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Pumpkin Power: Cinnamon-Pumpkin Overnight Oats

Written by Community Nutrition | October 01, 2024

Serves: 12

Start your day with a wholesome breakfast that not only satisfies your taste buds but also fuels your body with essential nutrients!

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble nutrient, meaning it needs a fat source to allow for absorption. Vitamin A is important for sight, immunity, growth and development, and red blood cell production. Common food sources include poultry, cheese, dark green and orange fruits, and vegetables like pumpkin!

What is the current record for the World’s Heaviest Pumpkin?

The heaviest pumpkin weighed 2,749 pounds (1,246.9 kilograms) when it was presented by Travis Gienger (USA) at the 50th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off held in Half Moon Bay, California, USA, on 9 October 2023.

 

Ingredients

½ cup old-fashioned oats, uncooked
2 Tbsp. 2% milk
⅓ cup plain yogurt, traditional or Greek
½ cup pumpkin puree, canned

1 tsp. maple syrup, or to taste
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp. raw pumpkin seeds or chopped walnuts, optional

Method of Preparation

1. Add oats to a mason jar, bowl, or other container. Pour in milk and yogurt.
2. In a small bowl, stir together pumpkin, maple syrup and cinnamon. Add to oats and milk. Top mixture with pumpkin seeds or walnuts if using and cover.
3. Refrigerate overnight or for at least 8 hours. Enjoy cold or heat for 1 minute in a microwave-safe bowl. It's best to eat within 24 hours.

 

Adapted from: https://www.quakeroats.com/cooking-and-recipes/cinnamon-pumpkin-overnight-oats