Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats
A warming bowl of oatmeal that is subtly sweet, tangy and a little bit nutty.
Ingredients
- water
- 1 cup steel cut oatmeal
- pinch salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp avocado oil or favourite vegetable oil
- 1 large or 2 small apples chopped
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2-3 tbsp brown sugar
- 3-4 tbsp plain kefir or milk of preference
- 1 tbsp walnuts or pecans chopped
Instructions
For Stove Top Oatmeal
- Bring 4 1/2 cups water to a boil on stove top. Once boiling, add oatmeal and salt.
- Stir and let simmer, uncovered for 20-25 minutes, stirring more frequently near the end. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
For Instant Pot Oatmeal
- Add Oatmeal, 3 cups water and salt to the pot, stir, cover and lock the top in place. Make sure venting is pointing to sealing.
- Press the manual button and time for 10 minutes. Once finished, do a quick pressure release, as per instruction manual. Stir in the vanilla extract.
For Apples/Assembly
- Heat the butter and oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the apples and cinnamon and fry for 5-10 minutes until soft.
- Add the brown sugar to the pan near the end and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
- Top your bowl of oatmeal with the apples, kefir and walnuts.
- Keep apples separate from oatmeal when storing in the fridge for best results. Enjoy!