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This Pecan Pie Coconut Oatmeal tastes like a traditional pecan pie dessert. It’s perfect during the fall and winter months.
When the holidays roll around, I love experimenting with oatmeal that tastes like dessert, sans the fat. 
This Pecan Pie Coconut Oatmeal screams winter! 
Pecans and coconut! Coconut just reminds me of snow and makes the oatmeal look prettier.
I am excited to share this recipe with you because this oatmeal turned out better than I expected, and the secret to this delectable breakfast are the candied pecans.
The high heat of the pecans slowly melts into the hot oatmeal and gives it that beautiful caramel color. 
Since I prefer my oatmeal creamy, I top it with some more Almond Milk. You can never have enough Almond Milk if you ask me. 
This creamy bowl of Pecan Pie Coconut Oatmeal is not only healthy and delicious, but decadent too. I could eat this one all year. Try it, hope I win you over!
Pecan Pie Coconut Oatmeal
Ingredients
for the oatmeal
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla
for the candied pecans
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla
Instructions
- For the oatmeal, heat up a pot on low-medium heat, add oats, almond milk and water.
- Add ground cinnamon and vanilla.
- Stir. Keep stirring frequently.
- Ten minutes later you will have this.
- And another ten minutes later you will have this, you want a thick and creamy consistency.
- For the Candied Pecans, heat up a cast-iron skillet on medium heat. Once hot, add coconut oil.
- Add pecans. Stir the pecans so they are coated with oil. Once a little toasty, just a couple minutes, go to the next step.
- Add the maple syrup… there will be sizzling. Keep stirring.
- Top with cinnamon and vanilla. Stir. They will start to caramelize.
- Keep stirring the pecans around until they are sticky. Remove from heat. The entire process will take less than 5 minutes. Stay close, otherwise the pecans will burn.
- Pour the oatmeal into a bowl and top with 1/3 – 1/2 the pecan amount. Drizzle some almond milk on top. Enjoy!
Notes
** The candied pecans portion is enough for 2-3 people, definitely not for 1 serving.
Love all the flavors here. And love the styling too 🙂 Hope you are enjoying the holidays! <3
Thanks Bianca. Appreciate it. Have to hop over to your blog, been so long. 🙂