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!
Sarah says
I am addicted to this oatmeal, I’ve lost track how many times I’ve had it this week, I’ve even had it for dinner 🙂
Allie says
oh I’m having it this morning! Makes it smell like fall in my little nook of Phoenix!
Anonymous says
Could you make this with the voluminous oatmeal trick? Thanks! Looks AMAZING!!! 🙂
Kristen says
I followed the recipe exactly and used all skim milk and i found it to be very salty 🙁
Carmon says
So I made this today because it is raining and I am in a fall mood. Wow, I am in love! I added 1 TBS of peanut butter, extra cinnamon, and some raisins. It is amazing! Thanks for such an awesome recipe! Both of my kids loved it as well
Bea-McCall says
Ohmygoodnessme. Can I get as thin as you if I start my day with pumpkin oatmeal, you’re so tiny!
And that oatmeal looks delicious, I love oats. My family is Irish and Scottish so they are big porridge (as they call it) advocates. The traditional way my grandad makes it is so simple and plain- just 1/2 a cup of oats, 1 cup of water and a tiny pinch of salt cooked overnight. Then they serve it plain or with brown sugar but this looks much more exciting and healthier than my other granddad’s version. He used to have it made up with full fat milk, heavy cream, brown sugar and baileys Irish cream liqueur! Quite a way to start the day…
I love your blog!
Stephanie says
I found your site a few days ago. already tried at least 4 things. I was a little skeptic on pumpkin oatmeal but it intrigued me. I chickened out last minute thinking it may be too much pumpkin flavor so I added a little coconut and chocolate chips to the top (also put bran in while cooking as I love bran in my oatmeal). I loved it!!! I am so going to have this for breakfast again tomorrow and maybe the next day …
Margaret Fischer says
Where do you live that you can pick pumpkins in shorts and sandals? It is too cooooooold here in Wisconsin to do that!!!!
James says
Your recipes all look great, awesome that they are low cal. I have type 2 diabetes and control in by eating low carb diet. Being an old guy and new to this type of diet any chance you could post the carbs in your nutritional section? Thanks
Lana says
All her newer recipes have nutrition facts now.
Melissa says
Made this today and it was soooooo yummy! Big hit with the kiddos too! My youngest asked for it again at lunchtime and was disappointed that it was all gone. Will definitely make this again – I made it with vanilla almond milk, added raisins and a bit of brown sugar while heating it up and then put a bit of sugar on top and put it under the broiler at the end. I realized I didn’t have any pumpkin pie spice left so I just threw in nutmeg and cinnamon…super tasty!
Trish says
Love, love, love your recipes but notice you don’t use honey. Any reason why not?
Also, is there a cook book I can purchase?
Unofficial CCK Helper says
Some of Katie’s recipes do call for honey. And she says there will be a cookbook out at the end of this year! 🙂
Amber says
What is the nutritional information on this recipe?
PS I have enjoyed a few of your items and have been in love with all of them so far, can’t wait to try more (especially the pumpkin ones, I love it)!
Thank you,
Amber : )
Unofficial CCK Helper says
Katie hadn’t started calculating nutrition back when this was posted, but all of her recipes as of a year ago will have nutrition info included.
Kristin @ Welcome Haven says
Just made a batch this morning. Love it and fits in perfectly with my New Years healthy eating plan. Thanks for sharing!
xyloxin says
THANKYOUUUU.
I have just adapted your recipe and made this for breakfast this morning!! It tasted really good, though I changed some of the measurements and eliminated some of the ingredients. I even named it “Healthy Cinderalla Cookie Dough Pie Oats”!
You can check it out over here: http://xyloxin.blogspot.sg/2015/02/healthy-cinderalla-cookie-dough-pie.html
Thankyouuuu again, it’s my new fav!
Heidi-K says
this was fantastic! I mixed 1/2TBsp of Truvia brown sugar and 1/2 TBsp chopped pecans, put on top baked oatmeal and broiled in the oven as suggested- delicious!!
Amanda says
Does anyone know the nutrition information for this recipe?
Kathryn says
This is so good! I made it for breakfast. I’ve been reading your blog for two years, why did I just now decide to try this?? I used maple syrup as sweetener, as I was out of bananas. Will definitely be making this again!
Dennis says
Hey,
Thanks so much for this post! I am so excited to see this pumpkin recipe! Autumn is one of my favorite season because pumpkin flavors are so popular!
Best,
Dennis