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How do you like the sound of starting your morning with the warming taste of apple pie, without all the calories and fat? It sounds good to me! This Apple Pie Oatmeal is a delicious vegan breakfast made with Blue Diamond Unsweetened Almond Breeze Milk, shredded apple, cinnamon and some maple syrup for extra sweetness. It makes getting out of bed on a cold morning that little bit easier!
Apple Oatmeal
Can you think of a tastier food combination than apple and cinnamon? They are the perfect match, especially at this time of year. If you are looking to add more fruit to your diet, then this is a good recipe to start with as the apple is shredded and cooked with the porridge, making it nice and soft. It's a great recipe for toddlers too!
Vegan Porridge
We can sometime get in a bit of a rut with always having eggs for breakfast, but we are trying to eat more vegan meals, so we are having less eggs in the morning and more porridge. It's super easy to make porridge vegan - just use Blue Diamond Unsweetened Almond Breeze Milk (as it's deliciously creamy) and swap any honey for maple syrup and skip the yoghurt.
Blue Diamond Almond Milk
The Blue Diamond Unsweetened Almond Breeze range includes Unsweetened Almond Breeze, Original Almond Breeze and Almond Breeze Barista Blend and all of the drinks are made from Californian almonds. They are a lactose free, dairy free and soya free drink.
With no added sugars, Unsweetened Almond Breeze is just 13 calories per 100ml – that’s less than half the calories of skimmed milk and unsweetened soya milk. It’s also a source of calcium and is low in sat fat. You can pick it up in the chilled and long-life milk aisle.
We have been adding the Barista Blend (bought from Ocado or Waitrose) to our morning coffee and it tastes just like something you would get from a coffee shop. Small changes like that, swapping dairy milk for Almond Breeze vegan milk in your coffee, are great ways to take part in World Vegan Month.
Apple Pie Oats
You know when you wake up craving dessert? No, just me? Well if and when you do, you need to make yourself some of this. All the delicious flavour you get from an apple pie, but vegan and lower in calories.
Now, it's not just the apples and almond milk that make this breakfast worthy of getting out of bed, but the cinnamon too. Just a little bit adds so much flavour, without adding lots of extra calories and it's also seen as a superfood.
A whole tablespoon (not that you would want to eat that much in one go) has under 20 calories in it and it is also high in calcium, fibre and magnesium. It is also anti inflammatory and helps to lower cholesterol too. Win!
Ingredients needed to make Healthy Apple Pie Oatmeal (serves 2)
- 60g Oats
- 350ml Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened
- 1 apple, shredded
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- Apple slices and pecans for serving (optional)
How To Make Healthy Apple Pie Oatmeal - Step by Step:
One: Grate the apple using a coarse grater.
Two: Put the oats, Blue Diamond Almond Milk, shredded apple, maple syrup and cinnamon in to a pan and gently head for 4-5 minutes until thickened. Serve in bowls with apple slices and pecans on top.
Other Oat Recipes To Try:
Banana Oat Muffins
Pumpkin Overnight Oats
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Oat Squares
Triple Berry Oat Smoothie
Some extra tips for this Healthy Apple Pie Oatmeal:
- Add some pecans on top when serving for some extra crunch.
- Want more spice in it? Add some nutmeg and ginger too.
- You could swap the apple for pear, or use a mixture of them both.
- Want this on a warm day? Make it as overnight oats. Just mix everything together the night before and put in the fridge overnight. Top with extra apple and pecans before serving.
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Healthy Apple Pie Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 60 g Oats
- 350 ml Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened
- 1 apple grated
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- Apple slices and pecans for serving optional
Instructions
- Grate the apple using a coarse grater.
- Put the oats, Blue Diamond Almond Milk, shredded apple, maple syrup and cinnamon in to a pan and gently head for 4-5 minutes until thickened.
- Serve in bowls with apple slices and pecans on top.
Notes
- Add some pecans on top when serving for some extra crunch.
- Want more spice in it? Add some nutmeg and ginger too.
- You could swap the apple for pear, or use a mixture of them both.
- Want this on a warm day? Make it as overnight oats. Just mix everything together the night before and put in the fridge overnight. Top with extra apple and pecans before serving.
aneesa
can this be microwaved? if so how long??
thanx
aneesa
Dannii
Yes, it will take about 3 minutes in the microwave.
Aki!
I might add a spoonful of brown sugar to this, but it looks delicious!
Natalie | Natalie's Food & Health
Super easy and super healthy breakfast. Great! :)
Kelly
I could start every day with a bowl of these apple pie oats! They are perfect for this time of year and I love that they are healthy!
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
Oh yum! Apple and cinnamon is one of my favourite flavour combos. So perfect!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary
I I LOVE apples and cinnamon (way more than pumpkin and anything), so I am loooving these oats! Apple pie gone healthy is always a winner, and even better with Blue Diamond almond milk! These are oats perfection, my friend! Cheers!
Manali@CookWithManali
Yes nothing like apple & cinnamon for a flavour combo :) This sound absolutely delicious!
nadia
I love that you're starting to make more sweet recipes. Apple and cinnamon is a classic, comforting autumn flavour combo :)
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl
Thanks for this simple oats recipe to start my day off. I am really into both apples and oats for breakfast lately so bring this on!
Laura ~ RYG
This is the perfect recipe to use for the scrumptious, crisp apples. And we are moving past smoothies to warmer, more comfort type breakfasts too! Yum. I will have to check out that almond milk too.
Sues
Apple pie is one of my all-time favorite foods, so this is basically my ideal way to start the day!
David @ Spiced
I love this idea of using apples in my morning oats. Doing this next week for sure! :-)
Gayle
I am going to pick up some of this almond milk to give it a try. I love that this is on the healthier side. I always go apple picking in September, so I'm going to remember this recipe!
healthy breakfast
It looks a very easy recipe. I love to use oatmeal for my breakfast but never combined with cinnamon. I will try your recipe. Thanks, Dannii
Fi at this and that blog
Ooh nice idea - I love apple and cinnamon too, if you ask me that's a better combo than pumpkin and anything. I think I'd add sultanas too as I love those in my porridge - yummy! Fi x
Maria @ runningcupcake
Apples and cinnamon in porridge is just one of the best combos! I like to add in a few raisins too, or some flaked almonds.
Alison
I love this idea, we have just started having porridge in the mornings again and I usually have a splash of syrup. This is much healthier.,
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats
What a perfect way to add some fall flavor to an awesome breakfast!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
Love oatmeal especially with apple & cinnamon. This looks like the perfect way to start off your morning :)
kezia @ super naturally healthy
This looks yum - I am a bit obsessed with cinnamon right now - its so good too as it makes food seem sweeter without actually having to add any sweet food to it - winner:)