Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Recipe Overview
Preparation time: 2 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes concurrently
Serves: 1 (for a hearty serve) or 2 (for light serves)
Ingredients Needed
For Apples
- 110g/4oz apples, diced and peeled (peeling optional)
- 25ml/1oz hot water
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For Oatmeal
- 1 cup/90g/3oz rolled oats
- 1/2 cup/125ml/4floz hot water
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup/185ml/6.5floz milk
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1 APPLES - First start the apples. Place the apple pieces (110g/4oz apples) in a small saucepan on low medium heat along with the water (25ml/1oz hot water). Place the lid on and bring to a simmer and gently simmer for 5 minutes. Add the sugar (2 tablespoons brown sugar) and cinnamon (1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon) and simmer for 1-2 minutes until the sugar has melted and you have a glossy sauce.
Step 2 OATMEAL - While the apples are cooking, start the oatmeal. Add the hot water (1/2 cup/125ml/4floz hot water) to a medium saucepan on medium heat and add the rolled oats (1 cup/90g/3oz rolled oats), cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon) and salt (pinch of salt) and simmer for 1-2 minutes. Add the milk (3/4 cup/185ml/6.5floz milk) and simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Add sugar (1 tablespoon brown sugar, optional) if using and taste for sweetness as everyone's taste is different. If I have oatmeal with apples I usually don't really add sugar in my oatmeal. If I have oatmeal by itself, I add sugar.
Step 3 SERVE - Spoon oatmeal into a bowl and then add apples on top.
Personal Note
Speaking of oatmeal lovers, Milo gets some cooked oatmeal as a treat. He is a dog that loves jumping up and down. We realised how high he could jump when he once jumped up on the kitchen island to steal a stick of butter (cue vet visit). Recently he went to the vet for his vaccinations and the vet told us that was jumping too much and that if he continued this way, he would have problems with his knees.
That meant no more playing fetch which is devastating becauyse Milo loves this above all else. It also means no jumping on our bed. It's not a low bed and although we have stairs that Mochi and Teddy used, Milo gives them a high berth and instead jumps up and down from the floor to the bed. But that has to end now.
Now, to the horror of anyone that cares about aesthetics, we have our bed surrounded by every large piece of luggage that we own. It's like a moat that discourages Milo from jumping up and down from the bed. We've been trying to train him with snacks and hopefully he will get the hang of the stairs soon but I spend a bit of time every day training him! And no the oatmeal won't work as a training treat, the task requires something else!
So tell me Dear Reader, how often do you make oatmeal and what do you add to it?