Pumpkin Oatmeal Drop Cookies

Sorry there aren't many pictures... forgot to take them while I was making them.

Ingredients:
(this recipe makes about 40 1-Tbs. size cookies)

• 1c flour
• 2c quick oats
• 1t baking powder
• 1/2t baking soda
• 1/2t salt
• 1/2t cinnamon
• 2t pumpkin pie spice
• 2T butter, room temperature
• 1/2c white sugar (I used stevia in place of white sugar.  Be sure to use the correct conversion if you decide to go this route)
• 1/2c brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 6T pumpkin puree, fresh or canned
• 2t vanilla extract
• 1/2c dark chocolate chips

1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

2.)  In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.

3.)  In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars.  Beat in egg, pumpkin puree and vanilla.

4.)  Stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture, mixing until no flour streaks can be seen.  Stir in chocolate chips.

5.)  Drop dough onto baking sheet in 1T amounts.  This dough doesn't spread out so you can place them fairly close together.

6.)  Bake 12 - 15 minutes or until tops are slightly brown.  Cool on baking sheet 3 - 4 minutes then move cookies to a cooling rack.  Store in an airtight container.

Pumpkin pie pudding

Now, this recipe uses tofu as one of main ingredients but don't knock it till you try it! I promise with the right tweaking of pumpkin pie spice/cinnamon/sugar, this tastes exactly like pumpkin pie filling! EXACTLY! I didn't include it in the recipe, but I topped my pudding off with vanilla almond crunch granola and it was SOOO yummy!

Ingredients:
(this recipe makes 1 serving)

• 0.5c pumpkin puree
• 0.5c soft silken tofu
• 0.25 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 0.25 tsp cinnamon
• stevia/agave/sugar to taste

1.) Combine all ingredients into a food processor and blend till smooth.


2.) Pour into your container and sprinkle a little more pumpkin spice on top and ENJOY!

Mini-Review
This is so good... I always make it! I'm gonna add in some vanilla protein powder to boost the protein amount but this is good as is! Maybe I'll try chocolate protein too!

Pumpkin pie oatmeal

Ingredients:

• 1 cup old-fashion oats
• 1.5 cups milk
• 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 banana, mashed up
• 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tsp. stevia/agave (or to taste)
• 2 tsp. maca powder (optional)

1.) Combine milk and oats the night before and store in the refrigerator.

2.) In the morning, microwave oats enough to warm them but they shouldn't need cooking due to the long milk bath. Add all other ingredients to warmed oats.

3.) Mix and enjoy!

Mini-Review
I love pumpkin! And I love oatmeal! So this was super yummy and really convenient if made ahead of time. I usually double the recipe which makes enough oatmeal to last me three to four servings. I think a little more sweetness and pumpkin pie spice would have been perfect!