Recipe: Apple Spice Oatmeal

Ingredients

- 1 apple

- 2 cups nonfat or 1% milk or water

- 1 cup quick cooking or old fashioned rolled oats

- 1/8 teaspoon salt

- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar

- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)

Directions

1. Rinse the apple, remove the core and cut into small chunks (about 1 ½ cups).

2. Bring the water or milk to a boil in a saucepan.

3. 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.

4. Remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon, brown sugar and nutmeg, if desired.

5. 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.

Photo and Recipe Source: https://www.foodhero.org/recipes/apple-spice-oatmeal