Sure feels like a Monday here!! Matt (who fell asleep in the arm chair and didn’t come to bed until 3AM!) went in to work (busy holidaze) early this morning (well, late for him – about 8:30) and I groggily rolled down the stairs to satisfy my growling stomach. I was going to make a green smoothie since I have all this spinach from the salad-that-was-never-served but smoothies are coooooold and pumpkin oats are warrrrm!
So I give you: Pumpkin Chocolate Peppermint Oatmeal
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1 tbsp 9 grain cereal
- Pinch salt, cinnamon, vanilla
- 1/3 cup pumpkin, stirred in at end
- Cacao Bliss
- Cacao Nibs
- Crushed candy cane
- Maranatha AB
Rounded out the theme with Peppermint Creme and some Decaf Pumpkin Spice
P for Peppermint!!
Happy Birthday To My Grandmother Kiehne!!!
I’m meeting Emily for a run in a little bit, but the rest of my "Monday" will be spent working on a freelance article for Breathe. It’s a long one so it’s going to take me a while!
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Happy birthday to your grandmom!
I love that peppermint creme coffee! Not too sure about the peppermint/pumpkin combo……..
Your breakfast looks really festive! Happy Birthday to your grandmom!
Happy birthday to your grandmother!
I love the theme of the oats. Lately for my peppermint fix I’ve been going for peppermint luna’s but I think I need to cave and buy a pack of candy canes from wf
So many holiday flavors in one bowl!
How did the pumpkin and peppermint combo taste? It sure looks festive! I recently added crushed candy canes to chocolate chip cookies and it was delightful
It looks like you have all of the holiday flavors covered! That bowl looks so tasty!
Aww, Iove grandparents! I hope she has a great day!
Your picto-coffee-gram looks like a question mark. “Will you drink me?”
And I love the super holiday oatmeal, mmm I need to get some candy canes to crush ASAP!
happy birthday to your grandma!!
Good luck with the article!
Happy birthday to your dear grandmother!
Happy birthday to your grandma!
Just something constructive, your oats look epic but I think that I personally would have preferred them omitting the AB and Pumpkin. I tried pumpkin oatmeal and nearly chucked up. I think that it is the worst oatmeal addition I have tried to date but that’s just me, whatever floats your boat, go for it
Funny because I think that pumpkin is perhaps the most perfect oatmeal addition. I do think it’s an acquired taste. I started with sweetening them a bit and then got used to pumpkin on its own.
That is a very yummy looking oatmeal creation.
how festive
looks delish hun, have a great run and happy bday gma!
Happy birthday to G-ma! You’re oats look delicious- I wish my coffee made shapes. How does your coffee get foamy?
That’s the magic of the French press. It’s the bloom that gets poured in.
How was the pumpkin peppermint combination? I was actually thinking about mixing the two for a coffee combo but wasn’t sure how well the two would blend.
I love the P in your coffee. So appropriate
Happy Birthday to your grandmother!
That is one lovely bowl of oats. I had the same conundrum this morning…. I wanted to have a smoothie but it would have been so cold, so I just had sunflower oats instead!
Just curious…what flavor/texture/purpose does the 1 tbsp of 9 grain cereal do for the bowl?
It “fills in the gaps” per say. Like peppers falling in a jar around big stones.
that breakfast looks so festive and delicious! perfect for the holidays!
Yummy!
How were those flavors mixed?
I had pumpkin cranberry (protein) pancakes this morning!
Happy Snowed in Sunday,
Katie
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What a fun holiday breakfast!!! Candy Canes are always my favorite Christmas treat.
Happy Birthday to your Grandma!
Happy birthday to your Grandmother!! Hope she has a wonderful day!
Hi kath! Beautiful oatmeal! My mom used to grate candy canes on a cheese grater into a fine dust and sprinkle it on our ice cream- fairy dust
Yummy bowl of oats -look at all those mix-ins – delish
The P in your peppermint creme coffee looks like a Philadelphia Phillies P!
You are always giving me the best ideas to spice up my morning oats — I’m usually an oats/banana/PB girl, plain and simple, but I’m ready for some change!
Wow- so many different flavors in your oats this AM! I am so plain jane!
happy birthday to your grandmother!
so perfect for the holidays! love it!
wow pumpkin and peppermint?! never would have thought! but it looks delicious! and too funny teh P shape came out in your coffee
enjoy your day and HAPPY BDAY TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER!
peppermint in your oatmeal you are just precious. glad you had fun last night!
amazing looking bowl of oats! happy bday to grandma!!!
I know! It totally feels like Monday to me too! Maybe it’s because we are out of school for now and don’t know what to do with ourselves lol..or at least in my case, that’s probably it
What an interesting combination! Pumpkin and mint would have never crossed my mind!
Happy birthday to your grandmother. Beautiful festive idea
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I would have never thought about putting pumpkin and peppermint together. How did it taste?
Delicious lookin breakfast!!
Those oats look great! I had the same idea for my oats that are cooked and ready for work tomorrow. Great minds MUST think a like…
Hi Kath. I have a question. What is a healthy serving of tofu for one meal? Sometimes at lunch I have about 2 – 2.5 oz added to a meal. Can I have 4-6 oz for a meal? That is approximately 1/4-1/3 of a 454 g block of tofu. Thanks Kath.
There’s really no way for me to comment on your portion size without knowing a lot more about your lifestyle, activity level, appetite and other foods you’re eating. I often eat half a block at a time, so it’s probably fine.
I know I can always find tasty oatmeal ideas on your blog!!
wow! what a creative bowl of oats!
oh what a pretty bowl of oats!
i had peppermint tea with breakfast today too. just b/c there was a candy cane on the box and not a mint leaf – that seasonal marketing gets me every time!
Pumpkin + peppermint + chocolate was an amazing combo.
I love your oatmeal, it looks amazing. Oatmeal is so awesome, you can do lots to it.
Um… Pumpkin Chocolate Peppermint Oatmeal?… PLEASE COME OVER AND MAKE ME OATMEAL!!!!
I’ve thought about combining peppermint, chocolate and pumpkin together in a smoothie so many times, but wasn’t sure how the pumpkin would work with the mint. Good to know it worked; I’ll try it soon!
Happy birthday to your grandma!
Pumpkin + peppermint? I dunno about that, Kath! LOL
Jenn
Hey Kath- great blog! I’ve been thinking about doing this for past weeks now since I have big box of candy canes left from christmas! But I couldn’t find anyone else who had tried and I didn’t want to waste a good bowl of oatmeal. How did you like it overall? Thanks, great blog!
It was awesome!! Much better than I ever though.