Oatmeal and pumpkin are two of the greatest things about fall - and this recipe uses both of them! This pumpkin oatmeal recipe is healthy, easy, and quick - you can whip it up in the time it takes your coffee to brew!
Ingredients
Maple Pecans
¼ cuppecans
1tablespoonmaple syrup
½ teaspoonbutter, dairy-free if needed
1pinchsea salt
Pumpkin Oatmeal
2cupswater
1cupold-fashioned rolled oats, gluten-free if needed
Mix the pecans, maple syrup, butter, and salt in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. When the maple syrup starts to boil stir the pan until it is dry.
¼ cup pecans, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, ½ teaspoon butter, 1 pinch sea salt
Transfer the maple pecans to a piece of parchment paper and let them cool.
Pumpkin Oatmeal
Add the water, oats, and diced apple to a small pot over medium-high heat. Bring the pot to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring a few times.
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, 1 small apple, ½ cup pureed pumpkin, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 2 cups water
Add the pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice and stir it into the oatmeal.
Serve the pumpkin oatmeal topped with the maple pecans.