This is your new favorite breakfast.
Or rather, my new favorite breakfast.
This delicious breakfast recipe is super–filling (and keeps you full for a long time), and it’s extremely easy and quick to prepare.
I don’t usually eat the same thing for breakfast more than two days in a row, because there are way too many delicious Healthy Breakfast Recipes out there (pancakes! oatmeal! waffles!). But this one’s so good that it’s all I’ve been craving the last four days.
Pumpkin Bread in a Bowl
(can be gluten-free)
Inspired by Banana Bread Cereal.
- 1/3 c canned pumpkin (or cooked pumpkin or sweet potato puree)
- 3/4 c milk of choice
- 1 cup flake cereal (I like spelt flakes, but bran, corn, etc will work. Some people have even used oatmeal!)
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- sweetener (such as stevia, sugar, or even maple syrup)
- optional: chocolate chips, pecans
Blend all ingredients together. The cereal will have a thin consistency at first, but if you leave it in the fridge (after blending) for even just 10 minutes, it starts to get really thick! I usually make it before I run, and it’s the consistency of thick pudding by the time I return.
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If you’re using the optional pecans or chocolate chips, you can either blend them right in or sprinkle them on top after serving.
Above, swirled with Vegan Cool Whip.
I like to blend things: Any things. All things. When you blend a bunch of ingredients, the individual flavors fuse together, for one amazing new taste. By blending this recipe, you get pumpkin, vanilla, spice, and crunch all in one delicious spoonful. I swear, one of these days I’m going to try blending a pb&j sandwich…
Would Kix cereal work?
I kind of doubt it… Kix are pretty soft and would probably just get mushy. Any flake cereal should work, though (I just used Oatmeal Crisp with raisins)!
Thanks !!
Katie,
I have to tell you…I absolutely adore this dish. I have made it twice now for my husband, my 17 month old, and myself. So I make a huge batch….with just enough left over for a snack or such later. I make it the night before along with leaving the coconut milk in the fridge and then in the morning I top the “Pumpkin Bread in a Bowl” (3/4 teaspoonful vanilla extract) with your whip cream recipe (2 tablespoonfuls sugar), chopped almonds, semisweet morsels, and lots of cinnamon. It is just divine. Definitely a wonderful breakfast, snack, AND dessert. 🙂 And something I don’t feel bad about either. Of course it helps that I am very fond of pumpkin. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes!
Hi Katie! I’ve been waiting to try this for weeks… but when I did, it was a total disaster. I used quinoa flakes, and it seems like these may be the only “flake” out there that doesn’t work? Thanks, K
You need to use cereal flakes (like bran flakes or something that looks like bran flakes). So, not anything that looks like oats.
Mission accomplished, with raging success. Perfect recipe, also, for a very picky 1 year old who doesn’t like to eat her vegetables! 🙂
My stomach thinks it’s fall even though it’s 90 degrees and humid outside, lol. I’m so glad I finally tried this! I don’t know which is my favorite between this and the banana version, but both are awesome. Now if only I could get my blender to wash itself… 😉
OMG. I just made this and it was so delicious! I put chocolate chips in it and once it thickened, I microwaved it for a minute. It tasted like pumpkin pie oatmeal! Best recipe I’ve tried (:
I’ve been eating your banana bread in a bowl ALL the time this summer, but tried the pumpkin version for the first time this morning. Love it!
I just made this with oatmeal and it is delicious! I’ve been itching for a great pumpkin fix! Thanks 🙂 I plan on making this even more in the fall!
Ive done chocolate strawberry, blueberry cobbler and next is coconut cream pie!! Love love love this breakfast (or dinner) 🙂
Do you think I could make this and leave overnight in the fridge?
Sorry, I haven’t tried. I don’t see why not, but it will probably get really thick!
Just checking- you blend this in a blender or just hand mix it so that it remains crunchy?
blender 🙂
I use a magic bullet.
Thanks:) I’m new to your site and I love it. Can’t wait to try to these recipes out!