I’ve been inspired by apples lately. It’s apple season, and I love seeing all the pictures of fellow mommies on Instagram taking their families apple picking. I want to take my family, but we haven’t gone yet… I got apple on the brain. They seem to be on sale at every grocery store too. There are so many delicious things you can make with apples…delicious baked apples, apple pie and apple crisp come to mind. When I think of using apple it’s always in these ways, making some kind of tasty dessert (all which can be modified to be healthier not using refined sugar and even gluten free), yet I want more practical ways to incorporate apples everyday…Especially if I am going to go apple picking, I want to have a plan for the fruits of our labor.

My son Jameson has become obsessed with eating apple slices dipped in peanut butter! He’s been eating two apples a day! So that’s one option. I’ve mentioned in previous posts on here and Instagram how much we love oatmeal especially once fall rolls around. I made this oatmeal this week and got great reviews from the hubby. It’s a warm bowl of creamy oatmeal with diced apple, raisins and sprinkled with cinnamon. So delicious, simple and filling. Read on for the recipe.

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

• 1 cup of oats (I used gluten free oats from Trader Joe’s)
• 2.5 cups of water (I use extra water cooking oatmeal usually calls for 2 cups of liquid for every cup)
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 large apple (We used a gala apple)
• 1/4 cup raisins
• Cinnamon

1. Cook oatmeal according to cooking instructions.
2. While the oatmeal cooks, you have about 10 minutes) core apple and dice it into tiny pieces (Approximately 1/2 an inch)
3. Once it’s cooked keep it on lowest setting on stove and stir in peanut butter and honey. The peanut butter will make it creamy.
4. Remove oatmeal from heat stir in apples and raisins.
5. Serve and sprinkle with cinnamon according to preference.

Side note: This makes two big bowls of oatmeal. We get 4 small bowl servings for all of us since it is filling. This oatmeal is rich and thick. Once it’s served you can pour in any kind of milk (I would add almond milk) to make it a little thinner.