Hello, fall! This pumpkin oatmeal only takes five minutes to make and is super filling and delicious!
This year's MoFo has sparked an oatmeal renaissance around here! In high school and college, I ate oatmeal all the time, but lately for some reason it's been off the menu. Since I signed up for the MoFo rss feed, though, I've been seeing such amazing oatmeals float through my Google Reader. Here are a few that are on my "to try" list:
If you've been whipping up interesting oatmeals, I'd love to hear about them, too!
Who says oatmeal has to be boring, right? With all of the oaty inspiration on my mind, when my belly rumbled this morning, I decided to get a little more inventive with my morning bowl of oats.
Pumpkin Oatmeal
Prep time: 2 minutes; Cook time: 5 minutes; Yield: one serving - about 1 3/4 cups
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup water
- generous scoop (about 2-3 tablespoons) canned pumpkin (or mashed, cook squash of your choice!)
- handful of raisins (optional)
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup coconut milk (light is OK, but full fat is better!)
Cooking Directions
- Combine the oats, water, pumpkin and raisins in a small pan and bring to a boil. Simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes.
- Pour the oatmeal into your bowl, top with the coconut milk and spices, give it a good stir, and you're ready to breakfast it up!
Have you guys been making any fun oatmeal concoctions lately?
Margaret
I never eat rolled oats for breakfast but.................
when I can't settle at night, up I get and have my bowl of oats, made with just a pinch of salt, sometimes a little soy milk, then back to bed and asleep in no time 🙂
Becky Striepe
Ooh I bet that works well! Oats are such comfort food. 🙂
Sue L.
I'm addicted to my new favorite oatmeal recipe:
1 quart unsweetened chocolate almond milk
1 1/4 cup steel cut oats
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. powdered ginger
1/4 cup dried cherries
Sweetener of choice (I use stevia)
Chocolate chips or carob chips
Combine first 4 ingredients in a crockpot before going to bed. Turn pot on low. Next morning add dried cherries and sweetener to taste. Stir. That's it! To serve, I add 1-2 tsp of choc or carob chips to a bowl of oatmeal and pour on a little unsweetened almond milk (choc, vanilla or plain). Makes 4-5 servings (1 cup or 3/4 cups each).
Becky Striepe
Ooh I have been wanting to try steel cut oats in the crock pot! Your recipe sounds super delicious!
Jes
I haven't been eating much oatmeal lately either but, mmm, spicy pumpkin goodness--I can get behind this!
cookeasyvegan
This sounds like a delicious way to start the day — so much better than plain oatmeal, which can become so "forgettable" after a while.
Becky Striepe
I hear ya! Oatmeal can be super boring, and I forgot how fun you can make it with the right mix-ins!