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Pumpkin Pie Baked Oatmeal

Sarah

So, I’ve had a huge problem over the past year. A lack of pumpkin. I have a ridiculous obsession with pumpkin. So this has been a very hard year.

You see, there’s been this canned pumpkin shortage… maybe you’ve heard of it… but basically, bad weather ruined the pumpkin supply last year and the providers just ran out of it before the holidays. It was very sad. Grocery store shelves were bare of that canned orange goodness. I hardly purchase any canned products at all, but I love my pumpkin! I have literally been in mourning over this pumpkin shortage, checking store shelves weekly since early August Thankfully though, I have good news–the pumpkin shortage is over! Hallelujah!

A couple weeks ago, a trip to the store yielded 4 cans of pumpkin-y goodness. I wanted to buy more, but didn’t want to be selfish. So I’ve been adding pumpkin to anything I can find. Yogurt. Muffins. Tacos. And oatmeal.

The first time I made pumpkin oatmeal I just stirred a few spoonfuls into it while cooking. Then, I saw a recipe on Iowa Girl Eats for Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal. I knew I had to try it. I ended up adapting the recipe slightly, but the original premise is the same: delicious pumpkin pie in oatmeal form. If you haven’t had baked oatmeal before, it’s almost like a cross between a creamy oatmeal cookie and a soft granola bar–thick, chewy, and delicious. We had it every week when I worked at Camp Tecumseh, and it was the best breakfast around! And this version is pumpkin-y, spicy, and sweet. It smells so good, and is so easy to whip up in the morning. Even my Quaker Oat only  husband gobbled up this breakfast. Enjoy!

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Pumpkin Pie Baked Oatmeal

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from Iowa Girl Eats

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats [not quick cooking]
  • 1 cup pumpkin
  • 1 3/4 cups milk
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • pinch salt
  • cooking spray
  • brown sugar

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 5 cup baking dish or the equivalent of smaller dishes.. I personally used two 1/2 quart baking dishes (1/2 quart=2 cups… had to look that up!) and one 1 cup baking dish, so my cooking time will be based on that number. In a mixing bowl, combine oats, pumpkin, milk, egg, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, and salt. Stir together and then spoon into baking dishes. Bake for 15 minutes, remove and sprinkle with brown sugar (I used about 1 tablespoon–unpacked–per baking dish. Then turn oven up to 400 degrees and bake for 10-15 minutes or until set in the center.

Let cool for a couple minutes before enjoying plain or with milk or yogurt.

This recipe can also be prepared the night before and either cooked in the morning or heated up in the microwave. Very versatile!

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175 thoughts on “Pumpkin Pie Baked Oatmeal”

  4. I love all things pumpkin, and only use canned, I’d never get involved with the carving and cutting and messiness of a real one. I’ve made all kinds of pumpkin things, the best being a strange and delish faux cereal that I’ll post on my blog in a day or two. Meanwhile, I’m going to try this one. Thanks.

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  9. I love food pumpkin style – especially beer! I’d like to give this a try, but I don’t eat dairy. What can I sub the 1 3/4 cups milk and 1 egg, beaten with? soy milk and egg replacer?

    Thanks,
    Jamie

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  10. Oooooo, yum! I love pumpkin too, it is such a fall delight. Thanks for the recipe. I am looking forward to making this!! Do you know any good pumpkin soup recipes? I was thinking of that the other day. Congrats on freshly pressed!

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  11. Lol I was just told “You have an obsession” when it came to pumpkin cause on one of my other sites i posted my 3rd pumpkin soup recipe..I just responded “its one TASTY obsession”

    so keep adding pumpkin to everything! I gotta ask, how did it work with the pumpkin and tacos?

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  12. OK. I will admit that I love to cook and I was more than thrilled to read your recipe. I will be sure to try it out and let you know how it turns out. Great article and now I want some pumpkin pie baked oatmeal. Sunday morning breakfast can’t arrive fast enough 🙂

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  16. Great posts. I love pumpkins though living in Asia I do not get big fleshy ones, and I love pumpkin pie though I do not know how to make one. We have different ways of using the pumpkin here, will share some articles later in my blog. Have a great weekend.

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  18. Thanks for this reminder that I’m seriously behind in the pumpkin hoarding department! I need to get to a store and buy at least twenty cans. And make this delicious pumpkin oatmeal! Looks SO good.

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