For whatever reason, I have this burning desire to take otherwise ‘normal’ recipes and turn them into spin-offs of my favourite desserts.
You might call this weird, but I call it totally normal…as long as I don’t look over my Recipes page all at once and then I start to think an intervention might be necessary.
My theory is that I am making up for lost time. After struggling with an eating disorder for 10 years, it is now time to have fun with food. Long gone are the days of eating the same 3 meals day in and day out and constantly feeling deprived. I like to have fun with food now, but at the same time, I want my food to work for me and leave me feeling my best.
This burning desire to recreate desserts is especially strong at breakfast time; although I will be the first to admit that I don’t care for something too sweet in the morning. Carrot Cake Oatmeal and Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats are on my regular breakfast rotation and I feel like I am beating the system getting to eat such delicious food first thing in the morning. And who doesn’t like to beat the system?
Naturally, the next dessert on my breakfast hit list is Apple Pie Oatmeal. It took me a couple of trials, but I was blown away by the taste of my most recent attempt and I knew I had to share it with you on this blistery Winter morning.
Apple Pie Oatmeal
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2 small bowls
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A warm embrace on a cold winter day, this Apple Pie Oatmeal will remind you of delicious apple pie, but will leave you feeling energized and ready to tackle the day ahead. The leftovers (if there are any!) taste amazing chilled, too.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup rolled oats (use certified gluten-free, if necessary)
- 1 large apple, peeled and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 1/3 cups)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- Pinch fine sea salt
- 1 to 1 1/4 cups (250 to 310 mL) unsweetened almond milk, as needed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (22 mL) pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL) fresh lemon juice (optional)
Suggested toppings:
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- Diced apples
- Coconut sugar
- Cinnamon and ground ginger
- Granola
- Coconut Whipped Cream
Directions
- In a medium sized pot over medium heat, whisk together the oats, apple, chia seeds, cinnamon, ginger, salt, milk, maple syrup, and applesauce until combined.
- Cook over medium heat for about 9 to 15 minutes, stirring often. When the mixture thickens and the oats soften, it is ready.
- Stir in the pure vanilla extract and lemon juice (if using).
- Pour into a dish and serve with your desired toppings.
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This recipe really excites me because not only did I go crazy over the taste, but I love recipes that are based around simple, plant-based foods. They leave me feeling energized!
Add the oats, peeled and chopped apple, chia seeds, unsweetened applesauce, Almond milk, cinnamon, ginger, pinch of kosher salt into a pot and whisk well.
Cook for about 8 minutes over medium heat.
The applesauce, chia seeds, and chopped apple really bulk up this oatmeal! It turns into a huge bowl, which is always a good thing.
Sprinkle with chopped walnuts, cinnamon, and a drizzle of maple syrup!
Swirl.
and dig in to one of the most comforting bowls of oatmeal I have ever tried.
I also made someZucchini Bread Oatmeal last week…
Mmm. Zucchini Bread.
It was quite delicious, but the recipe still needs some tweaking before I am ready to share it! I am really excited about this one though.
You might want to check out my Carrot Cake Oatmeal too.
Monday mentionable:
1. Check out my new Favourite Sweets list on the right hand sidebar…I will be updating it on a regular basis with my favourite sweet treats.
Have a great start to your week!
Hey Angela! I absolutely love your blog! Can’t get enough! I was wondering if this fantastically delicious oatmeal does well refrigerated and reheated? Because I would LOVE to take this to work as a super yummy lunch!
I’m not sure about it reheating, BUT I can say that I had some COLD straight out of the fridge and it was amazing!
I make an oatmeal very similar to this every AM at work.
I just pre-package my oatmeal/cinnamon/flax(or chia seeds) with a little bit of sucanet in a bowl, bring a baggie of cut up apples, bring them to work and add the hot water to the bowl, then add in the apples. I find even with large flake oats (not instant) it will still cook with hot water in the bowl in a couple of minutes. I top mine with branbuds and almonds. YUMMY!
That is such a great idea!
I always make a big batch of oatmeal for the week.I reheat my serving of oatmeal by adding more almond milk. It’s perfect everytime.
The fridge and then reheated it was PERFECT, I think the apples and other liquids keep it from clumping up
I love putting chopped apple in my morning oats! Oh and I am all for breakfast / dessert combos:-)
Just this morning as I stood in front of my pantry I realized that I am finally come into my own FUN FOOD era! Similar to you, disordered eating was a part of me for nearly 15 years.
And yet here we are…finally concocting fabulous and energizing and nourishing things to put in our body! Well done today on this one! Today I was all about caramelized bananas in the oatmeal, akin to banana fosters. Oh yes it was incredible.
I love caramelized bananas! Sounds deelish in oatmeal. :)
I love apples in my oats. It seriously takes them to a whole other level.
ANGELA, you amaze me with all that you have time to create. Another clearly delicious recipe!! When are ya going do the time organization post?
Your prep shots are always so gorgeous! Yum.
That’s so creative! I would NEVER think to put zucchini in my oatmeal… I’m interested to see the final product!
ahhhh your post send me straight into a sugar coma! awesome ;) !
that oatmeal looks devine, and I am so with you on making up for lost time! I now eat dark chocolate every day twice a day and lovong it. screw THAT, eating disorder :D
x sabine
Those are some great looking oats!!! You have the best ideas!
Wow. Looks amazing! And I have apples and ginger on hand! Yesssss!
I think this is such a cook idea to take sweet treats and turn them in to breakfast!! I’m really curious about the zuchinni bread oats, I would never have thought to do that. But it sound so perfect!
I feel energized just looking at it! Such a yummy way to start the day :)
I love eating cinnamon apple oatmeal in the morning. It’s so comforting.
This looks so warm and comforting. I bet it would also be great with a few wheat berries- love those little guys.
Wow, I’m gonna try this tomorow morning :D
I love apples in oatmeal. Cinnamon apple oats are some of my favorite. I’ll have to try your version.
Yummy! That apple-pie oatmeal is absolutely going to be my breakfast tomorrow morning. :) It sounds perfect for the coldest week so far this winter!
Yay for HOT oatmeal! I’m glad it’s back in style :)
I could not agree more – I too entered my fun food era in recent years, and it has made such a difference :)
A winter warmer indeed, still wish I knew what chia seeds are. Not sure we can get them in the UK :-(
You could sub in ground flax if you wanted :)
Brilliant, I have some of that at home. Thank you :-)