what’s the best way to pump up your bland bowl of oatmeal in the mornings??

…with pumpkin (of course!)

this recipe is a healthy and delicious way to spice up your boring breakfast.

what is a healthy breakfast anyway?  i always see “healthy breakfast cookies” being pinned and re-pinned on pinterest boards daily…if i made every “healthy” breakfast recipe i saw on there, i might be the size of a baby beluga whale!

sugar at breakfast is a joke.  it is the fastest way to destroy your will power for the next 15 hours of your life.  spike your blood sugar early and you’re slowly click-click-clicking your way up the initial ascent of a sugar-craving roller coaster.

i sweetened this oatmeal with some unsweetened vanilla almond milk and a tablespoon of organic coconut sugar so you don’t start your day off with a blood sugar spike.

oh, and it only takes about 3 minutes to make…so if you’re anything like me, flying by the seat of your pants to get out the door and to work on time, quick is a breakfast necessity.  i have been known to eat both oatmeal and eggs out of a to-go cup as i drive to the gym at 5:15 am…(don’t judge me!)  there are no good excuses for skipping breakfast.  period.

pumpkin spice oatmeal

• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 tbsp organic coconut sugar
• 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tbsp chopped walnuts

instructions:

1. stir together 1/2 cup of the almond milk, pumpkin, oatmeal, coconut sugar and pumpkin pie spice
2. microwave on high for 2 1/2 minutes
3. stir in the remaining 1/4 cup of almond milk until mixed in
4. top with walnuts