Apple Cake Oats
A warm and comforting breakfast featuring oats cooked with fresh apples and warm spices, reminiscent of apple cake in a bowl. Perfect for a nutritious start to your day.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2
Ingredients
1 cup rolled oats
2 cups water
1 medium apple, peeled, cored, and diced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil over medium-high heat.
Add the rolled oats, diced apple, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt to the boiling water.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the oats are tender and the mixture has thickened, about 10 minutes.
Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the vanilla extract and unsalted butter until melted and combined.
Divide the apple cake oats into two bowls and sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon of chopped walnuts.
Serve warm and enjoy your apple cake oats.