Pumpkin Overnight Oats

Every season, I like to incorporate the freshest fruit and produce the season has to offer into my recipes. For Fall, it’s everything pumpkin. I love the taste, the bright color, and it’s very festive! An easy go-to breakfast that I like to make is pumpkin overnight oats. It requires very little prep time and chances are, you already have most of the ingredients in your fridge and pantry - now you just need to buy pumpkin puree! This recipe is completely customizable, so you can use this as a base and adjust the ingredients and flavors to your liking. Overnight oats are great stored in mason jars, which makes packing easy. I like to pack these as post workout fuel after an intense workout. The recipe below yields one serving.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup organic rolled oats

• ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt (or pumpkin yogurt)

• ⅔ cup unsweetened milk of choice

• ½ cup pumpkin puree

• 1 tablespoon chia seeds

• 1 tablespoon honey

• ½ tablespoon ground flax meal

• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

• Pinch of salt to taste

• Optional toppings: pumpkin seeds, walnuts, extra cinnamon

Instructions:

• Whisk together all ingredients in a medium sized bowl. For single serve, spoon mixture into mason jars with lids ¾ of the way full.

• Refrigerate preferably overnight (or for at least 4 hours).

• Upon serving, sprinkle the jars with extra cinnamon, pumpkin seed, and walnuts.