Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal – SHK

Cozy autumn spices and wealthy velvety pumpkin make this Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal a scrumptious and satisfying breakfast full of fiber, nutritional vitamins and taste!

Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal

Typically children will eat a meals ready in a particular approach, however not one other regardless that it has the identical substances! Texture, taste and visible presentation all have a big effect on children acceptance of a meals. This baked pumpkin oatmeal is much like pumpkin oatmeal, however simply ‘packaged’ in another way.. as a bar that’s acquainted for youths to eat and style scrumptious!

I’ve gotten plenty of questions in regards to the well being variations of bake oatmeal vs oatmeal. And the reality is, they’re primarily the identical. Boiling oats or baking them doesn’t change the vitamin profile very a lot in any respect and so it comes all the way down to style preferences, after which what you might be including to the oats.

Components to Make Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal

• Rolled oats – Rolled oats have the proper texture for this recipe. Fast oats might make the baked oatmeal too mushy.
• Pumpkin pie spice – I made pumpkin pie spice with 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon floor ginger, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon allspice.
• Baking powder
• Salt – I at all times use sea salt in my recipes.
• Pumpkin Puree – I used Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin Puree. Ensure you are utilizing pumpkin puree and never pumpkin pie filling.
• Brown sugar
• Eggs – Room temperature is good so the entire substances are on the similar temperature when they’re baking.
• Vanilla extract
• Pure Maple syrup
• Milk– I used 2% milk.
• Chopped pecans – non-obligatory however provides some good crunchy texture on prime.

Ingredient Substitutions

• Use 1-1/2 teaspoon floor cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon floor ginger, 1/2 teaspoon floor nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon floor allspice as a substitute of pumpkin pie spice.
• You should use honey as a substitute of maple syrup.
• Darkish brown sugar can be utilized as a substitute of sunshine brown sugar.
• You should use almond milk or oatmeal instead of common milk and it seems simply nice!

Baking Suggestions

• For a much less crumbly baked oatmeal that sticks collectively simpler, use 2 cups of rolled oats and 1/2 cup of fast oats.
• You’ll need the baked oatmeal to chill for 20-Half-hour so it’s simpler to slice.
• You possibly can prime these with pecans, walnuts, or pumpkin seeds, and serve with whipped cream, ice cream, or plain Greek yogurt.

Storage Directions

• Fridge: Retailer the baked oatmeal in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 4 days. Reheat within the microwave earlier than serving.
• Freezer: Cowl the baked oatmeal with each plastic wrap and foil to stop freezer burn, and retailer it within the freezer for as much as 3 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge then reheat it within the microwave or oven at 350°F for 20 minutes.

Well being Advantages of Pumpkin

Pumpkin is a deep orange colour which tells us it’s wealthy in vitamins and an ideal factor for youths to eat to get vitamin packed in a small quantity of meals.

1. Imaginative and prescient-  Pumpkin is a very good supply of beta-carotene which converts to Vitamin A and is de facto vital for good eye well being and imaginative and prescient.
2. Immunity-  As a result of there’s a giant shot of Vitamin A in pumpkin, it may assist enhance your children’ immune system and talent to combat infections and viruses.
3. Pores and skin-  Vitamin A and C actually assist offer you a lift in pores and skin well being.  Carotenoids which pumpkin is excessive in have been proven to assist stop cell injury, untimely pores and skin getting older and different pores and skin illnesses.
4. Apart from Vitamin A, pumpkin can also be an ideal supply of Vitamin C.  Vitamin C helps kind and restore pink blood cells, bones, and tissues. It helps your little one’s gums keep wholesome and strengthens your little one’s blood vessels, minimizing bruising from falls and scrapes. As well as, vitamin C helps cuts and wounds heal, boosts the immune system, and can assist your little one’s physique get an an infection . It additionally can assist your little one take up iron.

Breakfast on the Go

These pumpkin bars make an ideal seize and go breakfast and might be made forward and saved for a good faster choice!  We love the chewy texture of baked oats, and mixed with nutrient packed pumpkin they’re tender and simple to chew even for children who don’t have plenty of enamel!   The oats and pumpkin each present a very nutrient dense bar that may be a nice transportable breakfast choice when you could have these mornings the place you might be in an enormous hurry. There are just a few substances which make it an ideal choice when you’ve got meals allergy symptoms in your house.

Give these a attempt for breakfast and even to pack in a lunch or an after college snack!  You can too embody different add-ins like dried fruit, coconut, or chopped nuts.  Yum!

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