Soft, doughy, and loaded with pumpkin flavour! This healthy pumpkin pie breakfast bake will make you crave the comforts of fall all year long!
The wait is finally over! Tomorrow marks the official first day of fall, meaning I can start assaulting your lovely faces with all the delicious flavours of my favourite season of the year. Oh wait… I’ve already been doing that for about a month now, haven’t I? Between these muffins, this smoothie, these pancakes, and these cookies, it’s been looking tasting like fall around these parts since the middle of August. I did manage to hold off on the pumpkin until September, though, so I consider that a pretty big success.
Actually, I’ve only posted one pumpkin recipe so far, which has more to do with the fact that I haven’t been able to find any in the stores than anything else… but still! It’s high time to change that, starting with this recipe for a deeeeelicious pumpkin pie breakfast bake…
I know, right? In.sane.
I’m going to be honest with you guys here; I’m not a huge fan of adding pumpkin to oatmeal… at least not if we’re talking stovetop oats. It comes down to the same reason that I don’t like pumpkin pie — the texture is just way too gloopy for me. I like my oats on the thicker, doughier, cakier side, and pumpkin can make that a little difficult to achieve
So what’s a girl to do if she’s craving some pumpkin action in her oats without the inevitable gloopiness that comes with it? Bake.that.sucker.UP. And I swear, autocorrect… if you change gloopy to gloomy one.more.time, we’re going to have to exchange some unpleasant words… But I digress. Baked oats!
Well, sort of baked oats… I mean, they are baked, but they’re not just oats — there’s some flour in there too. I tried making this recipe using just oats, and while it was still good, it didn’t give me quite the texture I was after. What texture is that, you ask? This one right here…
Dense.Doughy.Perfection… which honestly feels more like eating a giant pumpkin muffin than it does an oatmeal bake. A giant pumpkin muffin that also happens to be vegan and contain no added oil or refined sugar. Not half bad, eh? And you can easily make it gluten-free by using a gluten-free flour and certified gluten-free oats. Pumpkin pie breakfast bakes for ALL!
Other than that, all that’s left to do is dress it up with whatever tickles your fancy. Toss in some walnuts or pecans, go the chocolate chip route, or try out my personal favourite — dried cranberries, cream cheese, and almond butter. No matter which way you decide to spin it, this dish is the perfect way to welcome in fall.
I’d love to know if you make this (or any!) recipe! Tag @runwithspoons on Instagram and Twitter, and be sure to subscribe to our mailing list to receive more healthy and delicious recipes straight to your inbox!
Print
Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Bake
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Ingredients
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp. oat bran
- 2 Tbsp. flour of choice*
- ¼ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
- ¼ cup vanilla almond milk
- 1 Tbsp. maple syrup (or other sweetener)
- 2 – 3 Tbsp. add-ins of choice (cranberries, nuts, chocolate chips, etc.)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F, and lightly spray an individual sized ramekin with cooking oil.
- In a medium bowl, combine oats, oat bran, flour, baking powder, spices, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, combine pumpkin, almond milk, and maple syrup.
- Add wet to dry and gently stir to combine. Fold in any add-ins and transfer to prepared ramekin.
- Bake for 25 – 30 minutes, and allow to cool before adding toppings of your choice.
Notes
* Any flour will work. Use a gluten-free flour to make this gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
Looking for more breakfast bake recipes? Try one of these!
Oatmeal Cookie Dough Breakfast Bake
Blueberry Muffin Breakfast Bake
Brownie Batter Breakfast Bake
This post just killed me. I’m legit drooling over here..first it was the texture of oatmeal over at Arman’s and now this bake; a totally different texture going on but just as swoon-worthy. I salute your taste buds – cranberries, cream cheese and almond butter, aahhhh. I’ve actually been toying with the idea of picking up one of those jars of [pumpkin] baby food which is just organic pureed pumpkin! I need to not feel so freaked out about carrying it out though..it just seems so weird!
If it makes you feel any better, a lot of celebs resort to the baby food diet 😛
Yummy! Yeah pumpkin definitely changes the texture of things. I’ve had that happen with muffins.
amazing amazing amazing!!! i am definitely going to make this. thank you for the inspiration!
Woohoo! Hope ya love it 😀
It is funny because I was just looking for some breakfast recipes that used pumpkin yesterday! I’ll have to bake some of these up next Sunday for breakfasts for the week.
This looks SOOO good! I make the cookie dough bake all the time and adore it. This one is next on my list.
I feel ya on the goopiness, but sometimes pumpkin craving > texture diva.
Thanks for saving me from another blasphemous goopy bowl of pumpkin oatmeal 😀
Oh my god! Add some cream cheese and stebia to this and BAM PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE!
Looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!
I just printed this and can’t wait to try it out one morning this week!
I’ve never made a sweet breakfast bake, but I’m sure I’d like it!
FALLLLL FALL FALL!! I love the leaves in these photos, yup they make me reaallllyy happy. I do actually love pumpkin pie, it’s something I am now fantasizing about. I make one pumpkin pie per year for Thanksgiving, and I cannot wait!! These oats might have to help with my patience!
Looks yummy! I love everything pumpkin. I am always looking for ways to mix up my oatmeal.
I really want to go to a fall festival this fall. I hope I can find one around here which has all of the good stuff… Fresh apple cider (hot!), food vendors, apple picking, crafts, etc. I just want to go out in a big comfy sweater, jeans, boots, and a scarf while shoving apple flavored things into my mouth. Is it too much to ask? Lol. I really want to make some Autumn décor, too. Little somethin’, somethin’ for my momma.
Pumpkin pie is okkkkkay, but definitely isn’t my favorite.
I feel ya on the fall festival! I don’t really think we have a good one up here either, so the closest I can really come is the farmers’ market… which is held inside so it kind of defeats the purpose 😡
I just pinned this! I feel like I’ve been looking for a delicious breakfast bake FOREVER… can’t wait to try!!
I can only imagine how many more incredible pumpkin recipes you would have had by now had they not ran out of pumpkin! That’s okay, this one was worth the wait. The texture looks amazing! I’m not a gloopy oat girl either so this looks perfect for me. Pinned!
Love this!! I’m not a fan of oatmeal, it always bothers my stomach right away, but if I bake it, it takes a little longer to bother my stomach, so it’s a win haha! And this, I need to try this!!
This looks amazing! I’m 100% with you, the texture of pumpkin pie has always thrown me off and I don’t care for it. I like pumpkin in other things though!
I’m looking forward to cool weather, apples, sweaters and being able to bake without breaking a sweat in my kitchen! 🙂
it’s virtually impossible to exchange “words” with autocorrect because it would just change them anyway! i’m looking at you, “duck.” because no one is ever really trying to say ducking. 😉
so true that pumpkin makes oats gloopy! i had pumpkin oats this am and i definitely noticed a difference. baking it would work wonders!
😆 The duck example was actually the exact one I was thinking of when I wrote that 😛
mmmm this looks delicious! Lately I’ve been just putting a scoop of pumpkin puree into my oatmeal (it’s quick and I’m lazy when rungry)…but I’m definitely going to try making this when I have some more time!
While I was reading and drooling over the pics, I thought – coconut flour would be perfect with pumpkin and oats….and then you say ADD FLOUR!! Yes! This looks so goooood.
It kills me to see all these fall recipes when we still have temperatures in the high 90s in Dallas :(. But I eat pumpkin year round, so I guess I shouldn’t be too bummed! Looks amazing!
You had me with the pumpkin! Ha!
It may be too soon or I may be too old but Halloween just makes be ecstatic!
I just bought a must-have pumpkin candle yesterday while shopping for anything BUT a candle…but seriously, during this season, pumpkin just calls my name…I’m sure you understand 🙂
This looks incredible! I may make it gluten free and try adding in some more coconut flour for thickness.
xo! Meg
Oh man. Something about oats and pumpkin and baking. YUM.
P.S. I bought dates at the store and tossed 2 of them into my smoothie this morning and um, I’m shocked at the deliciousness that 2 small dates can bring to this beverage of mine. Thank you for the incredible idea! Now to make the cookie dough smoothie they are intended for 🙂
Crazy, right!? I was actually SO afraid to toss them in at first because I love them on their own and was afraid that the flavour would get lost in a smoothie. Now, though? Ob.sessed.
Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
You solved the problem of inevitable gloopiness!!!! This, along with all of your other fantabulous pumpkin goodies, looks AMAZEEEE. I wish pumpkin season lasted all year long. Oh wait, in my kitchen it kind of does…
#ditto 😉
That looks really good but I feel like I would have to multiply the recipe by 4. I have always found anything less thana cup of oatmeal doesn’t keep me that full…maybe I’m just a weirdo ha ha.
Oatmeal bakes are the perfect meal for the cooler months. Love this twist with pumpkin!
Yes, pumpkin everything! I’m currently brewing pumpkin spice coffee in my office as I type this. I actually love pumpkin pie and it’s one of my favorite pies ever!
You had me at pumpkin. I have not added pumpkin to oats but a gloppy texture doesn’t sound appealing. However, I do love pumpkin pie. Actually, I only like the filling, not a fan of pie crust. I consider the filling just another flavor of pudding so creamy (gloppy?) works in this case.
I would like to say I was looking forward to apple picking or walking through a pile of crisp leaves but I leave in the land of perpetual summer so I guess I’ll go with the weather finally cooling down enough for me to wear something beyond sundresses.
At least you’ll still be enjoying yourself when it’s -30 up here!
YUM – love the extra fiber in this from the oat bran – and all those spices…not just “Dense.Doughy.Perfection” but I bet it smelt heavenly! Love the leaves adorning your pictures, Amanda! Hope you have a wonderful week!
Yummm!! There’s nothing better than warm oats – especially of the baked variety and pumpkin involved – in the morning. So excited to try this!
(I’m adding this again because my commentluv wasn’t working…)
Yummm!! There’s nothing better than warm oats – especially of the baked variety and pumpkin involved – in the morning. So excited to try this!
Pie for breakfast- I like you style lady :)! Although apple pie is more up my alley which leads me to my question…do you think applesauce can be used instead of the pumpkin? I am asking more from a point of availability- I am yet to find canned pumpkin in Mumbai!
One thing I am looking for this fall is going on vacation to Sri Lanka :)!
Considering using applesauce is actually on my list of recipes to make in the future, I definitely think it would work! And although it’s nowhere near the same, I feel ya on the pumpkin shortage — still having a hard time finding it here.
I wish I would have read this an hour ago–I totally would have made this for breakfast! I’m a huuuuge pumpkin pie lover, though I usually only eat it on Thanksgiving.
There’s always tomorrow! Orrrrrr today for dinner 😉
For the last month or so it was so hot here I completely neglected my oatmeal for cold breakfasts. Time to break it out again. Hello Fall! My boyfriend would love this. he’s pumpkin crazy.
Mmm, you can never go wrong with pumpkin pie for breakfast! This looks fantabulous!
I could use this right now!
YUM! I love your oatmeal cookie dough breakfast bake- cant wait to try this!
Adding pumpkin completely throws off the texture….it once turned my oatmeal into a soup. Not a nice one.
…I still ate it. Those leaves look tasty.
They taste like cinnamon — you should try some 😉