The temperatures are officially starting to drop and it’s time for everything pumpkin spice. I know, I know… pumpkin spice may be a little overplayed this fall and winter according to some, but just wait until you try this bowl for yourself! I promise you will be boarding the pumpkin train and embracing the seasonal goodness when you have this.

This bowl of oats is nourishing, grounding and absolutely delicious! It is also so easy to make with just a few simple ingredients that you have on hand in your pantry.

Here is how you can make this for yourself, and enjoy a warm breakfast and celebrate the new season and changing leaves!

Ingredients:

1 cup water
½ cup rolled oats
2 tbsp. nut milk (cashew or almond works best)
3 tbsp. pumpkin purée
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
Pinch of salt

Method:

Bring one cup of water to boil // add 1/2 cup oats // cool until the oats absorb the water // add your cashew or almond milk and stir // add 3 tablespoons of pumpkin purée + a pinch of sea salt + 1 tsp. cinnamon + 1/4 tsp. ground ginger + 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg* // spoon into a bowl and top with maple syrup and pumpkin seeds.

*if you have a pumpkin spice blend on hand, you can use 1.5 tsp. of this instead of the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg combo.

Now sit in your favorite chair or couch, put those cozy socks on and dive under a warm blanket. Things are about to get cozy! Enjoy!

For more warming breakfast recipes, download my free breakfast recipe ebook!

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Do you ever have a craving so bad that you will go to great lengths to get it? My pancake craving was strong today and I was fresh out of my usual ingredients.  So I decided to get creative with what I had on hand, determined to make pancakes happen!

I am sure glad I did some experimenting to make these fluffy gems. I used oat flour as the base.  Made simply by blending whole rolled oats in my blender into a fine powder.  This is the best trick in the book when you are out of flour.  I always have oats on hand as one of my pantry staples. 

I had saved leftover pumpkin puree from when I made pumpkin bread earlier in the week that was sitting in my fridge and I also had one last banana sitting on the counter collecting brown spots. Combined with cashew milk I always keep in stock for smoothies, I now had my base for some pancakes, woo hoo!

The best part? You can combine all the ingredients in a blender and save yourself the mess from mixing bowls with the added bonus of a pour spout for mess-less pouring.

INGREDIENTS:
1 ripe banana, mashed

1/3 cup pumpkin purée

(banana + pumpkin should equal 1 cup)

1 tablespoon maple syrup

1/2 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk

1 cup rolled oats (blended into flour)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon baking soda

METHOD:
Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender. Pour pancake sized dollops into a greased pan (I used coconut oil) and cook for 2 minutes, flipping and cooking for another 2 minutes. Serve with maple syrup, yogurt, granola or any toppings of choice.  

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