Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
This pumpkin baked oatmeal is cozy spiced and filled with complete grain oats. Bake up a pan on and eat off all of it week for a fall breakfast or brunch.
Oatmeal is my absolute go-to for wholesome, complete grain breakfasts. So why not gown it up in fall glory? This pumpkin baked oatmeal is sort of a cinnamon and ginger-spiced hug. It’s filled with cozy taste and a wholesome strategy to begin the day!
I eat oatmeal every single day, and this fall baked oatmeal is my favourite when temperatures flip cooler. The entire grain oats present protein and fiber and also you get all that pumpkin puree and comfortable spices. Make up a giant pan and eat off of all of it week, or make it for a comfy fall brunch with mates!
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“I really like this oatmeal. I’ve made it a minimum of 10 instances over the previous two years. So nice to have a fast, warming breakfast to eat with almond butter all week. Thanks for a terrific recipe!” -Asher
Substances You’ll Want
This pumpkin baked oatmeal is fairly easy to whip up. It requires a fairly customary solid of characters on the subject of pumpkin recipes. Listed below are the principle components you’ll want:
- Previous Customary rolled oats: Don’t substitute metal minimize oats or on the spot oats! They prepare dinner a lot in a different way than Previous Customary. For metal minimize, go to Pumpkin Baked Metal Minimize Oats: it tastes identical to pumpkin pie!
- Pecans: Elective, however they add nice texture to this oatmeal
- Spices: You should utilize both cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg: or pumpkin pie spice! Seize some on the retailer or make it at house.
- Pumpkin puree: Ensure it’s pumpkin puree: not pie filling!
- Milk of alternative: No matter you’d like! Non-dairy milk makes it a vegan pumpkin baked oatmeal recipe.
- Maple syrup: Pure maple syrup provides simply the best sweetness, and it’s a pure sweetener. You may use some other liquid sweetener of alternative (honey or agave syrup).
- Vanilla: Vanilla provides depth of taste.
Why Bake Your Oatmeal As an alternative of Stirring It
This pumpkin baked oatmeal takes 1 hour begin to end, however more often than not is fingers off whereas the oatmeal bakes. It’s value it for the feel: it comes out sliceable, extra like Pumpkin Bars than a bowl of oatmeal.
I prefer to make a pan and eat off oft all of it week. It saves effectively within the fridge, and you may eat it chilly or room temp: no reheating crucial! When you’d like, you possibly can warmth it within the oven or microwave.
Ideas for the Finest Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
- Cool the melted coconut oil. When sizzling oil this the chilly milk it will probably seize up into little items. Ensure to chill it for a couple of minutes first.
- Let it relaxation for 10 minutes minimal. When you’d prefer it to have the ability to minimize into squares, let it relaxation. However you possibly can eat it straight away in the event you don’t thoughts scoops.
Finest Toppings for Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
Make up a batch of this pumpkin baked oatmeal and it’s a unbelievable vegan and wholesome breakfast. The toppings are the place this recipe actually shines! Right here’s what to find out about topping the oatmeal:
- Maple syrup: A little bit of maple syrup is all you want for somewhat sparkle. Or warmth it with somewhat melted coconut oil for a dreamy drizzle.
- Maple yogurt: It’s additionally tasty with maple yogurt. We combined Greek yogurt, maple syrup and vanilla for a swirled topping (portions are listed under). When you make this, nonetheless add a tiny drizzle of maple excessive: it provides the ultimate flavoring.
- Glazed pecans or walnuts. Get fancy and use maple glazed pecans or glazed walnuts.
- Pepitas. Pumpkin seeds work too! Roasted salted have the most effective taste.
- Nut butter. Almond butter, cashew butter, walnut butter or pecan butter are the most effective nut butters to go along with pumpkin! Peanut butter can overwhelm the flavour.
Variations To Attempt
Wish to make pumpkin baked oatmeal with metal minimize oats? Or desire a actually quick model of pumpkin oatmeal? Listed below are some variations:
- Pumpkin baked metal minimize oats: This Pumpkin Baked Metal Minimize Oats actually tastes like pumpkin pie, based on reader suggestions I’ve been getting for years. Utilizing Previous Customary oats on this recipe makes it style extra like pumpkin bars, however the metal minimize model may be very moist and tastes like pie filling.
- Stovetop pumpkin oatmeal: For comparable flavors in simply 10 minutes, make our Pumpkin Oatmeal on the stovetop. It’s bought the identical vibe however is extra like a creamy bowl of oatmeal.
- Pumpkin in a single day
Meal Prep, Storage, and Reheating
Are you able to make this pumpkin baked oatmeal forward? Sort of! Be aware that this isn’t in a single day oats: you can not combine it up the night time earlier than and place within the fridge! The oats would take in all of the liquid and are available out a lot too dry. When you do wish to prep prematurely, right here’s what to do:
- Minimal prep: Combine up the wets and dries individually and retailer in separate containers (with the wets refrigerated). Pour them collectively within the morning and bake. OR:
- Bake prematurely: Make up a pan on a Sunday night time, then refrigerate it for consuming off of all through the week. You’ll be able to refrigerate leftovers for as much as 1 week, and re-warm them in a 300 diploma oven or the microwave.
Dietary Notes
This pumpkin baked oatmeal recipe is vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free, and gluten-free.
Often Requested Questions
You’ll be able to, however this recipe makes use of pumpkin as a substitute of egg for binding so it’s not wanted!
Not in an 8×8 pan. You’ll be able to double the recipe in a 9×13 pan, or save extras for a Pumpkin Smoothie.
Amish baked oatmeal is rolled oats baked with eggs, butter, milk, and brown sugar that may be minimize into squares. This recipe is a variation on it.
Ensure to chill the pan for a minimum of 10 minutes: if it’s nonetheless falling aside cool it a bit extra.
Cozy Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
This pumpkin baked oatmeal is cozy spiced and filled with complete grain oats. Bake up a pan on and eat off all of it week for a fall breakfast or brunch.
- Prep Time: quarter-hour
- Prepare dinner Time: 45 minutes
- Complete Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6 to eight 1x
- Class: Breakfast
- Methodology: Baked
- Delicacies: American
- Weight loss plan: Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Substances
- 2 cups Previous Customary rolled oats (don’t substitute metal minimize or on the spot oats)
- ½ cup pecan items (or chopped pecans)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice (or 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon, ½ teaspoon floor ginger, ¼ teaspoon floor cloves and ¼ teaspoon floor nutmeg)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 ¾ cups milk of alternative (dairy, almond or oat)
- 6 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted and cooled to room temp
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- For serving: 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted with 1 tablespoon maple syrup or maple Greek yogurt*
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 levels Fahrenheit.
- Butter an 8 x 8″ or 9 x 9″ pan (or a 7 x 11 baking dish as within the picture). In a medium bowl, combine collectively the rolled oats, pecan items, baking powder, pumpkin spice, and kosher salt.
- Dump the dries into the ready pan.
- In the identical bowl, whisk collectively the pumpkin puree, milk, maple syrup, melted cooled coconut oil, and vanilla. Drizzle the milk combination over the oats. Stir calmly with a fork to make every little thing will get evenly included.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes (see Notes*) till the highest is properly golden and the oat combination has set. Take away from the oven and permit to chill for about 10 minutes.
- Earlier than serving, drizzle with maple syrup OR add maple Greek yogurt* plus a drizzle of maple. Retailer leftovers refrigerated for as much as 1 week: reheat in a 300 diploma oven or microwave till heat.
Notes
For the maple Greek yogurt topping: Combine ½ cup Greek yogurt with 1 tablespoon maple syrup and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Ensure to nonetheless add a small drizzle of maple excessive when serving.
*If utilizing complete milk (which is all I had at some point), examine round half-hour to ensure the highest is just not browning an excessive amount of (if it’s beginning to brown, cowl with foil).
Extra Pumpkin Recipes To Attempt
- My Favourite Pumpkin Recipes
- Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Muffins
- Pumpkin Cookies
- Good Pumpkin Cake
- Pumpkin Smoothie
- Pumpkin Waffles
- Pumpkin Pancakes
