Pumpkin Spice Pie in Your Daily Breakfast Things.

I stumbled into Trader Joes this past Friday and the feeling was a mutual love for one another. For those of you who DON'T know, Trader Joes is what I love to call "Whole Foods with Better Prices & a Moral Compass". What may cost $10 at Whole Foods will cost $2-$4 @ TJ's, making it friendly and easy for college students or those who are on limited budgets to eat healthy, organic, and well.

While perusing the aisles of this glorious wonderland, I came upon a jar of magical unicorn blood called Pumpkin Butter. After sampling this ethereal nectar as it was smeared on top of dairy-free ice cream, I experienced a mouthful of orgasm that I had previously never known, and for a mere $2.29 per 10oz jar (which, for something along the consistency of apple butter/nutella, is damn cheap), I just HAD TO BUY THIS!!! Thus began our love affair...and the ideas for this very post. Let's begin!!!

Trader Joe's Pumpkin Butter

 

 

 

The first recipe that popped into my head last night was taking this glorious spread and MELTING IT INTO A POT OF HOT COCOA!!! OH MY GOODNESS WAS I RIGHT IN DOING THIS??!!!! Instead of using my Keurig, I went to the traditional stovetop method, and I'm not even talking about using a kettle pot. No. I went OLD SCHOOL AF and poured hot cocoa mix and cold milk into a pot, put the pilot on low/med heat, and let that sucker heat up to my heart's content. Then, I took one full tablespoon of this glorious Unicorn Blood aka Ambrosia aka Gift from the Gods, and dipped it into the hot cocoa, and stirred until it melted and became one with the chocolate and milk. The end result was something from another world, and I soon went to sleep after being lulled by my new best friend.

 

 

The second recipe that just NOW made its way from my head and onto my plate is Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal. Again, I took to the stovetop method of heating up cold milk, adding instant oats to the mix (which a tinge of real actual butter, no fake shit), and let it cook itself to the thickness that I desired. Towards the end, I swirled in 1.5 tbsp. of this delicious nectar of Heaven and not only is it delicious, IT TURNED MY OATMEAL THE COLOR OF PUMPKIN!!!!!! Score!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Isn't it beautiful?!?!!!! I am busy doing ALGEBRA, enjoying my Pumpkin Butter Oatmeal, and otherwise trying to reclaim my sanity, so please enjoy these seasonal treats how any basic white girl would: in ugg boots, yoga pants, a huge sweater, and while watching Netflix original programming.

 

 

 

Bien Provecho!!!