Give me your best healthy pumpkin recipes!!!!

dana114
dana114 Posts: 10
in Food and Nutrition
I love fall! It is my favorite time of the year. And one of the things I love about fall is the food! Apples and pumpkins and spices, etc. So, I want to make some pumpkin inspired food HOWEVER most pumpkin recipes I usually make are not so healthy desserts.

So, what are your favorite healthy pumpkin-inspired recipes?!

Two things before you start to post a recipe...please NO ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS. I do not eat or cook with artificial sweeteners including the normal splenda, equal, etc. but I also don't use any "sugar free" ingredients since they usually have artificial sweeteners in them. And also NO SOY MILK/ALMOND MILK, etc. I only drink/use dairy milk.

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  • Battlemidget
    Battlemidget Posts: 3
    I make a regular turkey chili (lean ground turkey, kidney beans, onions, tomatoes, bell pepper, sometimes zucchini) and I stir in a can of pumpkin. It makes it seem richer.
  • 2hobbit1
    2hobbit1 Posts: 820 Member
    Don't know if it will work for you depends on if you will use a whey protein powder

    Pumpkin latte

    Make a mug of chi spice tea from tea bag
    toss in blender with canned pumpkin puree
    scoop of banana cream whey powder
    pumpkin pie spice
    give it a buzz and you get a nice frothy head!
  • Bee_B
    Bee_B Posts: 89 Member
    For breakfast I sometimes make these Pumpkin Oatmeal Pancakes:

    http://www.katheats.com/favorite-foods/pumpkin-oatmeal-pancake.

    They are super quick, easy and delicious :)

    Another good one is Pumpkin Flax Quickbread. I usually make 12 muffins with the recipe and freeze them. That way I have a healthy snack to grab when I am on the go. One note on the recipe though, as per the suggestions of others who have made it before, I always cut the sugar back to only one cup. Here's the link:

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-flax-quickbread/detail.aspx

    Enjoy!
  • joanlaxton
    joanlaxton Posts: 22 Member
    I love fall! bumping for more pumpkin!
  • JenniferNoll
    JenniferNoll Posts: 367 Member
    I make a winter vegetable soup. The ingredients are what's available at the time, but the base is butternut squash and pumpkin puree. I put those in the crock pot with a combination of rutabaga, turnip, carrots, parsnips, etc. I cover them with chicken broth, add some salt and pepper. I add some browned turkey to it, maybe garlic, onion or leek, and let it cook all day. Mash it a bit to make it creamy, and serve it with a bit of crusty oatmeal bread. Hearty, healthy, satisfying, and sooooo not low carb. It's a very popular dinner in my family.
  • DixeDee
    DixeDee Posts: 2
    Here is a low carb Pumpkin Bundt Cake Recipe (you can also make cupcakes)..I didn't have any All Bran cereal or walnuts and it still came out yummy.

    http://www.food.com/recipe/pumpkin-cake-sugar-free-445704

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