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!
Yum I eat pumpkin pie oats all the time! LOVE fall more than any other season and miss it even though summer is fast approaching here in Australia.
Gosh-love pumpkin! Just made another grain-free pumpkin spice bread loaf! (recipe on my blog) And I love making pancakes and puddings with it!
By the way, you look super cute at the pumpkin patch 😉
Your family is so cool! I love how close you all are and how much fun you have together! Your farm outing looks delightful!
I like pumpkin in pies, curries, and sushi rolls! So darn delicious! I’ve never tried a pumpkin smoothie/milkshake, but I think that would be interesting as well.
I think I need to try a pumpkin milkshake too… or even pumpkin ice cream. I keep saying I need to break out the ice cream maker!!
I’ve been making these Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats lately for every breakfast.
http://ohsheglows.com/2010/08/07/pumpkin-pie-for-breakfast-yes-please/
Also big into making pumpkin pie smoothies, pumpkin baked oats, using pumpkin as the fat replacer in my baked goods, tossing pumpkin in my banana ice cream, etc. And all this with the $2.99 a can organic stuff from WFM. We don’t have our cheap 365 conventional canned pumpkin in yet. I swear, I am buying a case (or two!) when we do. Love pumpkin!
i love pumpkin. it’s awesome in oatmeal, and i’ve been putting it on toast with almond butter instead of PB&J….also, I work as a pastry cook at a restaurant, and we just developed a new dessert that uses my own recipe for pumpkin-hazelnut spice bread!
Pumpkin pbj? That sounds so fun (as does your bread)!
I’m a major pumpkin enthusiast…perhaps that’s why I am turning even more orange than usual these days!
I love pumpkin, though probably not quite as much as other people do. I’m not so hot on pumpkin pie, but one of my favorite things to make in fall is pumpkin dip: equal parts canned pumpkin and cream cheeze, plus sweetener of choice and a spoonful of pumpkin pie spice. It’s the best thing ever to dip apples in!
Oh wow, that sounds like pumpkin cheesecake in a bowl! Thanks for the idea, Amber. It sounds delicious!
I heart pumpkin. Just this week I have made Pumpkin Bars, Pumpkin smoothies, Pumpkin Brownies, and yes I put a nice scoop in my oatmeal most mornings.
I would eat all year round easy. But maybe why we all love it so much is we have to wait so long. Imagine if it was at the store always, would we be burnt out?
All I know is I stock up and the clerk at the stores always say the same thing…”What do you make with Pumpkin besides pie?” If they only knew the possibilities!
I have a pumpkin brownie recipe I’ve been meaning to try forever. I might just have to join you in brownieland soon :).
I *LOVE* pumpkin oatmeal! Libby’s just finally showed back up in my local store about 2 weeks ago and I exclaimed “YES!!!” in the middle of the aisle; people looked at me like I was nuts and I did not care! Immediately came home and baked a pumpkin pie with my 2-year old and I have one can left that I was actually planning to open this morning just for oatmeal. Great minds, and all that 🙂
Hahahaha I can just imagine how oddly they looked at you. If only they knew… 😉
Love the cinnamon fairy dust-adorable! You should change the name of this blog to “Chocolate-Covered Cutie.”
Awwww
*blushes* 🙂 🙂