Instead of cooking apples on their own, add some apple pie spice along with some brown sugar for a delicious, apple pie-esque topping and syrup.
Courtesy of Bob and Carlene Deutscher of BS' in the Kitchen.
½ cup apples, chopped
1 Tbsp butter
½ Tbsp apple pie spice (see recipe below)
1 Tbsp brown sugar
½ cup water
½ cup quick oats
1 cup water
Apple Pie Spice5 Tbsp cinnamon
1 ½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp allspice
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cardamom
1. Place a pan on medium heat, adding a Tablespoon of butter.
2. While pan is heating, chop your apples into small chunks.
3. Place apples in pan, mixing in with butter, and cooking for about 5 minutes until they begin to soften.
4. Sprinkle in apple pie spice and brown sugar, mixing into the apples, then pour 1/2 a cup of water into the pan.
5. Cook until much of the water has reduced, turning into a syrup like consistency.
6. While apple mixture is reducing, cook your oatmeal according to the package directions. I used 1/2 a cup of oatmeal, with 1 cup of water and microwaved for about 2 minutes.
Apple Pie Spice1. Combine ingredients for apple pie spice into a jar, shaking to combine. If you would rather not use apple pie spice, you could do a simpler version, just using cinnamon.
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https://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/apple-pie-oatmeal/14929/