
Pumpkin. Sweetie. Honey. Cupcake.
All terms of endearment, most referring to sweets â one is a vegetable. I am unaware of any other vegetable in English that is also a term of endearment. The French do utilize the cabbage â mon petit chou â literally âmy little cabbageâ. But Iâm not French, so letâs carry on. Wait! I thought of one â sweet pea. If you think of any other veggie terms of endearment â leave a comment!
Back to pumpkin. The quintessential fall flavor packed with betacarotene (vitamin A) and rich in fiber. I need no convincing to develop pumpkin insanity for the next 2 months.
First, letâs start with pumpkin pie spice. Â Easy to whip up at home with ingredients already in your spice rack.
Pumpkin Pie Spice
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground mace
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a jar and store for a season of use!
Notes
If you don't have one of the the smaller qty of spices (cloves, nutmeg, allspice or mace) - don't fret, just add some extra ginger or cinnamon to make up for it.
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Now letâs move onto breakfast for the upcoming week. A quick mix, 20-25 minutes in the oven and youâre well on your way to a week of pumpkin heaven.

Baked Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal | GF + Vegan
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Ingredients
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cup rolled oats
- 4 Tbsp. oat bran
- 4 Tbsp. almond flour/meal (any flour works)
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- 1.5 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice (recipe above)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup canned pumpkin
- ½ cup vanilla almond milk
- ½ tsp orange extract/flavor (optional)
- ¼ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp dried cranberries
- 4 Tbsp walnuts or pecan pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Lightly coat a medium ramekin or two small ramekins with non-stick spray.
- Combing the first six dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- In another small bowl, whisk together pumpkin, milk, orange extract and sugar.
- Combine the wet into the dry and mix well.
- Fold in the cranberries.
- Place mixture into the prepared dishes and top with nuts.
- Bake about 20 - 25 minutes until set. (smaller ramekins will shorten the bake time, doubling the recipe may increase bake time by a few minutes).
- Drizzle with a bit of maple syrup and let cool for 5 minutes before enjoying.
Notes
This recipe is easily scalable; however the baking time may increase by 5-10 minutes.
recipe adapted from www.runningwithspoons.com
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