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November 15, 2012

My Morning Quickie ~ Pumpkin Oatmeal

I crave the strangest things in the morning....today it was pumpkin oatmeal....okay, that's not too strange but yesterday it was Brussels Sprouts with bacon.  See?

I admit, when I have a craving for oatmeal, many times I'll drive into town after school drop-off straight to the McDonald's drive-through JUST to get my morning oatmeal fix.....I ADORE their oatmeal.  But it's kind of ridiculous to drive all the way into town JUST for oatmeal when I can re-create it at home and save the gas.






















Forget the instant oatmeal packages, just make your own!  It's healthier and really doesn't take too much longer than the pre-packaged instant version.

I use Ouaker Oats, canned pumpkin, salt, cinnamon, apple, cranberries, brown sugar and nuts if you prefer.

















 Measure 1/2 cup of oats into a microwavable dish, add 1 cup of water {or milk}, a pinch of salt, a dash of cinnamon and a scoop of canned pumpkin.  Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.





Because I like my apples softened, add sliced apples to the mixture and microwave for another 30 seconds.

















Sprinkle with dried cranberries and brown sugar to top.
















A quick and healthy morning breakfast complete in 3 minutes.  What's your favorite morning quickie?

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3 comments:

annie56 said...

FYI - McD's oatmeal has milk in it, too. :)

Dar said...

Oh so good. I never tried my oatmeal with pumpkin...sounds like Thanksgiving. I love the stuff and usually grab the golden raisins, walnuts or pecans, apple, cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, all made with milk. Guess what I'm having for breakfast.
Blessings

Linda said...

This looks really good. Thank you for sharing, and greetings from Montreal, Canada.