Soaked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal (In Cute, Festive & Kid-Friendly Shapes)

There’s nothing more fun than getting breakfast shaped in cute, festive and kid-friendly Halloween cut outs - even for the big kids (aka hubby). I tested this theory out on my toddler and he loved it - especially the mini witch hat cut outs. I used the base for my baked and soaked apple cinnamon oatmeal and substituted with freshly made pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice.

You can choose to make little faces as I did on the cut outs (I apologize for my non-artistic skills — littles don’t really care what the face looks like anyway, right?) or just keep them plain. Andrew loved to eat it cold however you can heat them up in oven for a few minutes.

Soaking the oatmeal before you eat it helps to break down the hard to digest phytic acid. This also makes it so it “sticks to your ribs” longer than oatmeal that hasn’t been soaked. I think it is especially important to soak your oatmeal if your kids are around a year and older since their bellies don’t have an enzyme to properly digest grains.

It’s best to cook it in a bigger pan so you can easily cut out the shape you want. Judge how big of a pan you need by seeing how thick your cut out is.

Soaked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal (In Cute, Festive & Kid-Friendly Shapes)

 

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Ingredients

Extra Tools Needed:

• Halloween cookie cutters
• 1 cup organic thick rolled oats (where to buy)
• 1 cup creamy rye oats (where to buy)
• 2 cups water
• 2 TBL raw apple cider vinegar (where to buy)
• 4 pastured eggs
• ½ cup melted virgin coconut oil (where to buy)
• ½ cup real maple syrup (where to buy)
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (homemade here)
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp unrefined sea salt (where to buy)
• 1 tsp aluminum free baking powder (where to buy)

Instructions

For oatmeal

1. Place oats, water and apple cider vinegar in a large bowl. Mix well and cover for at least 12 hours (24 is best)
2. Once the oats are done soaking, in a separate bowl add eggs, coconut oil and maple syrup and beat until all are combined
3. Add in pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, sea salt and baking powder. Mix really well (you could use a hand mixer if easier)
4. Stir in pumpkin puree and mix until everything is combined
5. Pour into a glass baking dish
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes
7. Once cooled, take desired cutters and "cut out" the shapes and put into individual containers

To make faces:

1. Make a cocoa paste by putting a tablespoon of cocoa powder and ½ tablespoon water. Mix together until it forms a semi-thick paste. Use a toothpick to make faces.

Notes

To make this ahead of time: Follow steps 1-5 (do this the night before you plan to bake the oatmeal). Place a cover on glass baking dish and set in the refrigerator. In the morning, just set the temperature and place pre-mixed oatmeal in the oven to bake!

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Here is a recap from the first week of our 31 Days of Homemade Halloween:

Day 1: DIY Mini Ghost Peeps via Me!

Day 2: Homemade Pumpkin Spice Playdough with Natural Dyes via Live Simply

Day 3: Green Your Halloween in 3 Easy Steps via Naturally Mindful

Day 4: Pumpkin swirl brownies via Rethink Simple

Day 5: Soaked oats, nuts, and pumpkin bars via Scratch Mommy

Day 6: Candy Corn Inspired Mason Jar Decor via We Got Real

Be sure to check out Rethink Simple, Scratch Mommy, Live Simply, Naturally Mindful and We Got Real for their contributions to ’31 Days of Homemade Halloween.’ Make sure to follow our Pinterest board so you can stay up-to-date with the new posts each day.