Pumpkin Oatmeal 10-Minute Cozy Breakfast
A warm and creamy oatmeal made with pumpkin and warm spices. This recipe offers stovetop, microwave, and overnight options for convenience.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups almond milk or milk of choice or water or a mix
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup plus additional to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Fresh fruit such as apple slices, blueberries, or bananas
- Greek yogurt
- Heavy cream
- Toasted nuts or seeds such as pecans or pepitas
- Dried fruit such as golden raisins or cranberries
Instructions
- To make on the stovetop: Add oats and almond milk to a pot. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
- Stir in pumpkin, maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and salt.
- Cook until oats are softened, about 2 minutes. Adjust spices to taste.
- Serve hot with toppings of your choice.
- To make in the microwave: In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine oats and almond milk. Microwave on high for 2 minutes.
- Stir in pumpkin, maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and salt. Adjust spices and serve.
- To make overnight oats: Combine oats, almond milk, pumpkin, maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and salt in a container. Stir well.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 4 days.
- Stir before serving. Add extra almond milk or yogurt if desired. Serve cold with toppings.
Notes
- Do not use pumpkin pie filling.
- Spices can be adjusted to your taste.
- Overnight oats are ready to eat cold.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg