pumpkin spice baked oats

Written By Bella Kalkbrenner

I love fall and pumpkin spice, so this breakfast is definitely a go-to all throughout fall. This breakfast is warming, delicious, and nutritious! These pumpkin spice-baked oats taste like fall and are such a fun way to switch up your typical oatmeal!

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup rolled oats 

  • 1/4 cup pumpkin purée (the only ingredient should be pumpkin puree)

  • one large egg or one flax seed egg (flax seed egg = 1tbs ground flax + 3 tbsp water)

  • one scoop of collagen peptides (optional)

  • one tbsp maple syrup 

  • two tbsp almond milk 

  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice

  • 1/2 tsp ceylon cinnamon 

  • pinch of pink Himalayan sea salt

  • 1/4 tsp baking powder 

  • one tsp of melted coconut oil, ghee, or grass-fed butter (to grease your ramekin or mug)

Toppings (make sure you top with a healthy fat such as nut butter, ghee, walnuts, or dark chocolate!)

  • dark chocolate chips or cacao nibs

  • crushed walnuts 

  • pumpkin seeds

  • more maple syrup 

  • fresh organic berries

  • organic fruit jam

  • nut butter

  • grass-fed butter or ghee

 Method:

  • preheat your oven to 350F

  • grease an oven-safe mug or 6-8 oz ramekin with coconut oil or ghee

  • add all of the ingredients to a blender, except for the toppings

  • pour the oat mixture into the mug/ramekin.

  • bake for 25 minutes (or until baked through)

  • remove from oven and top with a healthy fat and any other favorite toppings!

some nutrients in these baked oats -

Gluten-free oats - manganese, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, zinc, iron, folate, vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), and some calcium, potassium, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), and vitamin B3 (niacin)

Ceylon cinnamon - antioxidants, manganese, beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin K, potassium, zinc, magnesium, cinnamaldehyde

Nut butter, dark chocolate, ghee, etc. - healthy fats and more!

Pumpkin - antioxidants, beta-carotene (turns into vitamin A), vitamin A, vitamins B6 and B1, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, copper, fiber, folate, manganese, calcium, potassium, magnesium

Eggs - complete protein, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, riboflavin, vitamin A, vitamin E, and beta-carotene

Sources:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/proven-health-benefits-of-eggs

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/oats

https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-ceylon-cinnamon

https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-pumpkin

Bella Kalkbrenner
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