After spending so much time cooking, searching and obsessing over pumpkin recipes. I finally found a super easy way to use up those pumpkin leftovers. You know for all those recipes that call for just 1 cup from a 15 oz can of pumpkin. This makes a yummy, healthy and filling breakfast. It’s super fast to cook and is toddler approved.
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups chocolate milk, 1 1/2 cups oatmeal, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp vanilla, leftover pumpkin approximately 1/2 cup
Pour chocolate milk (reserving 1/4 cup) into a medium sauce pan, and heat over medium heat
Then add in the salt
oatmeal
and cinnamon, really you could add any other spices you like. Allspice, cloves, or ginger would all be nice additions.
then cook over medium heat until oatmeal thickens.
Then stir in a vanilla
and pumpkin and stir well.
top off with a little reserved milk
and serve immediately
to your starving heathens
Chocolate Pumpkin Oatmeal
2 1/4 cups Chocolate Milk (reserve 1/4 cup for serving)
1 1/2 cup oatmeal
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup pumpkin (leftovers from a 15 oz can)
Pour milk (reserve 1/4 cup of milk for serving) into sauce pan and heat over medium heat. Add oatmeal, salt and cinnamon. Cook until thickened. Then stir in vanilla and pumpkin. Then pour a couple of teaspoons of milk over each serving.
Ok…I have GOT to try that!!!
Really sounds delicious! I love anything chocolate & anything pumpkin…so it’s gotta be a winner! 😉
Well the boys sure do seem to like it. They are terrific little salesmen.
What a great idea!!! I’ve put this recipe in my file.
Mmm…I love anything mixed with oatmeal!
Wow, that looks really good!
Okay, I’ll be trying this because I am still having a hard time eating oatmeal. I love oatmeal mixed into things and I use it all the time. I just can’t get over the oatmeal thing for breakfast. I may try this over the weekend…..hubby won’t approve, he’s not a chocoholic like me but I think my kids will love it!
That looks so yummy and soothing…a great stick to your ribs breakfast. We’re gonna roast our pumpkins tomorrow so I’ll need some good recipes…this looks like a good one!
That is so different that I just HAVE to try it!
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
And just when I thought oatmeal couldn’t get any better! Thanks for sharing with us! 🙂
Your little guys are your best advertisement! They are very, very sweet.
Wow, that’s a unique way of using it up. Sounds like a great way to start the day.
Now how could anything with chocolate milk in it be bad? Cute idea, and VERY cute little guys!!!
Cass
A little fun, a little healthy…great idea for clever use of pumpkin!
Haha – guess what’s in my fridge right now… something I didn’t know how to use… that leftover bit of canned pumpkin. Thanks for this recipe… will give it a try today.
🙂
ButterYum
My husband would really like this one.