crust from an apple pie
• walnut or pecan pieces - dry roast them in a pan for a few minutes to bring out even more nutty flavor

📖 Recipe

Apple Pie Oatmeal (stovetop)

Abi Cowell

Elevate your morning breakfast with apple pie oatmeal loaded with sweet apples and warming spices that'll make you feel like you're eating dessert. Apple pie spice takes apple cinnamon oatmeal to the next level, you've got to try it!

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Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 3

Calories 308 kcal

Equipment

Medium pan

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Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 4 cups water
• ▢ 2 cups apple green or red, diced
• ▢ ½ tablespoon apple pie spice See measurements for individual spices in Notes section below
• ▢ pinch sea salt
• ▢ 2 cups rolled oats old-fashioned
• ▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 3 tablespoons brown sugar or maple syrup

Optional Toppings

• ▢ vanilla yogurt
• ▢ granola

Instructions

 

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  Add apples, water, spices and salt to a medium pan and bring to a boil.
  4 cups water, 2 cups apple, ½ tablespoon apple pie spice, pinch sea salt
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  Stir in oats, bring back to a boil and then reduce heat to medium low.
  2 cups rolled oats
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  Cook until thick, stirring frequently and then turn off heat. Stir in vanilla and maple syrup.
  3 tablespoons brown sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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  Top with vanilla yogurt and granola, if you wish.
  vanilla yogurt, granola

Notes

Substitute the ½ tablespoon of apple pie spice with the following spices:

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
• ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom

You could also use apple pie filling instead of the fresh apples (skip the brown sugar and spices also if you do this, since the apple pie filling is already sweetened and spiced).

Nutrition

Serving: 2cupsCalories: 308kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 7gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 22mgPotassium: 337mgFiber: 8gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 48IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 3mg

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