I bought pumpkin pie spice because I couldn’t find pumpkin spice. I made a pumpkin latte last night.

I made a simple recipe of oatmeal, pumpkin pie spice,milk and honey. It came out alright all the flavor was in certain chunks of the oatmeal. Need to brainstorm on how to distribute the flavor. Probably need to stir well

This is what the outcome of my first pumpkin pie spice cereal

  • Doom@discuss.online
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    8 hours ago

    Heat the milk up slightly separately and add the spice into that. You want the liquid flavored.

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    11 hours ago

    Stir everything else and add the oatmeal last. Also grow berries/fruit in your garden and put them in

  • CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    How do I make captain crunch flavored cereal? How do I make cereal? Ideally I’d like to make captian crunch cereal, WITH CRUNCH BERRIES, but I don’t know how

    also isn’t the a post about oatmeal not cereal?

    • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      There’s a broader definition of “cereal” beyond Froot Loops and Corn Flakes.

      A cereal is a grass cultivated for its edible grain. Cereals are the world’s largest crops, and are therefore staple foods. They include rice, wheat, rye, oats, barley, millet, and maize.

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        8 hours ago

        I mean, there are other things you can do with free will, too. Like a whole raft of things. It seems odd to attach such a broad concept to adding a few ingredients to oats, but you’re not wrong.

  • Fondots@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    FYI Pumpkin spice is pumpkin pie spice.

    Most “pumpkin spice” flavored things contain 0 pumpkin. And pumpkin doesn’t exactly have a particularly strong flavor on its own. The flavor people tend to associate with pumpkin are the spices you typically add to pumpkin pie.

    And it’s basically just a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger, and sometimes allspice.

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      1 day ago

      I through pumpkins had an intrinsic taste people like.

      I don’t mind the pumpkin pie spice blend. I meantion lattes, but I’ll add it to chocolate milk, cornbread, and teas. I only use honey or maple syrup as sweetener so it tastes like I’m eating a delicious tree

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        23 hours ago

        Pumpkin does very much have it’s own flavor but they don’t tend to add it to pumpkin spice products.

        It is amazing in oats though, if you’re cooking on the stove, put the dry oats and about 2tbsp of pumkin puree from a can into the pot. Mix it up and toast it a little before adding your spices, then when it’s fragrant, add the liquids and boil. It’s a little more work but it’s game changing for rustic breakfast meals.

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        1 day ago

        Pumpkin does have some flavor, and it’s a pretty nice one IMO, sort of sweet and earthy

        But it’s pretty mild, it doesn’t bring a whole lot to the party compared to a lot of things you might add it to like coffee. It would probably come through a little more in something more mild like oatmeal.

        In most grocery stores (at least in the US) carry cans of pumpkin puree (not to be confused with pumpkin pie filling which is usually right next to it on the shelf which has added sugar and spices) if you want to get a sense of what just straight pumpkin tastes like, or mix it into something else (it’s an ok source of fiber and some vitamins, and like I said, it’s tasty, just kind of mild)

        • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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          Pumpkin does have a taste, rather like squash but not as sweet. The spices (and sugar) are what make pumpkin pie yummy. You could make a pie without the pumpkin, just the spices and sugar and evaporated milk and eggs, maybe a half-teaspoon of cornstarch to help make a custardy filling, baked in a pie shell. It would be yummy. But it wouldn’t be pumpkin pie.

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    19 hours ago

    You guys need to try savory oatmeal. Mix some crumbled bacon into a pot of oatmeal, some cheese, some frozen peas (do that one towards the end), or whatever sounds good to you. Sausage and/or mushroom also works great. Top with a hot sauce or crunchy chili oil or whatever, and top with a runny fried egg. Oh, and a sliced green onion if you’ve got one laying around. Honestly oatmeal is just a breakfast blank slate for toppings, like pizza or burgers or whatever. Get creative!

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      17 hours ago

      I’ve never really thought of nonsavory oatmeal. I usually do cinnamon with backstrap. What’s the other option palatewise

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        16 hours ago

        I mean, most people put fruit or sugar or something sweet in their oatmeal like pretty much every other post here