Pumpkin Breakfast Cereal Bowl

I wrote early about how I didn’t eat a lot of cereal before our trip to Ireland other than muesli or granola. Not that all cereal is bad but a lot of it out there is processed, full of sugar, and refined carbs. I grew up loving cereal. I could eat cereal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and was often the first thing I would grab when I got home from school and my bowls were small either. I never cut out cereal completely but make more conscious choices as to which cereals I would eat and would eat them only on occasion. Again not cutting out all cereal as I still love muesli, granola, oats, chia which work for my cereal cravings. Yes I know some are grains and seeds and not cereal but making them into porridge, oatmeal, or overnight oats/ chia is like cereal for me.

While in Ireland I got “hooked” on buckwheat and bran flakes! I had to be more flexible with my eating and well it was something I turned to with yogurt and plums, Yogurt and Plum Breakfast Bowl, and didn’t turn back. We got home and I made that and then started playing more and this is my newest  fall cereal concoction obsession! I like my cereal mixture to have some texture and crunch so I make it by hand, if you would like a thick smoother, it will still have some texture, you can blend it together. While this is called a breakfast bowl I am guilty of enjoying it for a snack. My youngest wanted this too one morning but she wanted hers with pumpkin yogurt, now that is pumpkin love. I debated on sharing this one as it wasn’t very photogenic but after her bowl was scraped clean and I had just enjoyed it yet another morning I had to share it.

Pumpkin Breakfast Cereal Bowl

Makes 1 serving

3/4c bran or buckwheat flake cereal

1/4c pumpkin puree, or canned pumpkin

1/3c milk of choice (used So Delicious Vanilla Almond Milk Plus, for the extra protein)

1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1TBSP pure maple syrup

6-8 oz vanilla, plain, or yogurt of choice (used So Delicious Vanilla Almond Milk Yogurt for one shown, and Siggi’s Pumpkin Yogurt for the other)

In a bowl mix together pumpkin puree, milk, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and maple syrup together until smooth. Stir and crush in cereal and let sit 5 minutes. If you want it smooth blend it all together in a mini food processor, Vitamix, or blender until smooth instead of mixing in a bowl. Stir in or layer with yogurt and enjoy!

Want more recipes like this? Check out some of my other pumpkin breakfast creations like Pumpkin Pie Chia Protein Pudding and Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal.