Apple Crumble Oatmeal

Apple pie inspired healthy oatmeal recipe made with cooked apple, cinnamon, topped with granola and toasted walnuts.

Version #1 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (40g) rolled oats
• 1/2 small apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1-1/2 cup water
• pinch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp flax seed meal
• 1 tsp stevia
• heaping 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp Uncle Sam cereal
• 0.2 oz toasted walnut pieces

Directions

In a medium size pan, heat the oats, apple, water, and salt over medium heat. Once the mixture begins to simmer, approximately 5-6 minutes, turn it down to medium low and cook for another 3-4 more minutes to allow the apples to soften. Stir often.

Next add the vanilla, flax seed meal, stevia, and cinnamon, and stir until incorporated. Pour into a serving bowl and top with Uncle Sam cereal and toasted walnuts.

Enjoy!

Nutritional Info

1 servings = per serving

Calories: 299

Fat: 10 g

Carbs: 49 g

Protein: 9 g

Version #2 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (40g) rolled oats
• 1/2 cup skim milk (or your favorite milk substitute)
• 1/2 apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1/2 cup water
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 medium banana, sliced into thin pieces
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp (6.5g) flaxseed meal
• 1 tsp Splenda brown sugar
• 1/8 tsp pumpkin spice
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 10 g granola
• 0.2 oz toasted walnut pieces

Directions

In a medium size pan, heat the oats, milk, apple, water, and salt over medium heat. Once the mixture begins to simmer, approximately 5-6 minutes, turn it down to medium low and cook for another 3-4 more minutes to allow the apples to soften.

Then turn the heat back up to medium and stir in the sliced banana. Continue to stir until the banana breaks down and the mixture thickens. I really like the texture and thickness that the banana adds.

Once it cooks down, you don’t really have many banana chucks, but just a hint of banana bread type flavor throughout and thick, creamy oats. Next add the vanilla, flaxseed meal, Splenda, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice and stir until incorporated.

I used Splenda brown sugar as the sweetener to change things up a bit, and to add that brown sugar flavor, but you could certainly use steviainstead. Pour into a serving bowl and top with granola and toasted walnuts.

Words cannot describe how awesome this bowl of oats was….SOOO GOOD. Definitely one of my favorites.

Nutritional Info

1 servings = per serving

Calories: 388

Fat: 10 g

Carbs: 64 g

Protein: 13 g

Check out more recipes from my 30-Day Oatmeal Challenge.