It’s no surprise that theme for today’s Friday Five link up hosted by Eat Pray Run DC, Mar on the Run and You Signed Up for What?! is all about Halloween. When I was a kid, I loved Halloween because I loved Halloween candy, but these days there are other things that make Halloween a favorite holiday.
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This time of year it’s all about pumpkin and pumpkin spice. This baked pumpkin oatmeal recipe includes both of those and another fall favorite–apples! The ingredients are nutritious and the flavors are delicious, so make sure you try it soon.
With oatmeal, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spices and apple, this baked oatmeal makes a great breakfast or snack on a brisk autumn day.
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup milk
1/2 cup water
2 eggs large
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar packed
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp mace
1/2 tsp salt
1 apple (diced)
Preheat over to 325F.
Prepare 9 X 11 glass baking dish with cooking spray.
Combine wet ingredients in medium bowl, and blend well with a rubber spatula.
Combine dry ingredients except apple in large bowl and mix to distribute ingredients evenly.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until evenly blended.
Add apple and stir until evenly distributed.
Spoon into baking dish and spread evenly.
Bake for 45-55 minutes, until oatmeal is set and top is lightly browned.
It smelled so good, I enjoyed it as a snack straight out of the oven!
Do you have a favorite pumpkin recipe?
Have you carved a pumpkin yet?
I’ve got three very different books to share with you this month: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, Wonder by R. J. Palacio, and I Love You More by Jennifer Murphy.
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Since I’m traveling this week, I made up my own Friday Five topic. Check out the full link up at Eat Pray Run DC, Mar on the Run and You Signed Up for What?!!
I didn’t used to travel as much as I have been lately. Maybe I have more opportunities now that I’ve been a partner for so many years, or maybe I am saying “yes” to more opportunities now that my kids are in college, but I am becoming quite the road warrior. Traveling can make it harder to keep up with my fitness routine, but I have come up with some strategies for staying active while traveling for business or pleasure.
What’s scarier than the ghouls and goblins who haunt the streets on Halloween? The number of calories you can consume having ^just one^ of your favorites from the variety pack you bought to hand out to little trick-or-treaters! Can you believe that even those tiny “Fun Size” bars have about 75 calories each? Don’t be afraid to enjoy your favorites, just do this burn off the Halloween candy calories workout to frighten the fat away.
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