Preparation details
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Serving
- Serve warm for breakfast; add nuts or yogurt if desired.
- Duration
- Cook 8–10 minutes. Total time: about 15 minutes. Stovetop heat: medium, then low.
Cinnamon apple oatmeal
Warm oats with apple and cinnamon for an easy breakfast.
Associated use
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Menstrual cramps self-care guide →About the ingredient
Cinnamon
Cinnamomum bark used as a culinary spice and in oral supplement preparations.
See evidence, safety, and uses →Ingredients
- Rolled oats
- 1 cup / 90 g
- Milk or water
- 2 cups / 480 mL
- Apple
- 1 small, diced
- Ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt
- Pinch
Instructions
- Combine oats, liquid, apple, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan.
- Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, then reduce heat and cook 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Equipment: small saucepan, spoon, knife.
Safety information
No published ingredient-specific cautions are attached.
Condition-specific cautions
Menstrual cramps: Cinnamon is generally safe in food amounts. Larger or prolonged supplemental amounts can cause gastrointestinal or allergic effects, and cassia cinnamon can contain substantial coumarin; use extra caution with liver disease, pregnancy, breastfeeding, or regular medicines.