Day 118: Crockpot Pumpkin Oatmeal

Original Source: WannaBite.com

The recipe I tried came from this link at Wannabite.com, however, when I went back to the site for this post, it looks like it was removed. But since I'd already tried the recipe, I didn't want to waste the post, so I googled the recipe and found a similar one at Skinny Ms.

The only difference I could see right off from these 2 recipes were the one I used had milk instead of water, sugar instead of honey, butter and added a TB of chia seeds.

Recipe I tried:

• 1 cup of steel cut oats
• 2 cups of milk
• ¼ cup of agave (or ½ cup of sugar)
• 1 tsp of vanilla
• 1 small can of pumpkin
• 1 tbsp of chia seeds
• 2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
• 4 tbsp of butter

Skinny Ms. Recipe:

1 cup steel cut oats

3-1/2 cups water (almond or regular milk can be substituted)

1 cup canned pumpkin puree

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

optional: 1/2 cup honey or 2 teaspoons vanilla liquid stevia*

* Sweetener can be added during cooking or cook it without and each person can add their own sweetener of choice on top after cooking.

I'd like to think the Skinny Ms recipe is better because the Wannabite one was a big whopping, NO I DON'T WANNA BITE. It was horrible. I don't have finished photos because by the time I woke up to eat it, it was burned. And that was only cooking it for the recommended 6-8 hours overnight, on low. It was bitter (probably from  being burned) and flavorless, despite the amazing smell.

But at least there's a photo of what it started out looking like before we headed to bed.

I won't ever make this again, but I will however try it my own way. Maybe with fruit, more liquid, less cook time. Something!

Get the Skinny Ms Version here. Hopefully it's better than Wannabite's!

Day 89 - 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Brownies

Original Source:  Cookies and Cups

2 ingredients? What's not to love? (Note- the recipe lists more than 2 ingredients, but that's only if you want the option to make icing for them)

How'd they turn out? Well, I think I screwed up. I think I used a pan that was too small, because the batter never really cooked, no matter how long I put it in for. It was gooey and unsliceable and, well, ew. But the flavor was really good, and the process so simple that it's worth one more shot in a large pan so that they come out thinner. Will edit if I try them again and let you know how that turned out!

(I didn't take a picture of my finished product because of the frustration, but just imagine the photo of the batter below and then.... don't change it much at all. Just make it a little darker, but keep the texture.)

Get the recipe here

Day 55: Cleo's Pumpkin Dog Treats

Original Source: Simmer Till Done

Again, I have no bone cookie cutter. Must get. My poor pups get stuck with circles this time, which is probably better than the stars they got last time.

All three dogs liked these okay, even though they looked burnt and far less attractive than above. However, they seemed to like the peanut butter treats better. But I'll keep this one for a bit of variety or for when I have a bit of pumpkin left over and nothing to do with it.

Also, I used garbanzo flour instead of the one she recommended, simply because it's what I had on hand. Might be why mine came out darker. Who knows?

GET RECIPE HERE