Apple Pumpkin Oatmeal
This is perfect for the fall and winter weather. It's hearty, filling, and can be put together in just a short time. Plus, it can feed our entire family.
Ingredients
- 2½ Cups Oats We used just plain rolled oats.
- 4 Cups Milk
- 1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
- 1 Tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 Tbsp Apple Pie Spice
- 4 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 3 Tbsp Maple Syrup extra for a little drizzle on top.
- 2 Apples peeled and diced. Your choice, we use the Honeycrisp.
Instructions
- In your medium pot over high heat, combine the oats and milk. Bring the mixture to a slow boil, stirring often.
- Lower heat to medium, add diced apples, and cook for approximately 5-7 minutes, occasionally stirring, until the oats soften, and the liquid thickens. *Cooking the apples in milk too long will cause them to break down faster. Remove from heat. You can add your apples a few minutes before removing from the heat for more intact apples.
- Stir in the pumpkin purée, pumpkin pie spice, apple pie spice, brown sugar and maple syrup until evenly distributed. Serve warm. You can add the apples here for a crunchier apple if you wish.
Notes
- For a more entact apple you can add right before you serve. Be mindful that the longer the apples sit in the warm milk the faster they will break down.