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    Apples Dulce De Leche Oats Breakfast

    Published: Sep 23, 2020 by Sonila · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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    This Apples Dulce de Leche Oats Breakfast is an indulgent breakfast jar:). We usually prepare this on days where one of us has something important going on. Starting the day with a filling, indulgent and fruity breakfast is the perfect way to add some motivation to the day:).

    An oats jar topped with apples, dulce de leche is seen at the bottom of the jar. There's also an apple in the background and a slice of apple dipped in dulce de leche on the other side.
    Oats and Apples with Dulce de Leche

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    Dulce de Leche or Caramel?

    Often people use the words dulce de leche and caramel interchangeably. Maybe because of these sauces’ dark amber color or maybe because when you use any translator from Spanish to English they’ll translate Dulce de Leche as Caramel. But gastronomically they are different!

    Caramel is made by slowly cooking sugar, usually granulated sugar until it caramelizes. While dulce de leche is made by slowly cooking milk and sugar together.

    Dulce de Leche pronunciation is [dool-seh deh leh-cheh]. Dulce de Leche is used in filling of a lot of Latin American pastries and cakes. Caramel is most often used in making flan or toppings for ice cream or other desserts.

    While most people use them interchangeably, people who love both these sauces find it hard to use one instead of the other. Especially here in Miami where dulce de leche is very prevalent in bakeries and cooking, you can’t interchange them:).

    Drizzling dulce de leche from a spoon to the oats jar.
    Drizzling Dulce de Leche over Oats & Apples

    How To Cook Oats?

    There are so many methods to cooking oats and I bet everyone has their favorite. Oats are one of our favorite breakfasts as soon as the weather cools a little bit. We usually cook them with milk, cinnamon and honey then top with fruits & nuts.

    However, this specific recipe is a bit more indulgent because of dulce de leche! It really feels like a dessert for breakfast:).

    You can cook oats as follows:

    • Stovetop with milk (old fashioned oats, quick oats or rolled oats)
    • Stovetop with water (old fashioned oats, quick oats or rolled oats)
    • Microwave (only instant oats)
    • Overnight oats

    We as a family prefer cooking oats with milk in the stovetop and that’s the most challenging method, especially if you’re not used to cooking milk.

    The trick to cooking oats with milk is to warm up milk slowly, otherwise it will stick to the bottom of the sauce pan and smell like burnt milk. As soon as milk approaches boiling point, add oats in and stir occasionally. Lower temperature from medium to medium-low. Add a dash of salt and cinnamon and continue stirring until you get the desired creamy consistency!

    In other oatmeal recipes, I tend to add honey or maple syrup at this point in. However, for this specific recipe I feel that dulce de leche is sweet enough so the oats don’t need extra sweeteners.

    Creamy oatmeal topped with crisp apples and dulce de leche, ready to be dug in. Breakfast jar is placed over a red napkin and spoon is already in the jar. There's a little drizzle of dulce de leche dripping on the outside of the jar.
    Digging In To Oats Breakfast Jar

    Toppings

    • For this recipe, I don’t cook the apples. I feel the crisp apple bites mixed with dulce de leche and cooked oats create such a perfect combination. If you like apples to be cooked, then you can quickly saute them in a pan with cinnamon, a little brown sugar and some butter. Then add them over the oatmeal jars.
    • Other toppings you can use are as follows. Just play around with flavors to get the desired taste:)
      • Nuts: pecans, walnuts, pistachios or cashews
      • Fruits: bananas, berries, peach, mango etc
      • Seeds: poppy, chia, pine nut
    Adding dulce de leche over chopped apples on an oats jar for breakfast!! Jar is placed over a colorful napkin and there's an apple in the background out of focus.

    Apples Dulce de Leche Oats Breakfast

    Sonila
    This indulgent breakfast jar with Apples, Dulce de Leche and Oats is a delicious special breakfast perfect with Fall flavors!! We love it for back to school or special days to get started with lots of energy with this filling breakfast.
    5 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 3 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 13 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine Fusion
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 176 kcal

    Equipment

    • Sauce Pan

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup old fashioned oats
    • 2 cups milk
    • 8 tsps dulce de leche
    • dash salt
    • 1-2 apples
    • 1 tsp cinnamon

    Instructions
     

    • Core and peel the apples. Chop them in small bite size pieces.
    • Pour milk in a small pot. Turn heat to medium.
    • When milk is about to boil, add oats, mix once. Then add a dash of salt and cinnamon. Continue mixing slowly and let cook for about 5 minutes until oatmeal is creamy.
    • Add 1 tsp of dulce de leche in each breakfast bowl or jar. Then scrape the oatmeal from the pots and distribute evenly in the bowls. Top with fresh apples. Then drizzle another tsp of dulce de leche over each serving. Dig in, mix and enjoy:)

    Notes

    Note – if making overnight oats, just add dulce de leche to the bottom of the jar. Then mix oats and milk on the side and pour on top. Let chill overnight and before serving, add fresh crisp apples and drizzle with dulce de leche. 

    Nutrition Label

    Nutrition Facts
    Apples Dulce de Leche Oats Breakfast
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 176 Calories from Fat 45
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 5g8%
    Saturated Fat 3g19%
    Cholesterol 12mg4%
    Sodium 54mg2%
    Potassium 283mg8%
    Carbohydrates 26g9%
    Fiber 3g13%
    Sugar 11g12%
    Protein 7g14%
    Vitamin A 222IU4%
    Vitamin C 2mg2%
    Calcium 158mg16%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 176kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 7gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 54mgPotassium: 283mgFiber: 3gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 222IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 158mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword apples dulce de leche, breakfast oats, dulce de leche oats
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    Apples Oats Breakfast with Dulce de Leche (Caramel)

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    About Sonila

    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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    Comments

    1. mavi trapos

      September 24, 2020 at 2:08 am

      5 stars
      wow! I need to eat this apples dulce de leche breakfast! i am sure it will be delicious!

      Reply
    2. Mary

      September 23, 2020 at 9:32 pm

      5 stars
      I love this post about Apples Dulce de Leche Oats Breakfast. I must confess I’m not big Dulce de Leche fan, but I will defitnetly try to make this recipe with a twist. Part of that twist will be using overnight oats – I just love oatmeal that way!!!

      Thanks for sharing this recipe 😉

      Reply
    3. Veronica

      September 23, 2020 at 1:15 pm

      5 stars
      I’m including Dulce de leche on my shopping list to make this apple Dulce de leche oatmeal for my breakfasts soon. I’m sure it will become one of my favorite modes to start the day.

      Reply
      • admin

        September 23, 2020 at 1:25 pm

        Thank you Vero:)). Nowadays we need a little extra boost in the morning!!

        Reply
    4. isashopaholic

      September 23, 2020 at 12:37 pm

      5 stars
      It looks delicious and very nutritious. I have to make your recipe for or oatmeal with dulce de leche. Thanks!

      Reply
      • admin

        September 23, 2020 at 12:49 pm

        Thank you so much Isa:)))

        Reply
    5. Sofía

      September 23, 2020 at 11:03 am

      5 stars
      Un desayuno perfecto y que aporta mucha energía, yo he preparado el dulce de leche de manera tradicional y con el Thermomix y es una de nuestras cremas preferidas, mi hija se la toma a cucharadas. This apples dulce de leche oatmeal looks like the perfect breakfast!

      Reply

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