Description
This creamy stovetop oatmeal recipe combines rolled oats cooked in almond milk with sweet and warm spices, enhanced by a delicious apple topping sautéed in coconut oil and maple syrup. Perfect for a comforting and nutritious breakfast.
Ingredients
Scale
Oatmeal
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 3.5 cups almond milk
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp solid coconut oil
- 1 tbsp almond butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- pinch salt
Apple Topping
- 2 small honeycrisp apples, peeled and chopped
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Cook Oats: In a sauce pot, combine rolled oats and almond milk. Turn heat to medium-high and bring to a rolling boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium and stir occasionally. Cook for 15 minutes or until the oats become creamy. Then turn off the heat.
- Mix Ingredients: Add maple syrup, solid coconut oil, almond butter, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt to the cooked oats. Stir well until everything is thoroughly combined and creamy.
- Sauté Apples: Heat a saucepan over medium heat and add the coconut oil. Once melted, add the chopped apples, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Stir with a spatula and cook for 6 minutes or until the apples have softened.
- Serve: Divide the creamy oatmeal into bowls and top each with the cinnamon apple mixture. Serve warm and enjoy.
Notes
- Use rolled oats for best creamy texture; steel-cut oats may require longer cooking time.
- Almond milk keeps this recipe dairy-free; substitute with any plant-based milk if desired.
- Maple syrup can be adjusted for sweetness or replaced with honey for a different flavor.
- For a thicker oatmeal, reduce the almond milk by 0.5 cups.
- To add extra protein, stir in a scoop of your favorite protein powder after cooking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
