This delicious and healthy pumpkin oatmeal recipe fits in so nicely on a autumn morning. Come fall time, we are thinking of every way possible to use that one ingredient that so fully encompasses fall, which is pumpkin! We have tried pumpkin shakes and pumpkin bread, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin soup, and of course pumpkin pie. Why not pumpkin oatmeal?
The combination of hearty oats with pumpkin spice, warm milk, and smooth pumpkin makes for a wonderfully healthy and hearty breakfast. To top off the oatmeal, and for a little added protein, toasted walnuts sprinkled on top finish off the dish.
Use rolled oats, not instant oats, for the most robust and nicely textured oatmeal. They cook a little longer, but it is well worth it to have a full textures and fully satisfying dish. They are also less processed than quick oats, which is always a good thing when it comes to nutrition.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats (not instant)
- 1/2 cup 1% milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin (no spices added)
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- dash of salt
- 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts
- 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- Additional low fat milk for serving
Preparation
1. First, to toast the walnuts, heat a large skillet over medium high heat and coat it with cooking spray. Toss the walnuts into the pan once it is heated, and cook them for 2-3 minutes or until they are lightly toasted, tossing them around in the pan often. Remove them from the pan and allow them to cool until later.2. In a 4 qt. pot, heat the milk and water over medium high heat, stirring often to make sure the the milk does not scald.
Add the pumpkin, the brown sugar, the vanilla
extract, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, the cloves, and a dash of salt to the
pan, and heat the mixture, stirring often, until it reaches a slow
boil.
3. Add the oats to the boiling mixture, and slowly continue
to stir for four to five minutes, until the oats begin to cook and to
soften. 4. Once the oatmeal is completely cooked, ladle the hot oatmeal into bowls. Then, sprinkle the oatmeal with the toasted walnuts. Pour a little bit of low fat milk over the top of the oatmeal for serving if you wish along with the pure maple syrup split evenly between two bowls.
Serves 2
Per Serving Calories 281, Fat 6gm, Carbs 50gm, Pro 10gm, Dietary Fiber 6gm
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