Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375F
• Peel your apples, remove the cores, and chop them into pieces about 1/2" in size
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together the dry ingredients for the Oatmeal Base; the oats, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, vanilla whey protein, and Spiced Chai powder
• Once those dry ingredients are stirred, add the wet ingredients for the Oatmeal Base; the egg, vanilla almond milk, and apple sauce
• Pour Oatmeal Mixture into your greased pie plate, and bake for about 12-15 minutes
• While Oatmeal Base is in the oven, heat a medium saucepan on the stove over medium heat
• Mixture should start to bubble and thicken quickly -- keep stirring as the apples cook
• When your timer goes off for the Oatmeal Base, remove it from the oven
• Take your cooked Apple mixture, and spoon it over the top of your Oatmeal Base
• 10. **Optional** For added decadence, add a traditional Crumb Topping over your Apples before the final bake. Mix together your Crumb Topping ingredients with a pastry cutter or your fingers, including the cold butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Once mixture forms loose crumbs, sprinkle it over the Apple Topping.
• 11. Place your Pie Plate back in the oven, to finish baking, for about 20-25 minutes. Keep a close eye on your bake, to ensure it does not bubble over.
• 12. Remove promptly from oven, and let cool about 10-15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!