Wouldn’t it be awesome if every autumn when pumpkin season begins, we could just whip out a big pumpkin pie for breakfast and not worry about it being unhealthy? Would you be surprised if I told you you can? Well… almost. This clean eating pumpkin pie oatmeal recipe is so darn close to eating pumpkin pie, you’ll swear you’re eating dessert for breakfast!
A while back, I started “The Oatmeal Project“. My intent was to create 365 ways to eat your morning oats. The response I have gotten has been so amazing, that I’m considering starting an entirely new blog for this little project of mine! How fun would that be!?!
But until I do, I had to share this incredible oatmeal recipe with you. It was submitted by Lynn (Comment #96). In one word, A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!
This one is right up there with the peanut butter oatmeal for me. Definitely one of my favorites so far. If you like pumpkin pie, you’ll love having this for breakfast! The aromatic pumpkin spices, crunchy pecans, and delicately sweet maple syrup will make you beg for the holidays to come back. It might even force a Christmas tune or two out of you. You never know!
YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY THESE CLEAN EATING RECIPES:
CLEAN EATING PUMPKIN PIE OATMEAL RECIPE:
Enjoy pumpkin pie for breakfast with this delicious bowl of oatmeal!
- 1 cup dry oats, cooked
- 1/2 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (no sugar added)
- 4 large egg whites (optional)
- 1 cup pecans (1/4 cup per serving - optional)
- maple syrup to taste
Cook the oats according to package directions.
In the last 5 minutes of cooking (just take a guess, the oats should basically be pretty much done cooking), quickly stir in the eggs, being sure to stir vigorously so they get well-distributed. Then, stir in the pumpkin purée and pumpkin spice.
Put some oats in a bowl and top with pecans and maple syrup.
Note: the egg whites were added in order to get more protein. They are optional.
Please note that the nutrition data below is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible. Data does not include maple syrup.
Annie says
and I was just wondering what I was going to have for breakfast… mmmm… I think I’ll make it with oat bran rather than rolled oats (which I don’t like) or steel cut (which I love but don’t have time for today)… this just looks scrumptious!
new to clean eating thang.. so have a question.. what makes maple syrup clean?… or rice syrup?..
The Gracious Pantry says
Annie – With all natural sweeteners, they are in the bottle the way they came from nature, with little to no processing involved. That’s really what makes any food clean. Hope that helps, enjoy the “bran-meal”!
Maureen says
This looks so good and it will feel amost criminal to eat this for breakfast but I’m definitely going to do just that! I love your philosophy about food and your photos are fab.
The Gracious Pantry says
Maureen – Awwwe, thanks! I appreciate that! And yes, it does taste pretty criminal. Good thing it’s healthy! 😉
Linda @ Lemon Drop says
YUM, YUM, YUM! on my breakfast menu in the AM !
The Gracious Pantry says
Linda – Fabulous!! Hope you enjoy it!
Charissa says
I love this idea so much! I will be coming back to this blog! I love clean eating everything…and this recipe looks fantastic!
Anonymous says
Charissa – Fantastic! I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Anonymous says
Paulissa – Wonderful!!! I think this one and the peanut butter oatmeal are my two favs. Glad you enjoyed it!
Stephanie M says
Just made this for breakfast and it was super tasty!
Anonymous says
Stephanie – Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed it!
Sncnkj says
try mixing eggs with pumpkin first and then add to the oatmeal then the eggs will mix better
Anonymous says
Sncnkj – Yup! :0)
Donna S says
I think I love you…ehm.. I mean this recipe. How brilliant! found it on Pinterest!
Anonymous says
Donna – Haha! Glad you enjoyed it!
Morganfamilyvt says
Absolutely amazing!!!!!!! Best breakfast ever! I added sliced banana to mine. I LOVE this website! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Anonymous says
MorganF – You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Anonymous says
Arianna – Wonderful! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Blakleigh says
My first bite I was like “it’s okay” but then I added a couple of sliced bananas and heated it through some more and by my 4th bite I’m totally digging it. I can’t even think of eating oatmeal without the egg whites! As some reviewers said you have to be ready for a raw pumpkin like taste but you will get through it if you really love pumpkin1
Anonymous says
Blakleigh – LOL! Thanks for the feedback!
SweetsLady says
Eating it as I type. YUM! <3 it!
Anonymous says
SweetsLady – Haha! Wonderful, glad you’re enjoying it!
Anonymous says
Hhoren – Yes, canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling).
Hhoren says
Thanks! I’m new to clean eating and I was excited when I found a link to your site a few days ago on Pinterest! I’m looking forward to trying many of your recipes!
Anonymous says
Hhoren – I hope you’ll enjoy them!
Holly says
Delicious! I used milk for the first time in oatmeal and wasn’t as thick as I would like BUT i will definitely be making this for breakfast again during the week. I love the oatmeal project!!
Anonymous says
Holly – Great! Thanks for trying my recipes!
Anonymous says
Janet – Fantastic! Let me know how you like it!
Anonymous says
Tjmelon – Yes. Enjoy!
Anonymous says
Laura – Yes you can! I don’t recommend doing a full week however. It’s been my experience that it doesn’t last much past 4 days. But other’s have told me it lasts a full week. So play it by ear.
Anonymous says
A quarter of the recipe with the maple syrup and the pecans mentioned is 204 calories. I did not measure the final yield. I just cut the recipe into 4 parts. I’m not sure if the final yield is 1 1/2 cups or not. But the data does include the pecans and maple syrup.
graciouspantry says
Suzanne – Fantastic, thanks!
BeauOnTheJob says
A very interesting idea – I’ll have to try it
graciouspantry says
Leslie – My pleasure!
graciouspantry says
Tchrgirl – Yes it is! Enjoy!
graciouspantry says
Tchrgirl – My pleasure! I’m so happy you’re enjoying it!
Jessica says
How can I make some of your oatmeal recipes overnight in the crockpot?
graciouspantry says
This is something I’ve been meaning to work on. I believe you just have to add some extra liquid and be sure you are using steel cut oats. But I’m not positive. I’ll have to work on that one soon.
Laurie says
I made this this morning – I had never thought to put egg whites in my oatmeal – but it was great. I am sure the extra protein will take me further in the morning. Two thumbs up and btw – 5 ww – pp. Thanks for the recipe!
graciouspantry says
Awesome! Glad you liked it!
AnnMarie says
This was delicious. I used the steel cut oats & 2 eggs not whites. Also added a bit more pumpkin pie spice. Topped it with sliced banana, almonds, walnuts, & cinnamon.
graciouspantry says
awesome!
graciouspantry says
Interesting. So Myofusion is considered okay for a paleo diet? I wouldn’t think any form of protein powder would qualify. I don’t know a lot about the paleo diet, but as I understand it, it’s based on a “cave man” diet. I’m pretty sure cave men didn’t have protein powder back then, so how does that work? Is there a particular part of the paleo diet that allows protein powders?
graciouspantry says
You could try some egg. Other than that, you’d have to get into making more of an actual muffin by using flour and such.
graciouspantry says
Haha! Awesome! Pumpkins are the BEST!
Gretchen O'Donnell says
Looks fabulous! Will definitely try this.
Patricia Thompson says
Tried this recipe today…just one word to say: AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
graciouspantry says
Wonderful! I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
Kimberly Smith says
What does the egg in the oatmeal do?
graciouspantry says
It adds protein.
JoAnn says
So glad you have clean pumpkin recipes! I love pumpkin but a lot of recipes that use it call for a ton of sugar. Made this this morning with old fashioned oats due to time and it turned out great! Thank you!
graciouspantry says
My pleasure!
Maritza says
Delicious!!!!
graciouspantry says
Awesome! I’m happy you’re both enjoying it!
graciouspantry says
Protein.
graciouspantry says
Haha! Well, I do have the oatmeal project. 365 ways to top your morning oats. 🙂
djkieri says
Awesome recipe! I just made a quick version with the bare better oats brand and I added some coconut oil for a little boost, topped it with a mix of sunflower seeds and shaved almonds and a few slices of banana. man, that was delish!
graciouspantry says
Sounds like it! I might have to try that myself! 🙂
Erin says
When you say “dry oats” do you mean rolled oats? A cup of dry rolled oats is 300 calories, but a cup of dry steel cut oats is 600 calories. I’m assuming it’s rolled oats that you’ve used to calculate calories per serving…is that right?
graciouspantry says
If memory serves, I did use rolled oats for this.
Joy says
I know this probably is a goofy question, but is 5 minutes long enough for the egg whites to actually cook? It doesn’t turn into a runny mess, does it?
graciouspantry says
You are stirring it in, so yes. It cooks very quickly. You can cook it longer if you feel more comfortable that way. It will still be fine.
graciouspantry says
My pleasure!
graciouspantry says
Wonderful! I hope they enjoy it!
graciouspantry says
You would have to check the package to see how much water is needed.
graciouspantry says
Yes.
Cindy says
Wow….this was AMAZING! I’m not a huge Pumpkin Pie fan…but it sounded and looked great, so thought I would try it. So glad I did…I will definitely be making this again! Thanks for the recipe!
graciouspantry says
My pleasure! So glad you enjoyed it!
Lynda McAllister says
I made this oatmeal…AWSOME …although I did not have any pumpkin on hand so I used sweet potatoes instead! Great idea to add the egg whites…THANKS
brjoha says
I love anything pumpkin, I will trying this tomorrow!
RikiandChris Graves says
I made this for my company this morning and it was a hit! The egg whites are a nice touch – made it creamy. We used maple syrup and pecans for the topping – delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
Jennifer Long says
Could I put these in the crockpot and cook over night as well?
graciouspantry says
I didn’t formulate it for that. If you want to try, you would need to put in slightly more water to keep it from drying out.
cleanchic says
I made this pumpkin oatmeal for breakfast this morning. Your right its amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Stephanie Allen says
Could I use egg beaters egg whites? If so… how much? Also I have pumpkin I steamed.. I’m assuming that the pumpkin you used was not canned? I’m new to clean Eating….
The Gracious Pantry says
You can use canned or fresh, cooked pumpkin. Doesn’t matter, just measure it out. I don’t personally recommend egg beaters, and I don’t use them. So I’m not sure how much to use here. Really sorry.
JDavis says
I made this today using steel cut oatmeal, and doubled the recipe so I had enough oatmeal for breakfasts for the week. I didn’t find that it had enough flavor, I think the spice ratio was probably fine with rolled oats, but it just lacked flavor the way I did it. I don’t know what I did wrong, but I’ll just throw in some more of the spices and hope for the best! It definitely was edible, and I added some raisins (not sure how clean that is? I’m new to clean eating). If raisins are ok for future oatmeal recipes, I’m dying for an oatmeal recipe that tastes like the raisins and spice packets from Quaker. They were my favorite breakfasts at my grandmother’s house as a kid!
The Gracious Pantry says
Try making the recipe as is and see what you think of the flavor. Raisins are fine, so long as there is nothing else added to them.
Dana says
Walden Farms has a zero calorie maple syrup that is delish….. Just saying. This sounds amazing!
The Gracious Pantry says
Dana – I doubt it’s clean though. I haven’t found a zero calorie food yet that is anything close to clean and natural. What’s in the ingredient list?
Tameka says
Hmmm…I think this would be great with a sweet potato puree and cinnamon and hazelnut spices.
The Gracious Pantry says
Tameka – Sure would!
Kim says
I tried this recipe with rolled oats and I found it to be pretty bland as well. I’m new to the healthy/clean eating lifestyle, so I could just be so used to the processed stuff. It’s not easy to adjust the taste buds.
The Gracious Pantry says
Kim – Ya, don’t underestimate that. It does take a while for your tastebuds to enjoy healthier options. But you can always add a bit more spice and sweetener until you adjust.
Laurie says
Tiffany-
I made this on Sunday. I made the full four servings even through I’m the only one would would eat it. (I’m divorced, so it’s just me and my son). I ate one portion sunday morning and have had one each yesterday and today. yesterday, I ate it room temp and commuting 30 min to work. today I warmed it up. It’s amazing. When heating it, I added about 2 tsp of maple syrup and a splash of almond milk (vanilla unsweetened). Delish!
The Gracious Pantry says
Laurie – Fantastic! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Tesia says
I love this recipe, did you know it’s featured on Buzzfeed?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tesiak/different-ways-to-eat-pumpkin-g6i3
The Gracious Pantry says
Tesia – No! I had no idea! Thanks so much! 😀
Makynleigh says
How do you think this would freeze? I work in remote areas, and like to pre make clean food for when I’m gone…just not sure how this would go over? Is everyone just storing it in the refrigerator for a week? Or freezing? Great recipe by the way!!!
The Gracious Pantry says
Makynleigh – Oatmeal freezes pretty well.
christine says
I’m trying to save this recipe to my ZipList account and when i click ‘save’ nothing happens. Could you help? Thanks
The Gracious Pantry says
Christine – Are you logged into Ziplist? Is the button bring up anything at all?
Katherine says
On one of the cooking shows they prepared oatmeal with fruit (no surprise), but they used the fruit juice to cook the oatmeal! On this week’s schedule to try………….
The Gracious Pantry says
Katherine – Interesting! I’ve used juice in place of milk before, but never cooked it with juice. Hmmm..
Sharon says
Did make this back in Nov. It is just a tiny bit bland but that was ok. It’s really awesome! My kids ran out of the pecans and didn’t like the taste without them so I had to give them more 🙂 Thank you for all these recipes!
The Gracious Pantry says
Sharon – Glad you found a way to make it work!
Linda says
This sounds so good!
And I love that you include the nutritional values. Makes enjoying it that much easier : )
The Gracious Pantry says
Linda – My pleasure! 🙂
Jessy says
It was simply awesome,looking forward to having more like this
The Gracious Pantry says
Jessy – So glad you liked it! 😀
Rebecca says
I want to try this but I don’t eat any sweeteners except fruit.
The Gracious Pantry says
Rebecca – You could always used some mashed banana for sweetener.
Amelia says
I added a heaping tablespoon of Greek yogurt for added protein instead of the egg whites.
The Gracious Pantry says
Amelia – Great! 😀
Tenika Clemmer says
I have been making this for 3 years now. My family loves it!!
The Gracious Pantry says
Tenika – Fantastic!! That makes my day!! 😀