Good morning! Guess what I had for breakfast? Vegetable Oats! haha, pumpkin oats, but the health nerd in me finds appeal in the term “vegetable oats”. 
I wanted to give a short tutorial on my pumpkin oats this morning because I’ve gotten a couple questions on how exactly to combine the ingredients. This morning’s bowl is probably the most simplified bowl of pumpkin oats yet.
- In a small saucepan combine 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup almond milk (or any other milk/ milk substitute) and 1/3 cup water over medium-high heat.*
- Add a generous amount of cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice to the mixture. Stir occasionally as the oats come to a boil and start to thicken.
- Once oats are thick, stir in 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling!) and 1/2 Tablespoon pumpkin butter. **
- Optional: top with pepitas (raw, hulled pumpkin seeds), more cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice, or anything else you choose.
*If you want a lager portion of oats, use 1/2 cup each of oats, water, milk substitute. Those three should always be in the same ratio.
**If you have any other add ins (I’ve added both almond butter and ground flax with great results before) now is the time to add it too. If you don’t have or want pumpkin butter, feel free to add a small amount of maple syrup or brown sugar to add a touch of sweetness (not too sweet though, this is breakfast!).
Hope this mini tutorial helps any questioning minds out there. 
I know there are other ways to make oats, but this is how I’ve gotten the best results (and stove top oats really do not take that much longer than in a microwave).
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I love pumpkin oats! I have never thought of putting pumpkin butter in there too, what is wrong with me? Ha ha. I must try that now!
What a lovely bowl of veggie!! That sounds perfect
HAHA! I was just joking with Nate the other day that I ate veggie oatmeal (because it was pumpkin). Seriously, we’re on the same brainwaves recently!
I’ve been LOVING pumpkin oats lately!
PS: I vote for you every day
Thanks for the mini-tutorial – super helpful!
Those oats look so good! I’ve never had pumpkin oats, mainly because I don’t have pumpkin puree nor pumpkin butter… they’re not so common here. :/
Thanks for the tutorial, I will have to try these now! I will admit, though, I was a little thrown by your title. I was picturing green beans or broccoli in your oatmeal! Wouldn’t put it past ya though
AND you would probably make it delicious!
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