Irish Oatmeal with Hot Buttered Cinnamon Apples

Irish Oatmeal with Hot Buttered Cinnamon Apples is the perfect motivation to get out of bed on a chilly morning. And bonus, I share my best tip for how to make Irish oats FAST!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Irish

Keyword Irish Oatmeal, Irish Oats, Steel Cut Oats

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Servings serving

Calories 331kcal

Author Faith Gorsky

Ingredients

Oats:

1/4 cup Irish oats also called steel-cut oats
1 cup water
1 pinch sea salt

Hot Buttered Cinnamon Apples:

1 medium sweet crisp apple such as Macoun, washed, cored, and chopped (not peeled)
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons pure maple syrup more or less to taste
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch sea salt
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

For the Oats:

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then turn heat down and simmer (uncovered) until the oats are tender, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, and adding a splash more water as necessary if the oats get too thick.

For the Hot Buttered Cinnamon Apples:

Add all ingredients (except the vanilla) to a small-medium skillet. Cook (uncovered) over low heat until the liquid has evaporated and the apples are tender, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat and stir in the vanilla.

To Serve:

Stir half of the apple mixture into the porridge, then pour the porridge into a bowl and top with the remaining apple mixture. Serve hot.

Notes

How to Make Irish Oats Fast: You can cut the cooking time down to about 15 minutes if you soak the oats in cool water overnight (make sure they’re covered by 1 inch of water). Then strain the oats through a fine mesh sieve, and when you cook the oats, reduce the amount of water by 1/3. So for this recipe, if you soak the 1/4 cup of steel-cut oats overnight, you would use 2/3 cup water instead of 1 cup to cook them.

More Topping Ideas:

- Fresh berries + coconut
- Maple syrup + pecans + cinnamon
- Brown sugar + butter + walnuts
- Chocolate chips

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