Apple Pie Oatmeal

This voluminous Apple Pie Oatmeal will remind you of delicious apple pie but will leave you feeling energized and ready to tackle the day ahead. I like to use Gala apples in this recipe, but feel free to use any variety that you wish. This recipe is gluten-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, and soy-free! Recipe and photo from The Oh She Glows Cookbook* by Angela Liddon. Reprinted by arrangement with Avery, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © Glo Bakery Corporation, 2014.

Apple Pie Oatmeal

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup gluten-free rolled oats
• 1 medium Gala apple, peeled, cored, and chopped into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon, plus more for serving
• 1⁄4 tsp ground ginger
• pinch of fine-grain sea salt
• 1⁄2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp pure maple syrup, to taste, plus more for serving
• 1 tbsp chopped walnuts, for serving
• 1 tbsp hemp seeds, for serving
• pinch of unsweetened shredded coconut, for serving

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the oats, apple, chia seeds, applesauce, almond milk, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Whisk well to combine. Bring the mixture to a low boil over medium heat. Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often.
2. When the mixture has thickened and the liquid has been absorbed, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla and maple syrup to taste.
3. Pour the oatmeal into a bowl and top it with chopped walnuts, hemp seeds, a pinch of cinnamon, a pinch of shredded coconut, and a drizzle of pure maple syrup.

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