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Seedy Chocolate Pumpkin Oatmeal Parfait

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A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that’s gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

Seedy Chocolate Oatmeal Parfait | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that's gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

Just a tad more pumpkin and I promise I’ll stop. But again, this was way over due to be shared, for 2 reasons. One being that I made this oatmeal on a chilly dark sad morning last year in my dorm room. The photos I shot for it were a horror, plain and simple, not fit for a food blog. So I ended up putting it off and waiting a year. Two, I and stunned, shocked, horrified, that I have never shared an actual “oatmeal” recipe on the blog!? I mean, this girl eats oatmeal multiple times week and it’s a staple to the breakfast rotation. Thankfully that is all about to change!

Seedy Chocolate Oatmeal Parfait | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that's gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

I think the reason I don’t have more “oatmeal” recipes is because my morning bowl is usually a random simple mix. Some oats, usually a quick Love Grown blend, MyOatmeal, or GF Harvest (or Trader Joe’s), mixed with Ancient Harvest quinoa flakes. I simple microwave that with some cinnamon, then remove and add a big cold scoop of nut butter and possibly a drizzle of chocolate stevia syrup. Done and delish! I don’t have time in the morning to make elaborate pancakes so a 3 minute, start to finish bowl is a good go. But if I do have the urge to make my oatmeal a little fancier that day, combos like this come to fruition.

Seedy Chocolate Oatmeal Parfait | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that's gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

What makes this oatmeal so special? First of all, it’s full of seeds! From chia to pumpkin. I’ve made this two ways. By adding all the different seeds myself, or taking the lazy route and using Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Ancient Grain & Super Seed Oatmeal. Either way you choose to do it, you’ll be getting a bunch of seedy goodness! Now obviously adding cocoa to things is a given in the yum-department, but how about layering it with pumpkin!

Seedy Chocolate Oatmeal Parfait | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that's gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

I mean, if you want a super creamy oatmeal, chia seeds + pumpkin, really does the trip. So yes, this has double the pumpkin. Pumpkin mixed in and pumpkin on the bottom and the top to make it a “parfait” 😉 Needless to say, it makes for some great spooning action. The comfort you feel with a warm bowl and spoon in your hands, diving into a lovely creamy bowl of chocolate pumpkin oatmeal. It’s a great thing and will automatically start your day off on a good note!

Seedy Chocolate Oatmeal Parfait | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that's gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

If I could I would eat oatmeals at every meal, every day. They really do satisfy and just taste so good! Of course, I would also miss more other breakfast staples, like buckwheat cereal, quinoa flakes, CEREAL, pancakes, doughnuts, etc. I diversify my breakfasts and am definitely not a person to eat the same thing each and every morning. There’s too many good things to go around! I do have one condition though, it has to sweet and carby. I can’t do a savory breakfast. I would feel so…empty the rest of the day. I need a subtle sweetness, chocolate, creamy, bready things!

Seedy Chocolate Oatmeal Parfait | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that's gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

I’ve always been like that though. Sorry, but the savory meals can wait until later in the day. See, I’m also pretty adamant about not making a “brinner” either. I wouldn’t pass up pancakes at dinnertime, but I also need my protein and savoriness then! So usually a no go. Just not appealing to me. So a traditionalist? I guess so. Except while I’m eating breakfast, I dream of eating it all day 😉 Such a complicated life, isn’t it!

Seedy Chocolate Pumpkin Oatmeal Parfait

Seedy Chocolate Oatmeal Parfait | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that's gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

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Seedy Chocolate Pumpkin Oatmeal Parfait

A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that’s gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In a microwave safe bowl, combine all the ingredients except the extra 1.4 cup of pumpkin. Stir to combine.
  2. Microwave on high for 2 minutes (covered). Mix, and microwave for about 1 more minute (uncovered).
  3. Carefully remove and grab a pretty glass or other bowl.
  4. Layer the bottom with 2 tablespoons of the reserved pumpkin, then add the oatmeal, then top with the last 2 tablespoons of pumpkin and extra seeds if so inclined!

Notes

You can also use Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Ancient Grain Super Seed Oatmeal.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
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 Seedy Chocolate Oatmeal Parfait | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 A speedy seedy chocolate pumpkin oatmeal parfait that's gluten-free and vegan. Healthy fats, cocoa, and whole grains make this the perfect comforting breakfast recipe to fuel and start your day with on a chilly morning!

There you have it! Yummy in the tummy oatmeal! I absolutely love what chia seeds do to oatmeal and the thick creaminess it gives since chia seeds “gel”. You know, this is just a more appetizing and filling version of  the infamous chia pudding. Still have not tried making any and don’t really plan to anytime soon. I guess chia pudding goes into to the category of savory breakfasts for me 😉

 So tell me:

+ The big question…Sweet or savory?

+ What are you thoughts on chia pudding? How is that even appetizing!?

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  2. Deedra says

    That looks good. I love everything pumpkin. I would like to invite you to post this link to my blog dare, you don’t have to post a dare, i made an option for people to post something about Thanksgiving and I think this fits. Have a great week.

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  10. Collin says

    Sounds yummy–and I do think chia pudding is yummy! Anytime you add cocoa to chia, it knocks out that super seedy flavor and they are good. I will give this a try!
    Confused on your directions–you say 1/4c plus 3T, right? That would be 7T total, or a little shy of 1/2c, not 1.4c like the directions say. Which is it?

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      It’s as written in the directions. The 3 TB of pumpkin is for the oatmeal itself, then the 1/4 cup is for the parfait layers!

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  15. Megan says

    Okay this oatmeal looks like an absolute dream! I’m usually not a big fan of oatmeal (I know, what kind of food blogger am i?!?) but this actually looks really good. I think anything with pumpkin is good with me!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Hahaha, it’s okay, I only became a big oatmeal eater about a year ago 😉
      I’d say so! And I see that pumpkin cornbread…going to check it out now! I love pumpkin cornbread!

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  16. Michele @ paleorunningmomma says

    It’s funny because I recently realized I didn’t have a “recipe” for the breakfast I eat several times per week, so one morning thought, duh, I should take pictures! I also updated my plantain pictures because they, and so many other of my old recipe photos were horrifying! Lots of work to be done!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Girl I know…hahaha! My recipes from “the first year”….those photos would make little children cry (but the recipes are so good!)

      Reply

  31. Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says

    Do you know why I am so happy and in love with this recipe? Because it’s in a parfait glass and anything in a parfait glass makes me happy 🙂 And anything pumpkin in a parfait glass makes me very very happy! (And it means you actually own a parfait glass which means that maybe someday you will fill it with nice cream and realize that ice cream is the bomb.) It is just rocking with every kind of super seed, this would be some serious breakfast nutrition power!

    But quit giving chia pudding a hard time, we’ve talked about this you just have to blend it twice and it’s smooth as silk! And I don’t even have to answer the first question, we all know 😉

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      These pretty glasses are what my mom always used when she made us that mix jello chocolate or vanilla pudding (topped with whipped cream!) when we were kids! I love them for photographing the oatmeals and quinoa flakes recipes 😛
      Wait…yea…I should blend it….blend it with some..like…omg…I have a genius idea for a recipe! Holy crap!!!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I know!!! It’s just the perfect creamy essential! Plus it packs your bowl with even more nutrients!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I’m glad to know I’m not the only one! I really on use chia when making overnight oats or something like this 😛

      Reply

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