This porridge bowl is a must-try!! This delicious bowl is an autumnal, warming and high protein start to your day. It is such a nutrient dense meal, full of healthy carbs, fats and proteins. This pumpkin spice porridge bowl gives you energy for hours and keeps you feeling full at satisfied! Why don’t you give it a try today!
If you do not have a ready-made protein porridge mix, do not worry! You can easily make your own. Check out my vanilla protein porridge recipe, you can use this as the base and add your pumpkin puree to it. If your protein powder is sweetened already, I would not add in maple syrup to the base, as this may make your pumpkin spice porridge bowl a little too sweet. Alternatively, you could just leave out the protein powder and just use maple syrup to sweeten your oats. In this case, use a cup of oats, cup of pumpkin puree and if possible, a tbsp of chia seeds. I would recommend using chia seeds to help thicken up the texture and absorb some of the water, but if you don’t have chia seeds then don’t worry.
Topping recommendations for your pumpkin spice porridge:
- Pecans
- Maple syrup
- Sunflower seeds
- Chia/flax/linseeds
- Peanut butter
- Coconut yoghurt
- Granola (check out my pecan granola– it would pair amazingly with this recipe)
If you enjoy this pumpkin spice recipe, I urge you to give my pumpkin spice pancakes a try! They are so delicious, healthy and filling.
I love making my own pumpkin spice mix at home. It is far cheaper, and you get so much more than if you were to buy pre-made pumpkin spice mix. It also allows you to customise the ratios yourself, to cater it to whatever you prefer. For example, sometimes I add more ginger to my mix to make the taste more Christmasy- for example if I’m using pumpkin spice in cookies. Another advantage of making the mix yourself is that you then have ground ginger, cloves and nutmeg to use in other dishes too, saving you money all-round!
I recommend mixing your ingredients before adding the water to ensure that everything has fully combined. It also helps keep the spices incorporated so that they don’t float to the water surface, making them impossible to mix in! The texture of your pumpkin spice porridge should be like cookie dough texture. Be patient when mixing in the water or almond milk (whichever you are using), it may take a little bit of time for all the ingredients to be fully mixed. But the better you incorporate all the ingredients, the more consistent and delicious your porridge will taste!
Your porridge should have quite a thick consistency before going into the microwave. You don’t want the mix to be too watery, since this will make it difficult for the oats to absorb. The pumpkin puree will ensure that the porridge’s texture will be smooth, sticky and thick once it comes out. You can always add more water or almond milk to the mix after microwaving if the texture is too thick for your personal preference. But it is difficult to sort out a watery texture. This is why I am often conservative regarding liquids in my recipes. Additionally, I find that a thicker porridge is far easier to apply toppings to compared to a super gloopy porridge where all the toppings sink into the oats!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup That Protein porridge mix with sunflower seed protein
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 cup water or almond milk
Method:
Step 1: add your porridge mix, pumpkin puree and spices to the bowl. Mix.
Step 2: add in your maple syrup and water/almond milk. Mix.
Step 3: microwave for 2 mins.
Step 4: add your toppings! I used pecan nuts, sunflower seeds, chia seeds and maple syrup. It was sooo delicious!
Give this a try at home, serve straight away or leave as overnight oats in the fridge!
As always, take pictures of your recreations of this delicious pumpkin spice porridge. Post and tag me or send me your images over to my Instagram page TheLazyLowFODMAP.
