Pumpkin Almond Blender Porridge

My Pumpkin Almond Blender Porridge is so simple with minimal cleanup. With two portions of creamy, nutrient-packed, gluten free porridge made entirely in the blender, you’ll be eating a fall themed breakfast in less than 6 minutes flat! You can use this recipe for yourself and your mate or you can use it as food prep for yourself, and your breakfast tomorrow is done too!

First of all, did you watch Gilmore Girls? It aired…YEARS ago. I remember being in junior high during the first seasons. I was hooked.

You may have saw on my Snapchat* or Instagram that there was this crazy Gilmore Girls day on Wednesday. Did you see?? It was nationwide, and over 200 coffee shops in random towns transformed themselves into “Luke’s diner” themed locations and they all had coffee cups with the Luke’s logo on them. And there was SO MUCH PLAID.

What’s my point? Well, I was so swept up in nostalgia. I used to be a huge tv-aholic as a teen (hey, it kept me out of trouble) and the shows I would watch became part of me. I am an emotional clinger, for sure.

That show…it was the first program I remember my mom and I watching together, not just me sitting in the living room alone glued to the screen, AND knowing my grandma was watching it too hundreds of miles away. I had no clue my grandma watched regular primetime television until she would bring up the storylines from the Gilmore Girls episode that had just aired and want to chat about it.

So, a day celebrating everyone’s love for that show was pretty darn special for me. I had no idea it was such a cult favorite, but judging by the amount of people wrapped around the block of our coffee shop, maybe it struck a heartstring of other ladies too.

That was Wednesday. It was wonderful.

Now on to breakfast, mmmkay? Because before I left to go stand in line with hundreds of other plaid clad ladies, I had to shovel down a quick breakfast. This Pumpkin Almond Blender Porridge was just the thing.

First of all, look at that ingredient list. So clean, so minimal. This porridge gets its delicious flavor from yummy spices, and it gets its creaminess from three key things: blending almonds right into the porridge, soaking ALL of it in hot water, and blending while hot. The greatest thing about that, is that is also the simplest method.

You basically take all of your ingredients, put them in your blender, pour over your hot water, wait 5 minutes, then blend it all up! Done!

And I have chosen to sweeten with dates for 2 reasons. 1. They lend an almost caramel-like flavor, adding another layer of “fresh baked” flavor and 2. They are an amazing natural sweetener. If you like your porridge generally sweet, try adding 4 dates instead of 2. Or, like me, you can add maple syrup to the top of your portion after it is all done.

I pour my finished porridge straight into jars. You can add a lid and put them in the fridge for easy grab-and-go breakfasts for another day, or you can eat them straight out of the jar. I just sprinkle on some more cinnamon, add a splash of coconut milk or almond milk, and a drizzle of maple syrup. Perfection.

I used the rest of a can of pumpkin I had already been using to make this recipe. If you’re just starting a new can, go ahead and throw the leftover pumpkin into another jar and put it in the fridge. It’ll be good for around 3 days. And don’t worry, I have plenty of pumpkin recipes to use it up!

Let’s make porridge, ok?

Pumpkin Almond Blender Porridge

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My Pumpkin Almond Blender Porridge is so simple with minimal cleanup. With two portions of creamy, nutrient-packed, gluten free porridge made entirely in the blender, you’ll be eating a fall themed breakfast in less than 6 minutes flat! You can use this recipe for yourself and your mate or you can use it as food prep for yourself, and your breakfast tomorrow is done too! (2 portions)

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Ingredients

1. 1 cup gluten free rolled oats
2. ½ cup organic pumpkin puree (not “pie filling”)
3. ½ cup raw almonds (toasted is fine, not salted)
4. ½ tsp. cinnamon
5. ¼ tsp. allspice
6. ½ tsp. vanilla extract
7. pinch of sea salt
8. 2 medjool dates*
9. optional: scoop of vanilla or natural protein

Instructions

1. In a blender basin combine all of the ingredients. Yup, just throw them all in there. Next, add 1 ¾ c boiling water (I measured out my water beforehand, putting 2 cups of water in my kettle, accounting for some boiling off as steam, then boiled it) and quickly put the lid on the blender.
2. Set your timer and wait 5 minutes. After the time is up, turn your blender on a low setting and start blending, blend until smooth (you can up the speed a little but a low speed works just fine).
3. Pour your porridge into 2 bowls. Top with more cinnamon, a splash of coconut milk or almond milk, perhaps a bit of maple syrup and some pecans or pepitas…whatever you like! Toasted coconut would be delicious too, or even just banana slices. You can pour the porridge straight into jars if you want and save the other portion (in the fridge) for another morning, if you don’t have a breakfast mate.

By melissa @ treats with a twist

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