Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2009

Made on the stove top. Added cinnamon at the end.

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Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2009

Its good. It really needs salt so i recomend that. I used soy milk so if you cant drink milk its still good that way.

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Renee Z

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

I love pumpkin! I always keep pumpkin in the house for muffins but this is so much healthier! I also tweaked it a little to suit my taste but great idea and recipe.

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

Great base recipe, but will surely need to be tweeked to your personal taste. I added 1T ground flaxseed and used brown sugar instead of cinnamon sugar.

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

Ok. Will not make again.

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Bree

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

I have a larger family, so I did NOT microwave. I used water instead of milk, then just topped my bowl (and the children's too) with Half & Half, a rare treat. The pumpkin left a raw taste, so cooking it for additional 10 minutes helped tremendously! Which in turn allowed the spices to blend better, don't forget to salt it. The children still loved it and asked for it to made again. Note:Because recipe is not too sweet, some of my children added dried cranberries, some of them just added 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup. (yea, I have 6 children.)

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

I think it is a good idea, a healthy way to satisfy my pumpkin craving, but the oatmeal was hard as a rock! next time I will up the milk/water to 1 1/2 cup and add the pumpkin in at the begining to cook it a little more. I also added 2 packets of splenda and increased the pumpkin pie spice a couple of shakes.

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2009

There was no taste to this at all. It was extremely bland and dull. I threw most of it away.

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

I love pumpkin oatmeal! I've been putting canned pumpkin in my oats for several weeks now. I was adding 2 tsp. organic brown sugar, but I've switched to sticking half of a frozen banana in the microwave for one minute, 'til it's melted, then adding in the oats/pumpkin/water/spices. That way I'm eating naturally sweetened oatmeal, plus getting veggies AND fruit in my first meal of the day!

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Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2009

Very bland as written, but I love the idea of incorporating pumpkin into oatmeal. After reading reviews, I made the following changes: used old-fashioned oats instead of instant for better texture, added 1/4 cup dried cranberries (raisins, dates, prunes would also work well) and I added 1/4 cup of brown sugar and a dash of salt, then omitted the cinnamon sugar. I probably could have gotten away with just a couple tbsp. of brown sugar, but this definitely needs some sweetness added, even if it's just a little honey or maple syrup. I'll be making this again!

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Christine M

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

I really wanted to like this but as written it was bland to me. After tasting as written I added more pumpkin pie spice. Then some brown sugar. Then more brown sugar. Then a little salt. After my additions I was able to eat it but I don't think I'll be making this again.

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PamMar

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Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2009

Wow, this is a real nutritional powerhouse, using the old-fashioned oats instead of quick. I used 1 c. oats, 1 c. milk, dash of salt, generous 1/2 c. pumpkin, 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice plus a sprinkle of cinnamon, plus Splenda until it tasted sweet enough. I cooked it on top of the stove. Delicious, and I like that it has the cinnamon, which is good to keep blood sugar levels steady.

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Josie1

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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2009

I give this one a four with my additions: a lot of brown sugar, salt to taste and raisins. Also, I used old-fashioned instead of quick; a texture thing.

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Tricia Jaeger

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Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2009

If you make this oatmeal the way it is written, it is very bland and hard. I ended up adding more milk, because the oatmeal was in a big, hard lump. I also added a little salt, which helped bring out the flavors. It was still really bland, so I added extra pumpkin, and doubled the amount of pumpkin pie spice. This helped a lot. I also sprinkled the top of the oatmeal with a generous amount of extra cinnamon sugar. With these alterations, the oatmeal is very, very good. The pumpkin gives it a smooth, almost velvety texture. I will be making this again, but with these changes. Thanks for sharing!

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Reviewed: May 1, 2009

Am I the only one who found this really bland? Maybe I didn't add enough pumpkin spice...but I did follow the directions. It actually tastes more bland to me than just plain oatmeal. Maybe I'll go drizzle some honey over it or something... but even the pound of cinnamon/sugar I've put on top of it hasn't helped.

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Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2009

Cook on stovetop to avoid undercooked pumpkin taste.

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2009

My only change was adding raisons. My 15 month daughter LOVED this and she truly needed the fiber. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2009

I use half milk and half water and old fashion oats and cook it on the stovetop. It takes a little longer but I prefer the chewiness of the bigger oats. I drizzle a big spoon of honey on top and don't forget the raisins! I am FULL for several hours after this healthy breakfast.

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Noor

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008

Yum! Used water instead of milk to cook, then once it was cooked I topped it off with milk. Used cinnamon, sugar and nutmeg. I've also made this topped off with light eggnog....even better! :)

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Jennifer

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2008

As is, it's okay. I added a couple level tablespoons of brown sugar to make it a little sweeter and less pumpkin-intense. After that, I loved it. My kids did not. I floated milk on the top and threw in a handful of raisins, as that's how I grew up always eating my oatmeal.

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