5-Minute Dried Apple Oatmeal
Need a way to use your dehydrated apples? Make this yummy dried apple oatmeal with cinnamon and pecans, and have it ready in under three minutes!
Oatmeal is nutritious and tastes so good, but cooking on the stovetop may be inconvenient if you’re in a hurry.
I’m sharing this microwave recipe to have breakfast ready in under five minutes so you don’t have to rely on those gummy oatmeal packets!
How to Dried Apple Oatmeal
Ingredients
This recipe is incredibly versatile. Use whatever dried fruit you like, leave out the pecans, add a little pumpkin powder, or whatever you’d like.
- Dried apple shreds: Use whatever dehydrated apple you have. You might need to break down your cinnamon apple slices to make them easier to chew. Of course, you can use fresh apples, as well.
- Milk: use whatever milk you prefer, such as oat, almond, goat, etc. Water can also be substituted.
- Oatmeal: While this recipe uses rolled oats (old-fashioned oats), you can do a steel oats version in about ten minutes.
Darcy’s Tips
- This is a microwave-friendly recipe, but if you’d like to do this on the stovetop, that’s fine. Just be careful to watch it more closely; it will take about twenty minutes to cook.
- I like my oatmeal a little on the soupy side, so I often add a little more milk once cooked.
- This sets up fast as it cools, so be sure to eat quickly.
- Make a double or triple batch of this and save it in the fridge to reheat another day for a quick meal.
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Oatmeal with dehydrated apples and pecans
Ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Rolled oats
- 1/2 Cup Dehydrated apple shreds
- 3/4 Cup Milk Water is fine.
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/8 Teaspoon Ground chia seeds
- 1/8 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/3 Cup Chopped pecans optioal
- 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup optional
Instructions
- Mix oatmeal, apples, chia seeds, salt, and milk into a microwave safe, high sided bowl.
- Cook on high for up to 2 minutes, stirring once at the 1 minute mark. Your time may be difference depending on your microwave wattage.
- Be cautious, your bowl will be hot!
- Once cooked, add chopped pecans and maple syrup or any other topping you lile.
Darcy’s Tips
Ingredients
This recipe is incredibly versatile. Use whatever dried fruit you like, leave out the pecans, add a little pumpkin powder, or whatever you’d like.- Dried apple shreds: Use whatever dried apple you have. You might need to break down your cinnamon apple slices to make them easier to chew. Of course, you can use fresh apples, as well.
- Milk: use whatever milk you prefer such as oat, almond, goat, etc. Water can also be substituted.
- Oatmeal: While this recipe uses rolled oats (old-fashioned oats), you can do a steel oats version in about ten minutes.
Darcy’s Tips
- This is a microwave-friendly recipe, but if you’d like to do this on the stovetop, that’s fine. Just be careful to watch it more closely; it will take about twenty minutes to cook.
- I like my oatmeal a little on the soupy side, so I often add a little more milk once cooked.
- This sets up fast as it cools, so be sure to eat quickly.
- Make a double or triple batch of this and save it in the fridge to reheat another day for a quick meal.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimation only. Nutrient information for dehydrated foods is based on fresh. Use 1/4 of the servicing size for the same nutrient information. Thus 1 Cup of fresh fruit has the same sugars as 1/4 dried.
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Great recipe for busy fall and winter mornings. Nice evening snack/dessert as well. Thanks Darcy! I need to check out your apple preserving ideas as well.
Thank you. I have been looking for a homemade oatmeal that I can make ahead of time and either pre-measure all of the dry ingredients into individual bags so I don’t have to buy store bought instant packets that are loaded with sugar. I could store a large amount pre-made in a container but I’m not sure how much to scoop out for a single serving. I also like adding ground flaxseed to mine. I also use almond milk since I’m allergic to dairy. It all still tastes good!
All together, this recipe is probably 1/2 Cup to scoop. But you can use as much as or as little as you want.