This Apple Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal is a cozy, toddler-friendly breakfast that fills your kitchen with warm fall flavors. Made with oats, apples, maple syrup, and a sprinkle of pumpkin spice, it’s an easy, nourishing way for little ones to help cook, from chopping apples to stirring the pot. Perfect for busy mornings or slow weekends when you want something comforting and simple.
Tools Needed
Ingredients
- Rolled Oats – 1/3 cup
- Milk – 1/2 cup
- Pumpkin Spice – 1 teaspoon
- Maple Syrup – 2 teaspoon
- Hemp Seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
- Apple – 1 (we used a mix of 1/2 honey crisp and 1/2 granny smith for color interest)
3: Pour milk , pumpkin spice and maple syrup
5: Take off heat. Transfer to serving bowl
6: Add chopped apples and garnish with hemp seeds
7: ENJOY!!!
Toddler Involvement Guide
Cooking is more fun when toddlers can take the lead! Here’s how to get them involved:
What toddlers can do
- Help wash and chop the apple with a child-safe knife (with supervision).
- Scoop oats into the saucepan.
- Measure and pour milk, maple syrup, and pumpkin spice.
- Stir gently as the oatmeal thickens (once it’s safe to do so).
- Sprinkle hemp seeds and add apple pieces on top before serving.
What adults may need to help with
- Chopping or coring the apple if it’s too firm.
- Monitoring the stovetop while the oatmeal cooks.
- Handling hot saucepans and transferring to serving bowls.
- Guiding toddlers to stir safely away from heat.
Apple and Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal
This Apple Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal is a cozy, toddler-friendly breakfast that fills your kitchen with warm fall flavors.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Chop the apple with a grown up’s help1 apple
- Add oats to saucepan1/3 cup rolled oats
- Pour milk , pumpkin spice and maple syrup1/2 cup milk, 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice, 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- Cook for about 10 minutes. Grown up can help stir
- Take off heat. Transfer to serving bowl
- Add chopped apples and garnish with hemp seeds1/2 teaspoon hemp seeds
- ENJOY!