Sugar Free Pumpkin Oatmeal Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 cup water
• 2 heaping teaspoons of pure pumpkin puree
• 2 teaspoons of maple syrup
• 1/4 cup warmed milk
• a few shakes of cinnamon
• a few crumbles pecans
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or coconut oil, divided in half
• 1 1/2 cups steel cut oats
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups skim milk
• 2 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt