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Recipe: Fall Pumpkin Oatmeal

September 21, 2012

Where are my pumpkin, pumpkin eaters?! Here’s a twist on your basic oatmeal!

(Recipe from “Skinny Rules“, by Bob Harper)

Fall Pumpkin Oatmeal www.claresmith.me

Fall Pumpkin Oatmeal

Ingredients

♦ 1/2 cup rolled oats

♦ 1/4 cup almond or skim milk

♦ 1/2 cup water

♦ 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

♦ 1/4 teaspoon nutmug

♦ 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree

♦ 1/2 tablespoon ground flax seed

♦ 1 tablespoon chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or almonds)

Directions

1. Combine the oats, milk, water, cinnamon, and nutmeg in small saucepan. Bring to a slow simmer.

2. Add the pumpkin puree, flax seed, and nuts.

3. Stir to combine and simmer until the oatmeal is done, 3 to 4 minutes.

Nutrition Information: 255 calories, 9g protein, 34g carbs, 10g fat

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  1. tiffany mustain says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    Can the rolled oats be replaced w/ steel cut?

    Reply
    • Clare says

      September 21, 2012 at 1:58 pm

      I don’t see why not!

      Reply
  2. Kat says

    September 21, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    Claire,
    This looks and sounds so yummy! Any ideas on how to bump up the protein a little more?

    Reply
    • Clare says

      September 21, 2012 at 2:02 pm

      You could add in a scoop of protein powder if you use that. If not, then maybe serve with a side of Greek yogurt and small amount of fruit. You could consider an additional tablespoon of an almond or peanut butter. Not sure how that would taste though!

      Reply
      • Jan says

        October 30, 2015 at 9:49 am

        I added some grass fed collagen powder.

        Reply
    • Nikki says

      September 23, 2012 at 6:10 pm

      I hope I’m not butting into your conversation, but I made something similar to this last year and I whipped up 1-2 egg whites and put them in the last few minutes of cooking time on my stove. I just stirred them in really well and you’ll never even know they’re in there. 2 egg whites will bump up the protein count to almost 8 grams if I am remembering correctly.

      Reply
    • Becky says

      October 2, 2012 at 2:30 pm

      I have been stirring a some Greek yogurt into oatmeal after it is fixed lately. It makes it supper creamy and goes great with anything I add to the oatmeal like raisins or blueberries. I am really anxious to try this pumpkin oatmeal.

      Reply
  3. Dawn says

    September 21, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    I have oatmeal every morning but I have not tried pumpkin in it. This looks like a great fall option especially since I have ‘homemade’ pumpkin!

    Reply
  4. Robin says

    September 21, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    Love this recipe! Posted it to my recipe collection blog! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Katrina B says

    September 21, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    Oh this sounds yummy!! I’m going to start making it. I LOVE PUMPKIN!!!! Thanks!!!

    Reply
  6. Annette says

    September 21, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    Thanks for posting recipe ideas. This is one part of life where I need help!! I love seeing what you’re eating, it just gives me some more ideas.

    Reply
  7. Martha says

    September 22, 2012 at 4:43 am

    This looks so so good! Thank you for the recipe!

    Reply
  8. Stephanie says

    September 22, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    This looks AMAZING! I’m going to try it with my steel cut oats since that’s all I have right now. I love trying new things in my oatmeal!

    Reply
  9. Nickole S says

    September 23, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    I made this for breakfast this morning before church and it was amazing! I used steel cut oats, it was wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  10. Carol says

    September 24, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    I tried this last fall but had forgotten – it WAS delicious. Play with the spices. I like clove & allspice, too. Or the pumpkin pie spice mixture. A few raisins or craisins are good, but they bump up the calories quickly.

    Reply
  11. Sarah says

    September 25, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    Any way these can be made into muffins?

    Reply
  12. amy says

    October 2, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    Can I use instant oats? I am lazy & don’t normally buy the rolled sort. 🙂

    Reply
    • Clare says

      October 2, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      Sure! I’ve done that before!

      Reply
      • Kathleen Basi says

        November 4, 2012 at 7:06 am

        You know, I haven’t seen any difference in the preparation between the two types. It kind of confused me…

        Reply
  13. Kristie Fox says

    October 6, 2012 at 12:12 am

    Man do I <3 pumpkin! Gonna try this one:)

    Reply
  14. Kathleen Basi says

    November 4, 2012 at 7:05 am

    That’s it, we’re having this tomorrow morning. 🙂

    Reply
  15. diet plans says

    November 24, 2013 at 6:28 am

    However, you will find much healthier methods for getting a little protein.

    Hence, fitness trainers recommend you to have at least 8 hours
    of sound sleep for healthy body. If you have been listening to diet nonsense on TV,
    inside magazines and inside the lunch room, you might be skeptical of the,
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    the estimates of the various designs of plates, individuals with the larger rims were approximated to own between five and 10 % more food than what was actually there.

    One group was put on a low calorie plan and one other group
    was told to simply eat healthily.

    Reply
  16. Nancy Jensen. says

    October 1, 2014 at 7:26 am

    This looks delicious! Thank you for taking the time to share it!

    Reply
  17. Christine says

    October 1, 2014 at 7:29 am

    Thanks for posting this recipe!! To bump up the protein I typically cook the oatmeal with water and then replace almond milk with one scoop of vanilla protein powder…it’s delicious!

    Reply

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