Cathys Apple Cinnamon Hunger Fighting Oatmeal Recipes

APPLE CINNAMON OATMEAL

Steps:

• Melt margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add diced apple and cook until apple is slightly soft (about 3 minutes.).
• Add milk, water, and salt to saucepan and bring it up to a boil.
• When the milk and water comes up to a boil, add Oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugars. Stir to fully incorporate. Add more flavors to taste.
• Cook at least 5 minutes, or desired consistency. Makes two servings.

CATHY'S APPLE CINNAMON HUNGER FIGHTING OATMEAL

Steps:

• Core and chop apples into small, bite-sized cubes. Peel if you wish. I leave the skins on (more fiber), but if the texture bothers you, peel apples first.
• Simmer apples in water over medium heat until tender. Time varies depending on the type of apple and how tender you like them. I generally cook them until very tender, but if you want more recognizeable pieces of apple in the finished oatmeal, leave a little more firm. Add a little more water if the pan cooks dry.
• Add the dried fruit about half way through cooking the apples in order to soften and rehydrate. (If you forget, just cover them with a little water and microwave them a few seconds before adding to the apples).
• Add oats and milk, bring just to a simmer, reduce heat, and slowly cook until thick, taking care to stir occasionally and scrape the bottom of the pan. Since this is old fashioned oatmeal, this will take at least five minutes.
• Once the oatmeal is cooked and thick, remove from heat and stir in nuts, syrup, and cinnamon.
• Let stand five minutes. Place in individual serving bowls. Thin & cool with a little milk and sweeten with brown sugar or more maple syrup, if desired.
• Enjoy!

APPLE JUICE CINNAMON OATMEAL

Steps:

• Combine water, apple juice, and diced apple.
• Bring to a boil.
• Stir in rolled oats and cinnamon.
• Reduce heat and simmer until thick, stirring occasionally.

POWER OATMEAL

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a sauce pot and slowly stir in the steel cut oats.
• Boil for about 5 minutes and turn the heat down to simmer. Don't cover the pot.
• Cook for 15 minutes and then add the rest of the ingredients. Salt to taste (I don't use any).
• Bring the pot back to a simmer.
• Continue cooking for another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Keep an eye on the pot, you may need to add a little more boiling water during the last few minutes of cooking.

APPLE CINNAMON OATMEAL

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add 2 cups of quick cooking oats. Cook according to directions on the box.
• While water is boiling and oats are cooking, slice apple.
• Chop apple.
• Place chopped apple into a bowl and add a few dashes of cinnamon, enough to cover the top layer of apples.
• Add 1 teaspoon lemon juice and the brown sugar.
• Mix together the apples and sweeteners.
• When the oatmeal has thickened and is gently bubbling (over medium-high heat) -- drop in the apples.
• Once all the apples are into the oatmeal -- Stir them in and cook for 1-5 minutes. If you want crisper apples, just cook for a minute. If you want softer apples, cook for 5 minutes. If you want medium-crispy-medium-soft apples, cook for 3 minutes. You get the idea, right?.
• Serve Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal.

APPLE CIDER OATMEAL

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine oats and cider.
• Microwave, uncovered on high for 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in the butter, cinnamon and salt (if using. I don't like it with salt but hubby does).
• Serve.

CARAMEL APPLE OATMEAL

Steps:

• Spray your crockpot with cooking spray. This is an important step as I find that all overnight oatmeal recipes stick to the sides of the pot. If you have an older model without an insert that removes for cleaning, you may want to skip this and other oatmeal recipes, or slow cook during the day so you're available for intermittent stirring.
• Dump the apples, barley, oatmeal and cider in the crockpot, and stir well. Place the caramels on top. This can be done earlier in the evening, but wait until you go to bed to turn the crockpot on LOW.
• When you wake up, empty the yogurt into the slow cooker and stir. Let it warm through, stir again, and then spoon into serving bowls. Turn off the crockpot.
• Spoon the creamy apple goodness into serving bowls, discarding any parts that stuck to the sides of the pot. Drizzle with caramel syrup and ENJOY!