Single Serving Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup rolled oats (50g)
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and optional 1/8 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• sweetener, such as 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp maple syrup or 1 to 1 1/2 packs stevia
• 1/4 cup canned pumpkin (applesauce or banana also work)
• 1/4 cup milk of choice, or nondairy creamer, or water (scale back by a tbsp if using liquid sweetener)
• 1/8 tsp salt
• Optional: 1 to 2 tbsp oil or favorite nut butter (if oil, scale the milk back by a tbsp)
• Optional: raisins, walnuts, brown sugar to sprinkle on top, etc.

Preparation

Step 1

Single Serving Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal: Preheat oven to 380 degrees. Combine raw oats, spices, pumpkin, and milk. Pour into a greased 1-cup ramekin (or two 1/2-cup ramekins) or a mini-loaf pan. Cook for 20 minutes or more, until it gets firm. Finally, set your oven to “high broil” for 3 more minutes, or until it reaches desired crispy-ness (or simply just bake longer, but broiling gives it a nice crust). You can even make this the night before. Edit: some readers told me that they like to make multiple servings at once and freeze leftovers for an instant breakfast! A few readers have had success making this in the microwave, but I haven't tried.