Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Stovetop Recipe
If you love apple pie or apple crumble, you'll LOVE this Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal! Warm, cozy, and loaded with cooked apples plus all the delicious spices.
Note: This recipe dates back to 2013! But it's still one of my favorite breakfasts. So I have added some new photos and am sharing it again, for those of you that haven't been hanging around that long.
I can't think of anything better on a cold morning than a cozy bowl of oatmeal. I think that stovetop recipes can get a bad rap - they really don't take more than a few minutes. You can still get breakfast on the table (or in a to go cup) quickly, and the possibilities are basically endless.
This apple cinnamon oatmeal is my current favorite.
Fresh apples, apple pie spice, just a little brown sugar, and old fashioned oats. You can have a hearty, happy, warm, delicious breakfast in less than 10 minutes.
I think it's time for a Lucy update.
My little Lucy girl is getting big!! If you're new around here you can read more about Lucy here and here.
She is my snuggly little companion. She is smart and sweet and might be the laziest puppy ever.
I was sifting through some blog things today and I noticed that I might be a pretty slack Lucy mama because I never updated my "About"page to include her. Oops.
So here she is...
She really is a doll.
Like any puppy she has a few issues, but nothing major. Mostly she just doesn't like to be left alone. Ever. At all. She's not the greatest car rider either. She adjusts. And then readjusts. And then she fusses a little. And then she drools.
This morning I drove Evan to school. So we brought Lucy with us. We were completely engrossed in this puzzle game that Chad put on my phone while we waited in the neverending line of non-moving vehicles. We weren't really paying attention when it was time for Evan to get outta the car. Evan leaped out...
...annnnnd so did Lucy.
Evan exclaimed, "Oh no!, Lucy!!," and then took off running after her.
Fortunately Lucy wasn't trying to run away. She was just really excited about all the little kids and she was really sick of sitting in the car.
I had this brief flash of me having to leap out of the car to chase my puppy down. Just so we're clear about my carpool attire, it consists of a sports bra under a tank top, a pair of sweat pants, flip flops, a mop of curly disaster hair, and a cup of coffee glued to my hand. I was majorly relieved that I did not have to exit the vehicle.
Oh morning.
I eat oatmeal at least 3 mornings a week. It's basically perfect. You can dress it up or dress it down. You can make it taste like your favorite dessert. You can add fresh fruit, dried fruit, nuts, CHOCOLATE! Oatmeal is amazing.
This homemade apple cinnamon oatmeal really never fails me. Lots of good heart-healthy fuel for when you might need to chase a puppy across a school parking lot.
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Stovetop Recipe
If you love apple pie or apple crumble, you’ll LOVE this Apple Cinnamon Stovetop Oatmeal! Warm, cozy, and loaded with cooked apples plus all the delicious spices.
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 medium crisp apple, about 1 ½ cups diced
- 3 tablespoons honey (OR 2 tablespoons brown sugar), plus a little more to drizzle over the finished oatmeal
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup old fashioned oats (or gluten free oats!)
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- ½ cup milk (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium high heat. Add 1 cup of the apples, the honey or brown sugar, and sprinkle in the spices and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the apples are softened.
- Pour in the water, turn the heat up to high, and bring to a low boil. Add the oats and reduce the heat to medium/medium high. Cook, stirring occasionally for 3-5 more minutes.
- Add the walnuts (if using), and continue cooking until most of the liquid is absorbed. Divide the oatmeal between two bowls, sprinkle each with the remaining apples, drizzle with a little more honey, and splash ¼ cup milk into each bowl.
If you love oatmeal,you should also try...
Iced Apple Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies
Just made this for brunch! Delicious. Used brown sugar instead of honey and of course I had to include the optional walnuts! Love it!
I went back and read your lovely story, because I typically just scroll to the recipe, use it, and be on my way. But reading the entitlement in those couple comments, and your great response, that I think was to the point and very deserved. Well I just had to interact. Thank you for standing up for yourself and creators. I will be making this recipe in the morning. I'm sure it will be amazing, and you are now one of my recipe go to sites.
Thank you so much, Katy! I appreciate you!
Heather your recipe was alright, but you really need to learn to handle negative feedback better.
I get that it's your personal blog, but it's also one of the first recipes that comes up when searching for "apple cinnamon oatmeal". Yes, most people skip past the blog, because they're annoying (this is why most food blogs have a "jump to recipe" button at the top) to a lot of people.
Obviously you have a lot of followers that enjoy reading your blog, but I'm 100% sure that most people that see your recipe skip your blog entirely and just don't bother commenting; which is why it seems to you that there's more interest in your blog than there is. So you can't really get mad at a couple of people commenting about that.
You're also the first recipe blog I've seen that personally attacks commenters that didn't like the recipe. It's the internet; you need thicker skin if you are going to put yourself out there, I'm sorry...
Dear Bob,
Thanks so much for the unsolicited feedback. Kindly mansplain elsewhere.
You don't know the first thing about me or how thick my skin is, and maybe just maybe instead of expecting people to "toughen up" when it comes to completely irrelevant commentary, you could just - here's a though - NOT LEAVE ANY. Or be kind. I don't think that is too much to ask when I have paid for this space for 11+ years.
If you need help with oatmeal let me know. Otherwise I'll respond to you and all the rest any way I please, just like I would if you came to my home and told me I "... need a thicker skin".
✌️
@Bob Mackenzie, keep it to yourself hun, real people care that heather is independent and not keeping herself behind bars. shes making it clear what she wants done
@Heather Tullos, good for you.
This was not good at all. I was hopeful with all of the good reviews but we all hated it. The creator attacking people in the comments isn’t a good vibe either. 0/10, don’t bother with this.
0/10 sorry you weren't able to make oatmeal?
100% not sorry for how I handle people that show up with no helpful feedback.
@Myranda, i feel sympathy for the fact that you don't have a enough brain cells to make follow basic directions to make oatmeal, and Deal with the fact that our lovely heather can do whatever she wants here, after all she is the one paying money on it. its free for people like you and your lack of brain cells
I love this recipe it's easy and tastes good. And! This has been the only oatmeal I have been able to get my autistic son to eat!! Food has always been a struggle for him, so I am so grateful for this recipe
Thank you so much, vanessa! So happy to hear you found a winner at your house.
I got all the ingredients to make this, but I was wondering how long I can keep it in the refrigerator?
@Sydney, i kept it over night, it was great cold and i reheated it the second time, also good. but i tend to have a strange taste bud thing so it could just be me.
This is absolutely delicious! Just made it for the third time. It's a perfect healthy dinner. I don't know what Tyler's problem is, but he's totally wrong. =)
This was absolutely disgusting. I don't get all the good reviews.
Sounds like you had a bad day, Tyler. But trolling is better suited for Facebook. You can see yourself out.
@Tyler, You must have rotten taste buds, this was awsome,and my husband who doesn't really like oatmeal like this one he liked and asked for me to make again soon.
@Tyler, go complain to someone else, or just keep your mouth shut
So, I had a taste for oatmeal this morning and thought I wanted to make it fun then found your recipe. I followed it exactly. It smells incredible while the apples, cinnamon & spices cook down and fills the entire house with goodness. It was so easy and oh so delicious! Thanks!
This recipe is awesome! Thank you for it. I did minus a couple of ingredients for me and my one year old. Also is how long til it goes bad if I store the rest away?
This was pretty good. I try to not keep brown sugar in the house because then I just bake all the time... but for this recipe, brown sugar would’ve been way tastier than honey. Also, I think next time I would just use a pinch of fresh ginger. Overall, pretty decent/good.
Made this recently & it was very tasty. I was looking for something a little different than just throwing the apples & spices in part way through cooking. For the cooks who like to use milk - this recipe & many like this that use water - it is creamy enough not to use milk especially if you use a good quality of oatmeal. Just top off the dish with some at the end, my husband prefers no added milk, but I like it. I also used real maple syrup as the sweetener. I don't know if this recipe site has a Bananas Foster recipe, but found that is good too, for a change. Thanks for the recipe Heather.
Thank you so much, Karla!
I substituted cardamom for nutmeg just because it’s my personal preference. OMG so yummy thanks for the recipe ?
Thank you, Sara!
I was excited to try this recipe and usually read comments before I start to see if there are any decent tweaks or notes. I can't believe how u responded to someone asking to skip the blog for the recipe. Quite rude and pointing out it was only 2 people amongst your thousands of readers was upsetting also. I won't click on your blogs from this point forward. Very sad that you can't handle a slight critique. Maybe you will have a snarky comment to me as well, just understand that I don't believe you should be rude to anyone for suggestions when you can respond with a simple thanks instead.
I would never come into your house for a meal and tell you thanks, but I'd like to skip the conversation. It's rude and entitled. I spend a lot of money every month to host this website and create its content, and I don't tolerate entitled rude people. This is my space. Scrolling costs you nothing. Additionally, I am happy to entertain recipe questions and critiques, as well as tips that make the food better. that's why my readers are here for. But my regular readers? They show back up week after week, year after year BECAUSE I say what I mean, and I mean what I say. You and your feelings about how I handle rude people in my house can also find the door. If you have recipe tips or comments about something other than the way I choose to handle whine-ass lazy people, you are always welcome.
@JC,Get off the rag and enjoy this recipe
Oh my god this is good. I recently discovered blueberry oatmeal and I was searching for other fruity recipes and I came across this one. Sooo good! Thank you for sharing your recipe : )
Thank you!