Apple Spice Oatmeal

Make your own quick and comforting breakfast with apple, spices and whole-grain oats.

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Makes: 2 Cups

Ingredients

1 apple

2 cups nonfat or 1% milk or water

1 cup quick-cooking oats or old fashioned rolled oats

⅛ teaspoon salt

⅛ teaspoon cinnamon

1 Tablespoon brown sugar

⅛ teaspoon nutmeg (optional)

Wash hands with soap and water.
Rinse the apple, remove the core and cut into small chunks (about 1 ½ cups).
Bring the water or milk to a boil in a saucepan.
Add the oatmeal, salt and apple chunks. Cook over medium heat for 1 minute if using quick cooking oats or 7 to 10 minutes if using old fashioned rolled oats. Stir a couple times while cooking.
Remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon, brown sugar and nutmeg, if desired.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Notes:

To increase the apple flavor, use apple juice for all or part of the water. Mixing apple juice with milk may cause milk to curdle.
Add bite-size dried fruit pieces like raisins, apricots or cranberries in step 3, or sprinkle on top when serving.
Sprinkle chopped nuts on top when serving.

Recipe adapted from Nutrition Matters.

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