Back a few years ago, I posted a baked oatmeal recipe for those who
1) don’t like oatmeal-slop (me raising both hands)
and
2) want a different way to incorporate oats into a breakfast or snack option.
Because we are right around the corner of October and I’m giddy as all get out about pumpkin season, I just had to make a version of the ‘oat cake’ a la pumpkin style.
Recipe Ingredients (for yield of 12 servings):
2 c (190 gm) old-fashioned rolled oats
2 Tbsp (20 gm) hemp hearts
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking powder
~25 grams of protein of vanilla protein powder (I used Thorne’s vanilla whey isolate)
1/2 c (60 gm) mix of chopped raw walnuts and almonds (pecans would be great too)
8 fl oz (240 ml) unsweetened almond milk (any milk will work)
1 c (245 gm) pumpkin puree (I used canned organic pumpkin)
2 large eggs (you could swap out for flax eggs if you are non-egg)
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
Preparation Steps:
Heat oven to 375F. Lightly coat with oil (or spray of choice) the bottom of a 8” x 8” glass baking dish.
Stir all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl to combine.
Add in the wet ingredients and stir to combine. The mixture will be a tad liquidy but will absorb during the baking process.
Pour the mixture into the baking dish and bake for 40-50 minutes or until done (use the toothpick test). Let cool for at least 10 minutes.
Basic nutrition info (per piece):
146 calories
16 gm carb
3 gm fiber
7 gm protein
6 gm fat
~2:1 carbohydrate to protein ratio
Similar to the baked oatmeal recipe, this is not a sugary-sweet concoction (even with the maple syrup inclusion). I prefer you make it as is, give it a taste, and then decide to add your own touch of extra sweetness through a fruit topper, an extra drizzle of maple syrup or honey, or whatever you gotta have.
And if you’ve followed me for a while, you know that I’m a ProteinHead, which is why this cake recipe has some added protein from hemp hearts and protein powder.
Alrighty, let me know if you try it (comment here or take a pic of yours for Insta and be sure to tag @nutritionmechanic so I can see your pumpkin cake goodness).
Peace with pumpkin forever and always,
-Dina