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Autumn Awakening

October 7, 2009 by Julie 5 Comments

Ryan laughed at me during our most recent trip to the grocery store when I actually cried out “Yes!” and clapped my hands upon seeing cans of this little beauty back on the shelves:

Canned Pumpkin

Canned Pumpkin

My local grocery store has not been carrying canned pumpkin because of the fungus outbreak on some of the crop, so I was beyond thrilled to have pumpkin back in my life.

Last night, I planned ahead and made a hearty breakfast featuring this delicious squash. I first combined half a cup of pumpkin with a quarter cup of cottage cheese and a liberal amount of pumpkin pie spice.

Pumpkin, Cottage Cheese, Pumpkin Pie Spice

Pumpkin, Cottage Cheese, Pumpkin Pie Spice

I then microwaved a third of a cup of oatmeal with half a scoop of All the Whey cinnamon bun protein powder and water.

Cinnamon Protein Oats

Cinnamon Protein Oats

I combined the two mixtures into one mushy bowl of pumpkin pie oats!

Pumpkin Pie Oats

Pumpkin Pie Oats

This morning I ate about half of it cold and then microwaved it to eat the other half warm.

Warming up the mixture allowed the cottage cheese to melt into the oats, so if you’re not a fan of the lumps, this might be a better option. I actually preferred it cold.

Warmed Pumpkin Oats

Warmed Pumpkin Oats

This was a delicious autumn breakfast. I’m so happy to be able to use pumpkin again!

Pumpkiny Goodness

Pumpkiny Goodness

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Whitney @ Lettuce Love says

    October 7, 2009 at 9:51 am

    I am always excited when I see something special in the grocery store – I am sure the other people think I am nuts 🙂

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  2. Mellissa says

    October 7, 2009 at 10:02 am

    I was at Target last week and there was not 1 can to be found! Hope we have more here soon.

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  3. megzzwinsatlife says

    October 7, 2009 at 10:05 am

    mmm I LOVE pumkin!! I really want to try it in my oats.. Yours looks delish!

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  4. Jessica says

    October 7, 2009 at 10:26 am

    Pumpkin obsessed right here. I had pumpkin butter on my oats, have pumpkin spice granola with yogurt for a snack, and have pumpkin gnocchi. I’m gonna be pumpkin-ed out soon!

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  5. lisaou11 says

    October 7, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    So funny! The other morning I was @ Walmart and the women in front of me had like 8 cans of Libbys pumpkin and I thought, OMG pumpkins here so I ran to that aisle, and picked up like 4 cans for myself! Are you ever going to try those Pumpkin crunchers? Also, HG sent out a crustless pumpkin pie recipe this morning! YUM!

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