I was craving a seasonal breakfast, but didn’t have any pumpkin on hand. What I did have though, was a butternut squash.
You could cheat and use canned squash (they carry it at Whole Foods), but I decided to hack it with the real deal.
Squash prep can be as hard or as easy as you want it to be. If you have a big a$$ knife, you’re good to go. The simplest (read: quickest) way to go is to forego peeling the skin off, chop it into large chunks, microwave it (in a glass container with a CoverMate) until it’s mushy, scoop the flesh away from the harder skin, and blend it in a blender or food processor until it has a nice pureed texture.
It’s worth it.
In the interest of fancifying (not a word?) my breakfast, I added 365 organic virgin coconut oil into my oats (at the very end – I still cooked them normally with water). Since the oats were hot, I added the coconut oil in it’s solid form (coconut oil is solid at room temp). It quickly melted and created a seriously drool-inducing aroma.
ButterNUT + cocoNUT = nut-less-ly nutty oats
Then I stirred in the squash puree, topped it with a diced apple, sprinkled cinnamon on top…
Mixed it all up…
And dug in.
The combo of coconut & butternut with the oats was a fabulous way to celebrate fall. While it was raining and overcast outside, my autumn oats kept me all warm and cozy inside.
Eat your heart out.
Mmm, I like the way you celebrate fall. I’ve never thought to put apple chunks in with my oats…thanks for that. 🙂
I’m always use butternut squash puree as “pumpkin” puree. Love it. And your breakfast looks delicious
A bowl filled with fall goodness! I also microwave the squash before I do anything else to make it easier to cut–my knives aren’t sharp at all!
thats a good trick, but i had an accident once and it exploded in the microwave. now i punch a fork in it before microwaving it, if im going that route…
id like to name your recipe “howmanyfallingredientscanyoufitintoonerecipe?” haha, love it 🙂
I like that name. I’m going with it!
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Elise – how do you cook oats? Oats-to-liquid ratio and cooking time? I am a first time oats cooker attempting to make this above recipe and it’s not going well…
I like my oats more liquidy so I use a 2:1 ratio of water:oats (if you use less water they will end up more thick) I cook them on the stove and I don’t wait til the water is boiling to add the dry oats. Instead, I add the oats and the water at once, put it on the stove, and leave it be…I’m not sure how long they cook because I just wait until they look done. They will get much creamier…you can tell because the oats take on a more gel like gooey consistency. Hope that helps!