Let’s Make an Autumn Breakfast

My kids go in random phases of their breakfast foods. One week they love eggs, the next week if I asked them to eat an egg you’d think I was telling them Christmas no longer exists.

Needless to say, this week, we’re on oats in the Metcalf home.

I stopped making oats for a while because I wanted to make sure we were hitting a higher protein intake for all of us each day. I saw a recipe that made a bowl of oats in the morning include a good amount of protein and healthy fats and now it’s back on the rotation!

Protein Oats with Cinnamon Apples

2 cups of organic, gluten free oatmeal, made however you typically cook them on the stove

Then, mix in:

1 scoop of protein powder (currently using an unflavored one from ancient nutrition. chocolate protein powder makes this recipe delicious too!)

2 tbsp of grass fed butter

A splash of whole milk

Sprinkle in cinnamon to taste

1-2 tbsp of maple syrup, depending on how sweet you want it

Now, for the apples

Chop and peel the skin off of 1-2 honey crisp apples (any kind will do, I love a tart apple with the sweet oats)

Warm some butter on the stove in a little skillet, add in the apples once the butter is melted

Add in a splash of maple syrup and cinnamon sprinkled on to taste

Let the apples cook for about 8-10 min while stirring occasionally

Plate your oats and scoop the warm apples on top and serve!

A wonderful bonus, your house will smell like fall 🍂

Cinnamon Apples made by Arlo Phoenix