Cranberry Apple Oatmeal

Mike is very picky about his apples.  He really only wants to eat Honeycrisp apples.  I really can’t blame him, Honeycrisps are delicious.  

There must be something different about oatmeal, because I can use different types of apples in oatmeal, and Mike still likes to eat it.  I don’t have to buy expensive Honeycrisp apples.  Sure, I will buy Honeycrisp apples when they are on sale, but if I’m making oatmeal and some other type of apple is on sale, I just use that instead.  I guess if the apple is cooked, Mike can’t really tell the difference.

We bought two Costco bags of Craisins from Costco because there was a coupon.  I decided to throw some Craisins into this apple oatmeal, for variety.

Cranberry Apple Oatmeal

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

6 mins

Total time

11 mins

 

Recipe type: Breakfast

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup rolled oats
• ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon dried cranberries
• 1 small green apple, diced
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

1. In a small pot, bring milk to a boil. Add rolled oats and reduce heat to medium.
2. Add the apple and ¼ cup of cranberries to the oats. Stir to combine.
3. Simmer until most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla extract, lemon juice and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
4. Remove from heat, cover the pot and allow it to sit for a minute. Serve immediately, topped with the remaining 1 tablespoon of dried cranberries.

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Adapted from The Oatmeal Artist