Apple Brown Sugar Oatmeal

Jan 22 2026

I’ve been having more oatmeal lately and finding ways to make it more flavourful. This is what I landed on. I find adding a small bit of clove somehow makes it taste more sweet so less sugar is needed.

Ingredients

• 1 apple
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1⁄4 tsp cinnamon
• pinch of ground cloves
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup water
• 2 tbsp milk (optional)

Steps

1. Peel and dice the apple. I usually cut off sections to remove the core, leaving a bit of a square core. Then cut those sections into 1⁄4" slices, then cut those slices into 1⁄2" chunks. Whatever way you do it, make small chunks/silvers of apple.
2. Heat a small saucepan on medium-low heat. Once hot, add butter.
3. Once butter is melted, add apples, cinnamon, and cloves.
4. Cook the apples until soft, stirring ocassionally. About 7 minutes.
5. Add brown sugar and stir until dissolved, about 20 seconds.
6. Add oats and stir. You can toast the oats here by constantly stirring the dry oats for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Be careful not to burn the sugar.
7. Add water and bring to a boil.
8. Reduce to a simmer and cook the oats for about 5 minutes or until most of the water is aborbed.
9. Serve, adding the splash of milk. I often add sliced banana to this, but it’s fine as it is.