Pumpkin Puree Oatmeal Bites

 

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Ready in just 15 minutes, these Pumpkin Puree Oatmeal Bites are made with only 6 ingredients and also happen to be vegan and gluten-free but you can never tell. Pull these bites out of the freezer when you want a quick on the go snack! Incredibly moist and healthy, what else would you want with your morning coffee?!

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How Do You Make Oatmeal?

These oatmeal bites are my version of a “muffin” but healthier. Much, MUCH healthier!

It is a way for ALL of us to get in our muffin fix without feeling like you need to run around the block 100 times afterwards.

I have been making oatmeal a lot lately for Derek and I in the mornings. We have been eating way too many muffins and bagels lately and although I love a good toasted bagel or buttered muffin with my coffee, that just can’t be good for anyone.

Oatmeal on the other hand, is the perfect breakfast food! It is such a heart healthy food, easy, FILLING and just so versatile!

My favorite part is that making oatmeal in the morning is SO so easy! I pop a bowl with some milk in the microwave for 2 minutes and voila! That’s it! Then I will add my fixings.

In this case, I added the oats to some pumpkin puree and a few other ingredients and boom, another yummy yet healthy breakfast for all of us working parents on the go!

 

Over and Oat

Sooooo…..what’s the deal with all the different types of oats out there anyway?!

I mean you’ve got quick oats, rolled oats, Irish oats, old-fashioned oats, instant oats, stone ground oats…sheesh!! Are they for real??

Well don’t worry. I did the research for both of us!

Turns out, they aren’t much different at all! The main difference is how they are cut or “processed”. The steel cut oats are thicker and just take longer to cook! The instant or quick oats are thinner/smaller in size so don’t take long at all which is the kind I used in this recipe.

So who would want to buy the longer cooking, steel cut oats?

Well besides being just a smidge healthier, they are great for a recipe like ‘overnight oats’ that need a stronger oat that can hold up to the heat.

So make sure the oats you buy are the quick oats or minute oats for this recipe!

Pumpkin Puree

So now that it’s officially Fall, HELLLOOOOOOO pumpkin!!!!!

Before the 22nd, (first day of Fall) I refused to put anything resembling Fall or Halloween up. That goes for in my classroom, in my house, or in my coffee!

And that was NOT easy!! I am a huge Halloween fan. For Derek’s 30th birthday, we threw a huge party for him. Did I mention his birthday is ON Halloween? Yes! I know, I picked right! 🙂

I went ALL out. I’m talking, floating candles from the ceiling and a dry ice “witches brew”.

So saying that I love this time of year is an understatement.

I also love the smell of wet leaves…is that weird?

Either way, Fall is officially hereee!! And I finally whipped out that pumpkin puree that has been sitting oh so patiently in my pantry.

I wanted my first pumpkin recipe on the blog to be a little different but just as amazing as the other bazillion pumpkin recipes out there.

If you are a muffin eater in the morning or like something sweet to pair with your coffee, these will become your new go-to!

And best of all, you wont feel like a muffin after eating a few because of how healthy they are.

With that said, there IS a little brown sugar in these babies because lets face it, pumpkin puree NEEDS sugar. You just can’t eat that stuff by its lonesome.

Breakfast On The Go!

So I will make a big batch of these and freeze them. They freeze very well.

I’ll just take a few out in the morning (from my large freezer bag) while I make my coffee and prepare lunch.

Then I grab them as I head out the door and they are usually defrosted by then! Easy and delicious!

If you want to make these larger, you can. You will just need to bake them for a little longer and at a lower temperature.

Here is what I did…

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Looking for another breakfast option to pair with your morning coffee?? Try my Mini Maple Corn Muffins OR my top recipe, Brown Sugar Buffalo Meatballs for another gluten-free appetizer!

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