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’ve been LOVING my pumpkin oatmeal lately! I usually make it with hemp milk, cinnamon and nutmeg, then put a few circles of unsweetened baker’s chocolate in the bowl, and drizzle on some macadamia nut butter or peanut butter. So much belly happiness!
I’ve also been doing pumpkin pie avocado puddings, and I think tonight might be a pumpkin and apple pie green smoothie night.
If it’s wrong to OD on pumpkin, then I don’t want to be right! lol
Hahaha that reminds me of a quote from a movie, “Coming to America.”
I love pumpkin about as much as I love chocolate. Aka, A LOT!
I eat it in my oats every morning!
You are soooo sooo gorgeous!
Who am I talking to? Why, both Katie AND her breakfast ;).
Roasted pumpkin was always one of my favourite vegetables, but in recent years I’ve become really allergic to it. If I even handle it, my hands swell up and my skin turns orange and starts peeling off. Needless to say, I won’t be eating it any time soon! (Sad.)
I hope you don’t mind my asking, because I know it’s always uncomfortable getting questions about your appearance, but do people often think that you’re much younger than you are? I know that when I was very thin between age 21 and 23, people would assume that I was at high school, and our new neighbour thought I was about 14! (I’m sure when I’m 35 or so, I’d be happy to be mistaken for a teenager, but not so much at 25! I’m quite relieved that people guess correctly these days.)
Hey Laura!
I do not mind AT ALL answering personal questions if they’re asked in a kind way, like yours was! 🙂
Yeah, people often think I’m younger than I am. Often? Ok, almost always. Except one time when I was out with my dad and a guy asked if I was his wife… that was weird lol. But I’ve been mistaken for as young as 11 :-?. Haha my mom says the same thing as you: at 35, I’ll probably look back and WISH people thought I looked younger!
I’m 25, and almost everyone thinks I’m five or so years older than I actually am! I certinly wouldn’t mind if it was the other way around 😉 I keep telling myself it’s only because I’m tall. Yep. Definitely because I’m tall.
I’m loving pumpkin. It’s only past lunch and I’ve already had it twice 😛
Hey Katie! Just wanted to say that I recently landed upon your blog and think it’s great! I’m loving your style girl! x x
Awwwwww Emma, thank you so so much!! 🙂 🙂
Almost as much as I love you! 😉
I fucking love your spoon.
I came up with a vegan pumpkin donut hole recipe last year about this time when I kept seeing pumpkin everything, everywhere, in bloggieland 🙂 But honestly, I dont love pumpkin that much. I mean it’s not like I dislike it, but it’s just a whatever flavor for me. Some people make pumpkin everythng from lattes to oats, that’s not me. But the donut holes are good 🙂
Glad you got your daddy to go with you…so fun and sweet!
I love that spoon – it’s gorgeous!