Just Another Meatless Monday Caramel Apple Oatmeal

How to make oatmeal exciting. Yes I sit around, ok-go around, thinking about how to make oatmeal exciting. I have 25 pounds of it in my pantry so I have good reason to dream about oatmeal and how to use it up. I need a good granola recipe, anybody got one? Leave me a comment or a link I'd love to make a rip roaring batch of granola. Or TREE HA! Anyway, here's my latest rendition of morning oats. 

Caramel Apple Oatmeal

3 cups water

1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats

2 pinches of salt

2 apples, cored

2 TBSP butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

dash of cinnamon 

bring the water to a boil in a medium pot of high heat

add a pinch of salt and the oats and cook, stirring occasionally for 5-10 minutes until done

meanwhile melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat

chop the apples and add them to the butter

cook and stir for 2-3 minutes

add the sugar and the other pinch of salt

cook stirring occasionally until the apples are fork tender

add a dash of cinnamon, set aside until the oatmeal; is done

serve the oatmeal with the apples on the side or divide them evenly between the bowls of oats

This was met with absolute joy this morning, we had extra little boys over and there was excited murmuring as I was caramelizing the apples. I had to set some aside for my husband or they would have eaten all of it including the frying pan. 

Peace and Love--