Pumpkin Oatmeal Baked Pudding

vitalev's Note:

A delicious breakfast treat! I love oatmeal so much, especially baked, and I had some canned pumpkin lying around waiting to be used, so I figured.. why not?! I do not use raisins, but I'm sure this would also be delicious with some raisins or pecans in the mix. Also, as far as the spices, I really just throw them in, so adjust to your liking!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 1

• ¾ cup quick-cooking oat (see note!)
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar or 3 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 dash ginger (optional)
• 1 dash clove (optional)
• ¾ cup milk
• ¼ cup pumpkin
• 2 tablespoons Egg Beaters egg substitute
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 2-cup ramiken/casserole dish (or your vessel of choice).
2. In a medium bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, salt, and spices.
3. In a small bowl, combine milk, pumpkin, egg substitute, vanilla, and oil.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry mix and stir well. Pour into well-greased ramekin.
5. Bake 30-40 minutes or until center is firm.
6. Try your hardest to let it cool before eating to prevent burnt-mouth syndrome.
7. NOTE: 3/4 cup of quick-cooking oats will yield a thick, cakey oatmeal. If you like more of a creamy texture, reduce oats to 1/2 cup OR use old-fashioned oats, which will be somewhat less cake-like as well. Oatmeal is very personal, so play around and let me know what you like best!

Reviews

[Maito]

This makes for a nice breakfast, I love baked oatmeals. I ended up putting a cup of pumpkin in this (unintentionally), and the flavor was still fairly subtle. Because of that I decreased the milk to 1/2 cup, and the liquid amount was good. I also just used a sprinkle of salt and added your suggested pecans (about 3 tablespoons). I have to admit I am really partial to your Chocolate Chip Cookie Baked Oatmeal - that one's my favorite!

[Alissa.z]

I thought this was a good starter, but I definitely would decrease the salt by about half next time as I could prominently taste it. I agree it would be good with chopped nuts! Maybe some maple syrup on top, too...

[hottiecj]

I used quick cooking oats and pumpkin spice. I couldn't really taste the pumpkin. I thought it would have more of a pumpkin flavor, like pumpkin bread or cookie.