"Bratapfel" oatmeal
Yes, I know. There are already a gazillion easy awesome oatmeal recipes in the world wide web, but still, I want to show you how I make this beautiful and simple "Bratapfel" (German for roast apple) oatmeal. It is really not more efford than regular oatmeal with some cut fruit, but you're going to have to clean another pot. So, if you are okay with that extra efford, here comes my wonderful heart-warming winter oatmeal recipe with very yummy and soft roasted apples.
As all oatmeal recipes, it is very customizable, too, by using different spices like gingerbread spices, a bag of chai tea, vanilla ... It probably works very well as an apple pie oatmeal with some pecans too. Yum, I am getting hungry again already ... But not because the oatmeal is not filling, which it is.
(Sorry for the ugly photo, but seriously, are there pretty pictures of oatmeal?)
As soon as the water is hot, pour it over the oatmeal in a bowl. To my taste the oatmeal gets perfect when the water covers the oatmeal plus an additional centimeter.
Meanwhile melt the coconut oil in a pan on low heat. Cut the apples into little pieces. I find that 1x2cm pieces are ideal. Add the cinnamon. Roast the apple pieces on low heat until they are tender but not mushy. It takes about 5 minutes.
You can either add the maple syrup to the roasting apples and caramellize it for another 2-3 minutes or add cold maple syrup later. It can even be omitted, if you want to reduce the sugar.
Now assemble the apples over the oatmeal and add the toppings of choice. I would have added walnuts, to give it the traditional "Bratapfel" flavour, but I didn't have any so I used goji berries and hempseed.
Make a cup of coffee with your favourite plant-based milk and enjoy!
As all oatmeal recipes, it is very customizable, too, by using different spices like gingerbread spices, a bag of chai tea, vanilla ... It probably works very well as an apple pie oatmeal with some pecans too. Yum, I am getting hungry again already ... But not because the oatmeal is not filling, which it is.
(Sorry for the ugly photo, but seriously, are there pretty pictures of oatmeal?)
Ingredients
- 100ml/ 35g/ 1/2 cup of instant oats
- water
- 1 1/2 semi-sweet apples (I used Jonagored)
- 1 tsp of coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- a pinch of tumeric (optional)
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 to 1 tbsp of maple syrup (optional)
- toppings of choice (I used goji berries and hempseed)
Instructions
Boil water. How much you need depends on how thick or gooey you like your oatmeal. Prepare the oatmeal by stirring in ginger powder, salt and if you want tumeric powder. This has a very intense flavour and a beautiful yellow colour, so adjust to your taste.As soon as the water is hot, pour it over the oatmeal in a bowl. To my taste the oatmeal gets perfect when the water covers the oatmeal plus an additional centimeter.
Meanwhile melt the coconut oil in a pan on low heat. Cut the apples into little pieces. I find that 1x2cm pieces are ideal. Add the cinnamon. Roast the apple pieces on low heat until they are tender but not mushy. It takes about 5 minutes.
You can either add the maple syrup to the roasting apples and caramellize it for another 2-3 minutes or add cold maple syrup later. It can even be omitted, if you want to reduce the sugar.
Now assemble the apples over the oatmeal and add the toppings of choice. I would have added walnuts, to give it the traditional "Bratapfel" flavour, but I didn't have any so I used goji berries and hempseed.
Make a cup of coffee with your favourite plant-based milk and enjoy!
Photos and original recipe
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