Apple Harvest Oatmeal
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 (3/4 cup) servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 282
- Total Fat
- 9
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 43
- Dietary Fiber
- 8
- Sugar
- 10
- Protein
- 10
- Cholesterol
- 9
- Sodium
- 21
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 5 min
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 crisp apple, such as Braeburn or Crispin, cored and diced with skin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, plus more to taste
3 cups water
2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup ground/milled or whole flax seed (or a combination of both)
1/4 cup chopped dried apples
1/4 cup golden raisins
3/4 cup 1 percent milk
Directions
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and the apple and cook until lightly brown and soft, 2 minutes. Add cinnamon and sugar and cook until dissolved. Add the water and bring to a boil. Add the oats, wheat germ, flax, dried apples and raisins. Stir constantly for 2 minutes until oats are cooked and dried fruit is slightly plumped. Divide into 4 bowls, sprinkle each bowl with more brown sugar, a drizzle of milk and a dried apple ring.