The wonderful autumn flavours that intertwine in this extremely tasty bowl make it irresistible.
Autumn is here and this also means slightly lower temperatures. On these colder and foggier days, hot breakfasts are a necessity. We love making oatmeal because it warms you up as well as fills you up. We like to add seasonal ingredients, so in the fall we often make porridge with hokkaido pumpkin and spices, which create a wonderful taste and smell that is impossible to resist! This delicious oatmeal is very easy to prepare, and it fill the apartment with a wonderful aroma of cinnamon, cloves, ginger and anise, which will create real autumn atmosphere. You don’t need sugar or other sweeteners as mashed banana adds just the right amount of sweetness to the oatmeal. Just make sure you use a really ripe banana with some brown spots, because it is the sweetest.
Oatmeal
We simply adore porridges as they are extremely tasty and healthy and can be prepared in so many different ways. You can add various spices, proteins, fruits, vegetables (pumpkins, carrots, zucchini…) to it and add any toppings you desire. Decorating is definitely the best part of the preparation, you can make a real masterpiece from a seemingly boring bowl. You can add vegan yoghurt, nuts, dried and fresh fruit, chocolate, nut butters and more. Let your imagination run wild and create crazy delicious and wonderful oatmeal bowl.
If you also love oats, then you should definitely try baked oats with raspberries, which is a great healthy breakfast that tastes like a dessert!
Ingredients
You only need 6 ingredients to make a delicious fall oatmeal:
- oats,
- chia seeds,
- gingerbread spices (or a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, anise),
- ripe banana,
- cooked hokkaido pumpkin and
- plantbased milk.
Hokkaido pumpkin
Hokkaido pumpkin is a very versatile vegetable, so it can be used in both savoury and sweet dishes. Spice up your meals and use it to make different cakes, pies, soups, sauces and more. Hokkaido pumpkin is extremely healthy as it is a rich source of vitamin C, potassium, copper and riboflavin. It also contains very few calories and a lot of fiber, so it will satiate you well.
For all hokkaido pumpkin lovers as well as for all those who may not know how to include them in their menu, we have a lot of recipes on our blog for sweet and savory dishes with these delicious pumpkins:
- stuffed hokkaido pumpkin,
- pumpkin gnocchi,
- pumpkin patties,
- pumpkin soup,
- pumpkin donuts,
- pumpkin cake and
- chocolate-pumpkin fudge.
Recipe
Pumpkin oatmeal
Ingredients
- 30 g oats
- 5 g chia seeds
- 200 ml plantbased milk
- 120 g cooked hokkaido pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon gingerbread spices
- ½ very ripe banana
Instructions
- Put oats, chia seeds and spices in a pot and mix.
- Add mashed banana, cooked hokkaido pumpkin and plantbased milk and mix well.
- Bring to a boil and cook for a few minutes.
- Pour into a bowl, add toppings and serve.
