What can I make w/ canned pumpkin?

karissastephens

What kinda of healthy goodies can i make with my leftover canned pumpkin?

courtney_love2001

Someone had mentioned that they put it in their oatmeal along with some pumpkin pie spice...sounded good to me!

LandBsdotingchauffeur

mix some in with vanilla pudding and pumpkin pie spice and have a tasty treat. Also using a spice cake mix and a can of pumpkin you can make a healthy cake. I'm sure there's more but that's all I can think of at the moment!!

BrendaLee

The first thing that came to mind was a smoothie:

Canned Pumpkin Smoothie

Ingredients
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
3/4 cup milk or vanilla yogurt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. brown sugar
4 ice cubes

Directions
Combine ingredients in blender and puree until smooth.
Pour the smoothies into small glasses (this drink is rich) and garnish each with a dollop of vanilla yogurt or whipped topping.
For a fun touch, add another pinch of cinnamon.
This recipe originally came from "Family Fun."

CrystalT

Also using a spice cake mix and a can of pumpkin you can make a healthy cake.

You can do the same thing with a chocolate cake mix. They come out somewhere between a cake and brownies. Yummy!!!

nicolee516

Pumpkin Hummus

2 TBSP tahini

2TBSP fresh lemon juice

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp olive oil

3/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp ground red pepper

1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree

1 garlic clove chopped

2 TBSP flat leaf parsley

Place everything in the blender and blend until smooth. Serve with pita wedges. We tried this for Thanksgiving, it was amazing!

mavsfan2009

I used to put pumpkin in yogurt all the time (and just ate WAY too much of it). It was especially delicious for breakfast....

1 cup of Dannon light 'n fit vanilla yogurt
however much canned pumpkin you want
1/4 cup of FiberOne original cereal
--and--
mixture of fresh or frozen berries
--or--
I diced apple
Cinnamon to taste

...makes a DELICIOUS breakfast

TuscanySun

Pumpkin Hummus
2 TBSP tahini
2TBSP fresh lemon juice
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp olive oil
3/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground red pepper
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
1 garlic clove chopped
2 TBSP flat leaf parsley

Place everything in the blender and blend until smooth. Serve with pita wedges. We tried this for Thanksgiving, it was amazing!

This sounds really unique...thanks for sharing!

jandie

Pumpkin spice cookies

1 box of spice cake mix (I used Better Crocker Supermoist)
1 can of pumpkin
2 Tblsp margerine

Mix well. Drop tsp. size drops onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

50 calories per cookie! They don't look pretty, but they're delicious!!!


Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

mshay05

I love to make a protein pumpkin smoothie. I add 1 cup fat free milk, 1/4 cup pumpkin and 1 scoop protein powder. I also add a pinch of pumpkin pie spice to it. I really enjoy them. :drinker:

karissastephens

Tahnks everyone! Anything else?

metalpalace

Best thing ever with canned pumpkin is a chocolate shakeology. Kinda sorta similar to the smoothie posted above. I just use nutmeg, cinnamon, one serving of choco shakeology, skim milk, and a banana.

SlimSasha

oh there are soooo many things you can make with canned pumpkin..i always have some in the fridge, but this is what i use it for alot!


Hungry Girl Complete and Utter Oatmeal Insanity! I LOVE HUNGRY GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 pkg plain instant oatmeal
1/4 cup Fiber One bran cereal(original)
1/4 cup light vanilla soymilk
2 Tbs. canned pure pumpkin
2 Tbs. Fat Free Reddi-wip
1 Tbs. sugar-free pancake syrup
1/4 tsp.pumpkin pie spice
5 sprays I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spray
1 no-cal sweetener packet
Dash salt

Place all ingredients except for Reddi-wip in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Add 1/4 cup water and stir.
Microwave fro 45 sec. then mix well.
Microwave for an additional 30-40 seconds. Allow oatmeal to thicken before removing from the microwave.
Add Reddi-wip and stir. Makes 1 serving
179 cal.
3.5 g fat
367 mg sodium
40g carbs
11g fiber
3g sugar
7 g protein

jnikitow

How about Ribbon Pumpkin Bread? It's so good. This last time I added 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips to it, and it was even better.

Here is the link:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/68473-ribbon-pumpkin-bread?hl=ribbon+pumpkin+bread&page=1#posts-881542

arewethereyet

The first thing that came to mind was a smoothie:

Canned Pumpkin Smoothie

Ingredients
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
3/4 cup milk or vanilla yogurt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. brown sugar
4 ice cubes

Directions
Combine ingredients in blender and puree until smooth.
Pour the smoothies into small glasses (this drink is rich) and garnish each with a dollop of vanilla yogurt or whipped topping.
For a fun touch, add another pinch of cinnamon.
This recipe originally came from "Family Fun."

I am SO doing this today! Thanks Brenda!