Extra Thick Pumpkin Date Oats

I was super excited to try out my new oats this morning

They were awesome! I think I’ll let my oats go a little more soup next time. Boy were they thick this morning!? I loved how I was able to use the dates as my only “sweetener”. Dates are always sweeter to eat than I remember. They may even be sweeter than chocolate! Yum!

Extra Thick Pumpkin Date Oats

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup Bob’s Red Mill Extra Thick Oats
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup skim milk
• 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 tsp flaxseed
• 3 dates, pitted, chopped (reserve a couple pieces to top)
• pecans, about 1 tbsp

Directions:

• bring milk, water, flaxseed, salt to boil
• add canned pumpkin, oats and bring to boil
• lower heat to simmer
• cook 5-7 minutes
• in last minute of cooking, add dates
• when oats are to preferred consistency, move to bowl.
• top bowl with reserved dates and pecans

I moved my oats to a large tupperware for storage.

I cut out the back label and placed it in the tupperware in case I need to refer to the ingredients, nutrition or cooking directions. There’s even a recipe back there!