Healthy Applesauce Oatmeal
This healthy Applesauce Oatmeal recipe is a delicious way to start your day! It consists of caramelized cinnamon apples and some creamy oatmeal. It’s the perfect easy breakfast on cold mornings.
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Servings: people
Ingredients
Caramelized Apples (Optional Topping)
- 1 apple, diced
- 4 tbsp (or more) maple syrup *or other sweetener, see notes
- pinch of cinnamon
- splash of water
Applesauce Oatmeal
- ¾ cup of rolled oats (large flaked) *see notes
- 1½ cups water *depending on how creamy you like your oats
- 1 cup (unsweetened) apple sauce
- 4 tbsp (or more) maple syrup
- ½ cup milk of choice *oat milk, almond milk, dairy milk
- pinch of cinnamon *optional
- tiny pinch of salt *optional
You can find detailed step-by step-photos above the recipe card.
Instructions
- Place apple chunks, maple syrup, cinnamon and a splash of water into a small saucepan.
- Let simmer until apples are soft (gradually add a bit more water if needed), then remove apples from sauce pan and set aside.
- Put oats, water, apple sauce, maple syrup, cinnamon & salt into the same saucepan. Start by adding 1 ½ cups of water and work your way up, depending on how thin you like your oatmeal.
- Let simmer on low heat for about 5-7 minutes until oats have absorbed most of the liquid. Then add milk of choice and let simmer for another 2 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes (oats will thicken even more). Taste and adjust sweetness.
- Throw in caramelized apples. Add a drizzle of maple syrup/ more applesauce/ nuts/granola on top and enjoy!
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Notes
- Oats: I prefer using old-fashioned oats for all of my oatmeal recipes. If you choose to use instant oatmeal or quick oats cooking time and the liquid needed might vary quite a bit!
- Applesauce: Check out my Unsweetened Applesauce Recipe or use a store-bought one.
- Maple Syrup: Feel free to use another sweetener of choice such as honey, agave syrup or other.
- Toppings: I highly recommend adding toppings such as slice of fresh fruit, dried fruits, Homemade Almond Butter, store-bought or homemade granola (try this Applesauce Granola) or other nuts and seeds.
- Make it vegan: Simply choose a plant-based milk of choice to keep this oatmeal recipe vegan (we prefer oat milk).
- Make it refined sugar-free: Instead of maple syrup, you could add a mashed banana to naturally sweeten the oatmeal.
- Make it gluten-free: Opt for certified gluten-free oats to make this recipe gluten-free.
- Meal-Prep: You can easily prepare this oatmeal the evening before and store it in the fridge overnight. Add a splash of milk in the morning and enjoy! Add the toppings shortly before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1. | Calories: 398kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 511mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 316IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 186mg | Iron: 2mg
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates.
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