Apple Pie Oatmeal
Apple pie for breakfast, what could be better.
Oats and apple turn soft and spiced overnight, with cinnamon filling the kitchen before you've even opened your eyes. Stir it together before bed, and breakfast is just there in the morning.
Steps
- 1
Oil, butter, or cooking spray, for greasing
Grease the Crock-Pot with oil, butter, or cooking spray — whatever you have.
- 2
4 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups water
Bonus, if you have it:
Milk or plant-based milk, in place of water
diced fresh apple
raisins
chopped walnuts
Combine the oats, applesauce, cinnamon, and water in the Crock-Pot. Stir to combine.
- 3
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Set to low before bed. Cook 6 hours, unattended.
- 4
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Bonus, if you have it:
a packet of coffee creamer, drizzled on top — a common hotel-room staple
Wake up to breakfast, already done. Drizzle with coffee creamer if you have it, and serve.
Make it yours
Apple pie is an American favorite, and this oatmeal captures that same comfort and warmth, without much effort at all. If you have fresh apples to slice on top, even better. The cream is easy to come by too — any gas station or hotel has little creamer packets, any flavor you like, or just plain half-and-half. Oats are high in fiber and protein, so this is a genuinely good way to start your day.