Hello, KERF readers!
Kath inspired me to try pumpkin oatmeal and oatmeal in a jar, so, I’d like to share my "pumpkin oats in a jar" topping experiment with you. I love pumpkin bread or muffins with cream cheese, and thought that it might taste good on pumpkin oats, too. So, I gave it a try and let me tell you, it was AWESOME!
I used an almost-empty jar of Naturally More peanut butter (~2 TBSP left +/-) as my nutty vehicle of choice…
I made the oats on the stove top with:
- 1/2 cup (40g) Quaker 100% rolled oats
- 1/2 cup Trader Joe’s 100% pure canned pumpkin
- 1 medium banana
- Dash of pumpkin pie spice
- 2 packets Truvia zero calorie sweetener
The toppings:
- 1 TBSP Philadelphia 1/3 less fat cream cheese
- 7g unsalted peanuts
- 5g roasted & salted pumpkin seeds
If you like pumpkin bread/muffins with cream cheese, then I highly recommend trying your pumpkin oats with cream cheese on top, it’s heavenly!
And yes, that is just plain water in my cup. LOL
Enjoy,
Diana says
October 16, 2009 at 10:02 amHey Jenn, great to “see” you here 😉
Those oats look so good 🙂
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
October 16, 2009 at 10:02 amI LOVE naturally more pb! never thought to add cream cheese to the mix…looks and sounds delish.
ellen eats beets says
October 16, 2009 at 10:03 amOMG those oats are TDF!!! I never thought to add cream cheese, but that’s definitely going to change.
Beth @ DiningAndDishing says
October 16, 2009 at 10:11 amOhh I never thought of cream cheese on oatmeal but it actually sounds so good! Great post :O)
Tay says
October 16, 2009 at 10:16 amMmm I love my oats with cream cheese on top! Especially pumpkin cream cheese 🙂
Sarah @ The Foodie Diaries says
October 16, 2009 at 10:23 amAhh! I’ve been dreaming of pumpkin & cream cheese on toast–but i think your way trumps that!!
Megan @ Megzz Wins At Life says
October 16, 2009 at 10:26 amI have never thought of putting cream cheese on my oats.. BUT I am defiantly going to try it 🙂
Stephanie says
October 16, 2009 at 10:29 amoh ive done this before, and man oh man was it good! pumpkin + cream cheese is a match made in heaven 🙂 i even made cookies with the combo too!
Whitney @ Lettuce Love says
October 16, 2009 at 10:29 amLooks amazing!
Pam says
October 16, 2009 at 10:37 amWholly Yum!
Lindsay says
October 16, 2009 at 10:51 amThose oats look fantastic! I love pumpkin cream cheese muffins, I bet your oats would be right up my alley!
Madeline @ Greens and Jeans says
October 16, 2009 at 10:51 amswooooon! that breakfast looks incredible! thank you for the idea!
Daria @ Daria Can Cook says
October 16, 2009 at 10:54 amOh snap that looks good!
Kath says
October 16, 2009 at 11:05 amMy own blog has me craving oats!!!
Brynne says
October 16, 2009 at 11:06 amwow those look and sound amazinggg!
Seth @ Boy Meets Food says
October 16, 2009 at 11:08 amWhat a great idea. I love this time of year, with all of the pumpkin recipes popping up everywhere!
I wonder how it would be with fresh pumpkin (cooked of course). I love buying up a bunch of pumpkins now while they are cheap. I try to cook them and freeze so I can use them throughout the year, and avoid the canned stuff.
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
October 16, 2009 at 11:15 amDelicious. I did pumpkin oats in a butter toffee peanut butter jar a few weeks ago–heavenly
Eileen says
October 16, 2009 at 11:16 amWow, this looks yummy and I’m so going to adjust it a bit (no nanner too carbtastic for this diabetic) and give it a try! I adore pumpkin anything!
Amelia says
October 16, 2009 at 11:21 amNever thought of adding cream cheese to oats! Soo tempting. 🙂
AnnQ says
October 16, 2009 at 11:21 amNow I’m seriously craving those Oats! 🙂
skinnyrunner says
October 16, 2009 at 11:27 amthat looks delicious! i love pumpkin and cream cheese, mostly in the form of cakes, rolls, cookies…. yum
Jenna says
October 16, 2009 at 11:57 ammmm! looks great! i love naturally more pb! although i haven’t tried the organic one yet!
jenna
eliza says
October 16, 2009 at 12:32 pmlove your pumpkin oats! cream cheese is such a genius addition, and naturally more PB is such a great product.
have a great friday Kath
xx
Eliza
[email protected] RunningAroundNormal says
October 16, 2009 at 2:25 pmThat looked amazing! I’m dying to try that type of nut butter.
Stacie says
October 16, 2009 at 2:43 pmThis sounds soooo great and I think I will try it really soon. So you did not use any liquid to make the oats or you cooked them and then added pumpkin, banana…?
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
October 16, 2009 at 3:00 pmThanks, everyone!
Stacie: I boiled 1 cup of water, then added the oats, banana, pumpkin, sweetener and pumpkin pie spice and cooked it all together, mixing and mashing the banana and pumpkin as it cooked down. Sorry, I should have mentioned that! 🙂
Jenn
Christy says
October 16, 2009 at 3:12 pmNever have thought about adding cream cheese… interesting!
Andee (Runtolive) says
October 16, 2009 at 3:56 pmSounds like the perfect fall breakfast. Thanks for the great idea!
on the rocks says
October 16, 2009 at 5:35 pmthe addition of cream cheese sounds great!
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
October 16, 2009 at 6:20 pmI never thought of this but I love cream cheese on pumpkin bread and cream cheese frosting on the mufins. Thanks for the awesome idea!
Simply Life says
October 16, 2009 at 6:20 pmWow, I’ve never known so many delicious ways to eat oats -thanks for all the wonderful ways to start the day!
[email protected] says
October 16, 2009 at 6:24 pmI have never had cream cheese in oats, but this looks sooooo good!