Prep Time: 5 minutes 

Cook Time: 10 minutes 

Ingredients 

• 1 apple 
• 2 cups nonfat or 1% milk or water 
• 1 cup quick cooking or old fashioned rolled oats 
• ⅛ teaspoon salt 
• ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon 
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar 
• ⅛ 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