Pumpkin Vanilla Protein Oatmeal — Start Your Morning Right!

Eating the same old oatmeal every morning is no fun. So mix it up with this new twist on oatmeal. In just 5 minutes you’ll take your boring oatmeal and turn it into a delicious protein oatmeal!


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Pumpkin Vanilla Protein Oatmeal Serving Size: 1 bowl

Total Time to make Pumpkin Vanilla Protein Oatmeal: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 scoop of vanilla MET-Rx Ultramyosyn Whey protein powder
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp maple syrup (or sugar free syrup)
  • 1 tsp chopped pecans
  • 1 tsp raisins, chopped up

Directions:

  • In a medium microwave-safe bowl combine the oats and water. Pop them in the microwave for two minutes.
  • Remove oats from microwave and stir in the canned pumpkin, protein powder, pumpkin pie spice, and maple syrup. Top with raisins and pecans. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts:

  • Calories: 298
  • Fat: 9.4g
  • Carbohydrates: 41.9g
  • Protein: 16.2g


Check out these Modern Oats Chocolate Cherry oatmeal that we reviewed too!

*Note: You can substitute any protein powder you want above in your pumpkin vanilla protein oatmeal. Vanilla is the preferred flavor, but you can be creative. Also, you can use whatever brand you choose, for the sake of this recipe, the MET-Rx Ultramyosyn Whey was used. If you decide to use a different protein powder, please be aware that the macros listed in the nutrition facts above will change depending on the macros in the protein powder you choose to use.


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Matt Weik

Matt Weik, BS, CPT, CSCS, CSN, is the Owner and Head Keyboard Banger of Weik Fitness. He is a well-respected, prolific writer with a global following and a self-proclaimed fitness and supplement nerd. Matt’s content has been featured on thousands of websites, 100+ magazines, and he has authored over a dozen published books.