Pumpkin Spice Sweet Potat-“Oats”
on Oct 06, 2017, Updated May 14, 2024
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I am reeeeally hoping you guys are in on this pumpkin game as much as I am! I don’t think of myself as an overly obsessed with pumpkin/ pumpkin spice person, but every year this time comes and I find myself adding pumpkin to everything and LOVING IT! I think it is because I really only end up using it for 2 months of the year then it goes away, and I am a sucker for a limited time only kind of situation! So after making 2 other kinds of Sweet Potat-“Oats” in my day – original and apple cinnamon – it was time to pumpkinfy it! My first two were Whole30 compliant because bananas naturally sweeten the first one and apples sweetened the second, but pumpkin isn’t naturally super sweet! So I added a little maple syrup to this one to make it perfect. You could probably leave it out but trust – it adds a lot to this!
Now let’s talk about something I know I’ll get questions on – protein! Most people, me included, love protein at breakfast. So to add some to this I love drizzling it with nut butter and/or adding nuts on top. I also think adding some vanilla protein powder to this would be fabulous. But I also treat it like oats and use it as a comforting and tasty breakfast that you may or may not need a snack a couple hours after. Just being real! Either way it is deeelish and also super kid friendly! Okay I wanted to get this recipe out to you so not much more to touch on – as I write this while I get my oil changed and think it’s almost ready! Happy happy Friday!!
Dried cherries are also LOVELY on top!!
If you need more breakfast inspiration here are a few others:
Apple Cinnamon Sweet Potat-“Oats”
Pin this Pumpkin Spice Sweet Potat-“Oats” photo below to save the recipe for later!
Pumpkin Spice Sweet Potat-"Oats"
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ⅔ cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups shredded sweet potatoes
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan combine almond milk, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and vanilla.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer and add in the sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie spice. Stir to coat and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes or until sweet potatoes are cooked.
- Remove from heat and serve up in a bowl topped with some nut butter, chia seeds, pecan and dried cherries (or whatever toppings you like!)
Where are the oats?
Oats in in quotes because they are grain free! The sweet potatoes are the oat replacement!