Easy Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal (Recipe)
This single-serving Easy Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal is a fiber-packed and inexpensive recipe-for-one that’s perfect for your weekday breakfasts!
Ingredients
Oatmeal
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup rolled oats (also called old fashioned oats)
- ⅛ tsp salt
Apple Cinnamon Topping
- 1 apple diced
- 1 to 2 tbsp brown sugar depending on preference
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- squeeze of lemon juice
- pinch salt
Optional
- Splash of milk for topping dairy or non-dairy
Instructions
- Add the water and salt to a pot on the stove. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer (just below a boil) and add the oats.1 cup water, ⅛ tsp salt, ½ cup rolled oats (also called old fashioned oats)
- Cook the oats for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the oatmeal is your desired consistency.
- While the oatmeal is still cooking, mix the apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and salt in a bowl and set aside for about 10 minutes while the oats finish cooking. While the fruit mixture rests, it will give off more liquid which will act as a fruity, lemony syrup for the oats.1 apple, 1 to 2 tbsp brown sugar, ½ tsp cinnamon, squeeze of lemon juice, pinch salt
- Serve the oatmeal with an optional splash of milk (dairy or non-dairy) and the apple cinnamon topping.Splash of milk for topping