Pumpkin pie oatmeal is like eating pumpkin pie for breakfast…
Who wouldn’t want to eat pumpkin pie for breakfast?
(Pumpkin oatmeal shown about, with a generous sprinkle of cinnamon fairy dust.)
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
(Serves 1)
- 1/2 c. milk of choice (such as almond milk)
- 1/2 c. water or more milk of choice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 c. rolled oats
- 1/4 c. canned pumpkin
- 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- sweetener as desired (For a true “creme brulee” feel, you can use the Melted Banana Trick… or, I have a friend who likes to put brown sugar on top and then bake the already-cooked oatmeal under the “broil” setting, so it gets all caramelized.)
- raisins and walnuts as desired
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- cinnamon! Mix some in, and sprinkle more on top
Combine all ingredients on the stovetop and bring to a boil. Stir over medium heat until desired thickness is reached. Alternatively, you can make this in the microwave..
After breakfast, the celebration of the pumpkins continued. A few friends and I have a tradition of going down to a local farm once a year to act goofy pick out pumpkins. But sadly, all the friends with whom I have this tradition moved away. Grad school and jobs, ya know. Well, that wasn’t going to stop me; somehow I convinced my parents to stand in for the m.i.a. friends.
Of all the kids at the farm, my dad had the most fun. Seriously, he’s five inside.
I picked out a baby pumpkin… pumpkin-picking is fun and all, but let’s be honest: If you want a big kahuna, the pumpkins at the grocery store are much cheaper!
I love pumpkin. In fact, I’m gonna finally try those pumpkin oats this week.
I just gotta get a can o’ pumpkin first!
Haha does anyone not like pumpkin? Yes! My sister and brother HATE it. That’s ok, more for me :).
Your dad is too funny!
I LOVE pumpkin too, but for some reason don’t crave it in until fall either. Good thing, it just hit the store shelves about 2 weeks ago here. And I love adding pumpkin to my oatmeal – had it today in fact, and yesterday and the day before… 🙂
Woah, raw doughnut holes AND they’re pumpkin? LOL Katie, for once YOU aren’t the one with the best idea… a reader took that award from you this time! 😉
(You do know I’m joking, right? 😉 Well, 1/2 joking. I DO think her idea is pretty awesome!)
I’ve never gotten into the pumpkin thing. It just tastes strange to me. I do like sweet potatoes, though. Go figure!
I adore pumpkin. I can never get enough of it!
I wish it was more abundant this year 🙁
I love love love pumpkin. And Creme Brulee oats? OMG!
I love the picture with all the pumpkins. It looks like a picture from a magazine! This place is beautiful! And so are you but you already know this 🙂 .
I haven’t eaten pumpkin for years. Really, years. I don’t know why because I crave something every now and then. I crave this:
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Very thin pastry sheets that get crunchy after baking, pumpkin, walnuts, raisins, cinnamon… Pumpkin heaven! I think I know what I want for Christmas this year 🙂 .
Holy goodness, it looks like pumpkin baklava! I want some too!
And you are so so sweet. Thank you for such a kind comment, girl!
I’ve had kabocha purée yesterday and right now there’s a spaghetti squash bakin’ in the oven – I’m not sure if that’s considered as pumpkin, but in German the word “Kürbis” encompasses all kinds of pumpkins and squash, so when it says that at the grocery store it’s pumpkin for me (;
and lol, you are wearing SHORTS and a short-sleeved shirt, that’s too funny, people here are already sporting their winter gear …
I think it’s considered a pumpkin here too! 🙂
LOL yes, it’s so weird. Last year I went to the pumpkin farm in a sweater and scarf! Texas weather is so indecisive!
I’m in love with pumpkin, seriously. Pumpkin protein shakes are probably my most favorite things everrrr. Pumpkin oats too, and pumpkin bread, and anything else with pumpkin. You know what else is REALLY good with pumpkin?
Chocolate. 🙂