Pumpkin is wonderful any time of the day as a healthy and seasonal option. You can use it for everything from making pumpkin bars for dessert to a pumpkin and squash soup for dinner. It is also amazing for a healthy breakfast. Try out one of these pumpkin breakfast options.
Pumpkin Energy Bites
If you need a quick boost of energy in the morning, but don’t want a protein shake and don’t have time to make a big breakfast, why not a little energy bite? This is a small ball that is easy to make and can use delicious pumpkin for added flavor and nutrients.
Think about how convenient it would be to eat an energy bite instead of choosing something unhealthy like a bagel or pastry.
To make energy bites with pumpkin, start with your pure canned pumpkin or pumpkin puree. Never use the pumpkin pie filling for these. Then take peanut butter or any nut butter like almond or cashew, it mix it with your pumpkin, old-fashioned oats, and some honey or maple syrup. For more nutrients, you can add in some flax seeds as well.
Pumpkin Pancakes
This might sound like an unhealthy breakfast option, but it isn’t like your typical pancakes. You are taking a healthy version of 3-ingredients pancakes that use bananas, cinnamon, and eggs, and going with a pumpkin addition.
You can either stick with the cinnamon to flavor them, or go for a pumpkin pie spice mix instead. This not only contains cinnamon, but also has some ground nutmeg, cloves, and ginger in it. You can then sweeten up your pancake mix with a little raw honey or maple syrup, or keep it as-is.
Pumpkin Breakfast Bake
This is a great idea when you want to make something the night before and have it ready to eat the following morning. It is also perfect to have breakfast ready on Thanksgiving morning or just a weekend when the kids are home from school in the fall.
The breakfast bake has plenty of variations, but it usually starts with your pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and some eggs. You can then add in some fruit like bananas, apples, and cranberries, along with any other seasonings.
You will need some milk to mix it together before baking, whether you choose regular milk or a healthy milk like almond or coconut milk.
