New favourite brekkie!
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It literally hurts my left ventricle that I don’t have a camera to take a photo of the joy that is my new favourite breakfast. Hopefully, it’ll sound so good, that you’ll be enticed to try it, with or without a seductive photo!
Actually, here’s an idea!
If you like this recipe enough to try it, take a photo of your finished product, tell me about it in the comments, and I’ll send you my email address so that I can post it, with your name, and a link to your blog! Send ‘em right now!
Ok, so without further ado, my new breakfast lover is…. pumpkin oatmeal!
Oh how it’s autumnal flavours warm my bones on a chilly morning… how it’s burnt umber hue pulls me in for a cinnamon’ed embrace… and oh, how it fills me up for very little money! Woohoo! I also love the idea that I’m getting some veggies in with my breakfast. Plus, it’s wheat-free, a bonus because I’ve realised that eating too much wheat gives me heartburn. 
So here you go. Let me know how it goes for you! This makes a pretty big batch, enough for 4 peeps.
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aartipaarti
PUMPKIN OATMEAL
1 14oz can pumpkin puree (the unseasoned kind)
2 cups water
2 cup almond milk (you can do 4 cups regular milk, or 4 cups water; almond milk is pricey, so this is my way of “extending” it!)
1/2 big apple (I had fuji on hand), cut into chunks
Handful of raisins
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cardamom pod, crushed (optional)
Pinch of salt
Pinch of chilli powder (optional)
2 cups quick cooking oatmeal (not the instant kind; I love McCann’s Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal, or Trader Joes 8-minute Steel Cut Oats)
Brown sugar to taste
Toasted pepitas
1) In large saucepan over high heat, combine pumpkin puree, water, almond milk, apples, raisins, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, and chilli powder. Bring to a boil.
2) Add oatmeal. Turn heat down and cook according to your oatmeal instructions. You might need a little more water if you like it soft.
3) When it’s cooked, add the brown sugar. Serve, topped with toasted pepitas.
BOOM!
Hunger pangs be gone! You’ll be full until… well, I get hungry every 3 hours soooo….
Send me your photos!
-x-
aarti
January 28th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Great seeing you yesterday in Santa Monica! I definitely will try out this recipe! I’m guessing it’ll be delicious!
February 1st, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Hey Aarti!
Just stumbled upon this site from Good Bite. Awesome videos
Got the pic of your Breakfast yet? Lemme know if you havent..will make this Pumpkin Oatmeal (have everything I need in the pantry!) soon and send you mine your way – if you want it that is 
From a fellow foodie
DK
February 4th, 2010 at 7:40 am
Okay seriously…we really were related in another life. I as well have been enjoying pumpkin oatmeal as my new favorite breakfast. Sometimes I also use Cream of Wheat instead. Mine isn’t nearly as exciting as yours – pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and I usually toss a little bit of grape nuts on top. Yummy.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Oh wow, I’m going to have to try this one! Stephanie has an almost obsessive love for all things pumpkin.
February 8th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Lovely
February 9th, 2010 at 7:28 am
=)))
February 10th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Hi aarti,
I discovered your videos on utube yesterday and guess what ? I watched them all without taking a break. You r so entertaining and i love ur cooking style. Why arent you on food network? Have u ever given this a thought? FN doesnt have an Indian cooking show and I think you are the one who can make it happen. How about giving it a shot in ” the next food network star” ??? Just a thought…..
February 14th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Where’s Aarti??
February 18th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Aarti, hope everything is okay with you and your family. I miss your blog and especially your Quick Bites vids. If you are just busy or don’t feel like doing these anymore that is cool, maybe just pop in and let us know? Some of us are worried about you.
February 24th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Thank you so much!
February 24th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
reima! so nice to see you on here! woohoo!
July 10th, 2010 at 10:02 am
I just got done making this! It is so yummy! I had to do with what I had on hand. I had a fuji apple and can tell it would’ve been better with a softer apple. I didn’t have the cardomon pod, so I used ground and I didn’t have raisins or almond milk. Wow! I guess I used a few more different ingredients, but it is the same. It was great! I love pumpkin and would never have thought to do this! Thanks for another great recipe! I hope you win the NFS!
July 12th, 2010 at 9:22 am
I just made pumpkin oatmeal and I am hooked! What a great breakfast! I stretched the milk with apple juice and substituted the cardamom with nutmeg. Super yummy! Thank you for a great go to morning recipe; even the kids loved it! And they can be a bit picky (4 year old, 2 and 1) Thanks!
August 1st, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Mmm, sounds delicious. As soon as I can find pumpkin again, I’m going to try this.
August 7th, 2010 at 9:39 am
I have the 20 minute steel cut oats, will that be a problem?
August 9th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Wow! So going to make this! I love oatmeal! It’s my power breakfast. I have oatmeal almost everyday! It’s a great workout breakfast food. Gives me energy all day! I don’t really like pumpkin by itself so this is a prefect way to get me to eat it! Love it Aarti!
August 17th, 2010 at 9:59 am
This sounds fabulous. I have oatmeal every morning, and I love love love pumpkin. I’m definitely trying this out this weekend — thanks Aarti!
August 22nd, 2010 at 11:48 am
Aarti, that sounds delicious! I love quick oats. I am going to make this next week and if it comes out nicely I’ll take a picture for you
Congratulations on winning Next Food Network Star, I was rooting for you the whole time and thrilled that you won. I missed your first show but will be sure to catch the next one and all the ones after! (didn’t realize it would be on so fast!). All the best!
August 22nd, 2010 at 12:48 pm
hi aarti. Congratulations on your food network win. My wife and I were rooting for you from the start. My kids are starting to really enjoy Indian food so I am looking forward to trying your recipes. I love the flavors. Good luck to you on your new show. We will be watching.
I am a blogger also, but not a lot about food. I hope to change that.
August 24th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
what kind of shithead calls breakfast brekkie
August 24th, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Easy answer to your stupid comment: a shithead with an idiotic name like Baba Boey. Brekkie is British, you moron. Go back to school instead of trolling around here.