Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon

Need an easy breakfast? This hearty Baked Apple Oatmeal is filled with cinnamon is great to reheat all week long!

Oatmeal is such an easy breakfast for any occasion especially when its this Baked Apple Oatmeal with Cinnamon.

This easy baked breakfast dish is loaded with chewy oats, chunks of apples and, and spiced with cinnamon.

It's perfect for those chilly mornings when you need more than just a hot cup of coffee to warm you up, and any other time of the year too! Not to mention, the house smells amazing while it's in the oven.

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• Different Types of Oatmeal?
• Ingredients
• Instructions
• FAQs
• Easy Breakfast Recipes
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Different Types of Oatmeal?

If it is your first time eating steel cut oatmeal, it might take a little time to get used to the coarser texture of steel cut oats, but the addition of baked apples and cinnamon will surely win you over. (Plus a little maple syrup and brown sugar doesn't hurt, either.) 

What makes steel cut oats different than other oats such as rolled, quick, or instant is how they are cut/prepared before being packaged.

Types of oats

Rolled Oats: The whole grains are steamed and pressed flat with steel rollers. The rolling process shortens the cooking time.

Quick and instant: The oats are cooked and dried before they are cut and rolled then to make the cooking process even quicker than that of rolled or steel cut oats.

Steel cut: These oats aren't rolled. Instead, steel blades slice them into coarse nubs, giving them an appearance like cut-up grains of rice. Steel-cut oats are less processed than rolled oats. They take longer to cook than rolled oats, and their texture is a bit chewier.

Ingredients

It doesn't take much to make a batch of this hearty apple oatmeal!

• steel cut oats
• apples
• milk
• brown sugar
• cinnamon

Instructions

If you're someone who loves having oatmeal every day, you'll love this baked oatmeal because you can make a big batch at once and have a ready to go breakfast in minutes every morning.

Just a few simple steps are all it takes to create this delicious breakfast treat! 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9 x 13 pan.
2. Melt butter in a skillet and add oats.
3. Stir until lightly toasted. I toast the oats on the stove in this recipe before I bake them, and I highly recommend this step. Why? This little bit of effort truly enhances the flavors and add more depth to the already hearty steel cut oats.
4. Place oats in a large mixing bowl and pour boiling water over them.
5. Add apples, cinnamon, brown sugar and salt and stir until combined.
6. Add milk and stir.
7. Pour into prepared dish and bake until browned and set.
8. Stir oatmeal before serving and then add toppings as desired. 

PRO TIP: Reheating the oatmeal? Add a little milk to regain the creamy texture. Serve with brown sugar and maple syrup, of course!

FAQs

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Recipe

Need a warm, make ahead breakfast? Make a batch of this hearty Baked Apple Oatmeal with Cinnamon and enjoy breakfast all week long!