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 definitely had heated canned pumpkin for breakfast. Sprinkled with cinnamon and a tsp. of coconut butter, it is absolute deliciousness.
Katieeeee! Thank you so much for the shout out! It made my day. I hope you do try them. I can’t stop eating them. 🙂
I don’t think I’ve ever had pumpkin. Your porridge looks great though!
omg i love pumpkin…i’ve been eating a ton of it for the last month. they do sell it year round but not libby’s! i can get a 290z can of libs for the same price as a tiny can of the organic farmer’s brand.
Yeah, three cheers for Libby’s being back, right? 😉
I had pumpkin in my oats this morning! It was pretty good, but your creme brulee oats looks way better! Also, I am going to HAVE to make those pumpkin doughnut holes when I get home from class today… yum yum! 🙂
Wait a minute; shorts, sandals, and a tank top whilst picking pumpkins? Nice!
Mmmm…. pumpkin!! We certainly love them. Pumpkin pasta, pumpkin oatmeal (thanks for the idea last year!), pumpkin ice cream (vegan, of course), roasted pumpkin, pumpkin pie, even roasted pumpkin seeds, it’s all sooo yummy! But, what to do with the pumpkin sitting on my counter at home… eat it of course. And the two in the garage shall become Mickey and Minnie Mouse this weekend.
I think all dads are five year olds inside; mine is too. Always fun. I’m a daddy’s girl, and I’m probably seven or eight years old at heart…
Off to research those doughnut holes… and make something pumpkin for supper tonight.
Aww Mickey and Minnie Pumpkins? So cute! My kids would go crazy for that!
LOL last year I was wearing a scarf and coat!
Any time you want to make pumpkin pasta, let me know. And then ship some to Texas :).
i WISH i could wear a tshirt and shorts right now! even my bedroom is freezing. i’m wearing a wool sweater over a thick baselayer, and i’m bundled in flannel sheets 🙁
How much do I love pumpkin…enough to be glowing orange right about now. 🙂
P.S. I heart your breakfast from this morning as well. Have a wonderful day Katie!
I’ve actually been eating too much pumpkin/carrots/tomatoes/bell peppers that I’m turning yellowish and I had to see the doctor.
But it didn’t work out really, I mean, I can’t live without veggies!!
Because of blogger-ville I finally broke down and added pumpkin puree to my oats. Just last week.
LOVED IT.
It sometimes takes me a while to try things outside of my comfort zone but it’s been rare that the blogging community has let me down.
I have almost finished that huge can of Libbys (and I do buy it year round for muffins) I’ve added it to my eggs, to my oats, to my squash. I’ve been trying to cut out sugars (with squash, I know the irony) and that bit o pumpkin makes me feel like I am getting a lot of bang for my buck.
your dad looks like a lot of fun!
and your 3 ingredient peanut butter balls were so easy and delish (even if I added different and other ing)
Happy Wednesday
Hehe I didn’t know about his strange poses until I was looking back at the photos. There’s another one where he’s trying to strangle a scarecrow!
I love, love, love pumpkin. But I try to only eat it in the fall and winter, even though its available year-round. Eating certain foods seasonally makes me appreciate them so much more — like tomatoes, summer squash, fresh berries, and fresh cucumbers in the summer and spring and pumpkins, apples, and winter squash in the fall and winter. Your oats look fantastical!
I love pumpkin and I must have more because I have really not had any yet this fall.
Sadly, I will have to wait until I go home for Thanksgiving break.
Now I am even more anxious to go home so I can try your Pumpkin Creme Brulee Oats! Yum!