Pumpkin all the things!!

sazattack
sazattack Posts: 7 Member
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Fall in New England- awesome, but I just want to bake stuff, specifically pumpkiny things. I have a pumpkin bread recipe that I love, but theres enough butter, sugar, and white flour in it to kill a man. Does anyone have a lower fat/cal recipe they'd be willing to share?? I'd be happy to try any other pumpkin snacks you might have up your sleeves. :)
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  • kellyskitties
    kellyskitties Posts: 475 Member
    Pumpkin pudding:
    Mix equal parts pumpkin (I used canned) with vanilla pudding cup (whatever variety suits your plan) and a good sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice. Mix well, eat. Pretty tasty and filling.

    I mix canned pumpkin with a touch of honey and pumpkin pie spices - spread on english muffins (quickie pumpkin butter basically)

    I use butternut squash in little hunks in chili recipes too - is that close enough? Adds a layer of flavor that's hard to pick out but tasty.

    Looking forward to this! I'm all set for some fall eating - we just had our first cold front and it's COOL finally!
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Bump cause I just bought a buttload of pureed pumpkin.
  • enchantedgardener
    enchantedgardener Posts: 214 Member
    Curried pumpkin soup! I'll share the recipe once I find it.
  • sanndandi
    sanndandi Posts: 300 Member
    Bump! I'm another New Englander looking for new Pumpkin recipes!
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    heres a web site with low cal pumkin goodies


    http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/fall/tp/top10lowfatpump.htm
  • aliciap412
    aliciap412 Posts: 170 Member
    just bought enough pumpkin to feed a small militia. I'm hoping to try some recipes this weekend. aww yeah :bigsmile:
  • lsigall
    lsigall Posts: 58 Member
    Pumpkin Spice Bread Made with Almond Flour

    INGREDIENTS:

    Dry:
    - 1 cup blanched almond flour
    - 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
    - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    - Spice Mix:
    - 2 tablespoon cinnamon
    - 2 teaspoon nutmeg
    - 1 teaspoon cloves
    - 1 teaspoon ginger
    - 1 teaspoon allspice

    Wet:
    - 1/2 cup roasted pumpkin or winter squash
    - 3 eggs
    - 3 tablespoons honey
    - 1/4 teaspoon stevia drops (optional – this makes it slightly sweeter)


    METHOD:

    1. Mix dry ingredients and spices together in medium-large sized bowl.

    2. Mix wet together in smaller bowl.

    3. Stir wet ingredients into dry and mix together until smooth.

    4. Pour batter into 2 greased mini loaf pans.

    5. Bake in 350 degrees oven for approximately 35 minutes.

    6. Remove from pans and cool on rack
    SERVINGS: 6
    SOURCE: The Barefoot Cook

    191 calories per serving, 17 grams carbs (4 grams dietary fiber), 7.5 grams protein, and 12 grams fat.
  • sazattack
    sazattack Posts: 7 Member
    You guys are awesome! Thanks everyone! :)
  • iquiltoo
    iquiltoo Posts: 246 Member
    Pumpkin pudding:
    Mix equal parts pumpkin (I used canned) with vanilla pudding cup (whatever variety suits your plan) and a good sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice. Mix well, eat. Pretty tasty and filling.

    Oh you are my pumpkin hero! I am going to try this tonight. Also, you can buy pumpkin pie filling, already with the spice in it - I love that for a treat all on it's own - who needs the pastry!
  • ashandstuff
    ashandstuff Posts: 442 Member
    bump because pumpkin EVERYTHING
  • notdieting
    notdieting Posts: 116 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!
  • xxnellie146xx
    xxnellie146xx Posts: 996 Member
    Bumping for pumpkin recipes!
  • ashandstuff
    ashandstuff Posts: 442 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    I died a little just now. A little piece of me just died. I almost feel like flying to the UK and cooking you a southern style pumpkin pie.
  • notdieting
    notdieting Posts: 116 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    I died a little just now. A little piece of me just died. I almost feel like flying to the UK and cooking you a southern style pumpkin pie.

    You would be most welcome. I'll lay the table, see you in about 10 hours?? :laugh:

    It must sound odd to you guys that someone could never have eaten pumpkin.....hmmm, idea for a thread here....
  • ashandstuff
    ashandstuff Posts: 442 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    I died a little just now. A little piece of me just died. I almost feel like flying to the UK and cooking you a southern style pumpkin pie.

    You would be most welcome. I'll lay the table, see you in about 10 hours?? :laugh:

    It must sound odd to you guys that someone could never have eaten pumpkin.....hmmm, idea for a thread here....

    Sweet, Just let me blow this months rent on a plane ticket and here I come! ;p
    Well I don't know if I can speak for all southerners here in the US, but most of the people I know serve all sorts of pumpkin baked goods all during fall. It's almost like...not the holiday season without pumpkin? Haha.
  • niknokd
    niknokd Posts: 127 Member
    Mix a can of pumpkin with angel food cake mix! Not too high-calorie.
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    I died a little just now. A little piece of me just died. I almost feel like flying to the UK and cooking you a southern style pumpkin pie.

    You would be most welcome. I'll lay the table, see you in about 10 hours?? :laugh:

    It must sound odd to you guys that someone could never have eaten pumpkin.....hmmm, idea for a thread here....

    wow that should be a crime not to eat pumpkin any thing. theres no canned pumpkin at the store? i'm kinda shocked thats all
  • aprilcarlson
    aprilcarlson Posts: 34
    bump:smile:
  • jardin12
    jardin12 Posts: 62 Member
    In Australia we eat loads of fresh pumpkin - would never dream of eating it out of a can. Don't think we even have it in a can. Anyway we bake it in the oven with a roast - yum - I leave the skin on, and we make a lot of pumpkin soup. My fav is pumpkin soup with red lentils topped with natural yoghurt.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    I died a little just now. A little piece of me just died. I almost feel like flying to the UK and cooking you a southern style pumpkin pie.

    You would be most welcome. I'll lay the table, see you in about 10 hours?? :laugh:

    It must sound odd to you guys that someone could never have eaten pumpkin.....hmmm, idea for a thread here....

    wow that should be a crime not to eat pumpkin any thing. theres no canned pumpkin at the store? i'm kinda shocked thats all

    Probably because our version of pumpkins were native to North America so they may not be as popular elsewhere in the world. I :heart: pumpkin so hard.
  • LyraVega02
    LyraVega02 Posts: 17 Member
    I haven't tried this pumpkin bread recipe yet, but I've had it saved since last year.

    http://cookieandkate.com/2011/whole-wheat-pumpkin-bread/

    I've also been meaning to try this pumpkin quinoa recipe

    http://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2011/02/pumpkin-pie-quinoa-bake/

    Of course, there's always the option of simply adding pumpkin, brown sugar, and spices to your morning oatmeal.
  • EmilyJackCO
    EmilyJackCO Posts: 621 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    You don't eat that kind of pumpkin... it doesn't come out very well at all. They are tough and stringy. The kind that you cook with are generally called sugar pumpkins:

    http://gardening.about.com/od/vegetables/a/Pumpkins_2.htm

    Just to save you the grief I've gone through. :D You can, however, rinse off the guts of your carved pumpkin and toast up the seeds with spices and eat them that way. I like mine with cinnamon and brown sugar or chipotle seasoning and garlic salt!
  • notdieting
    notdieting Posts: 116 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    I died a little just now. A little piece of me just died. I almost feel like flying to the UK and cooking you a southern style pumpkin pie.

    You would be most welcome. I'll lay the table, see you in about 10 hours?? :laugh:

    It must sound odd to you guys that someone could never have eaten pumpkin.....hmmm, idea for a thread here....

    wow that should be a crime not to eat pumpkin any thing. theres no canned pumpkin at the store? i'm kinda shocked thats all

    I don't think there's TINNED pumpkin at the SUPERMARKET :wink: but then I've never thought to look!

    Seriously, we buy a pumpkin once a year for halloween and the 'guts' of it are scraped out and thrown in the bin. I have never considered doing anything with them. I really must give it a shot this year. Do you just scrape it out and use the mush?
  • notdieting
    notdieting Posts: 116 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    You don't eat that kind of pumpkin... it doesn't come out very well at all. They are tough and stringy. The kind that you cook with are generally called sugar pumpkins:

    http://gardening.about.com/od/vegetables/a/Pumpkins_2.htm

    Just to save you the grief I've gone through. :D You can, however, rinse off the guts of your carved pumpkin and toast up the seeds with spices and eat them that way. I like mine with cinnamon and brown sugar or chipotle seasoning and garlic salt!

    Lol! I think we cross posted there......so can we get sugar pumpkin in the UK?
  • kellyskitties
    kellyskitties Posts: 475 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    WAIT! You never had pumpkin pie? That must be rectified!

    The hardest part is separating the seeds from the meat part. Then if you want, separate the seeds from the stringy part and clean them (kinda tricky to do, but good).

    Roast the "meat" covered until it's pretty soft. Eat. Or make things with it!

    Toast the seeds (if you try them LOL) - toss with a tad of oil once they dry just a bit - salt. Finish toasting. I eat shell and all. Try with various spice combos.

    I could use a trick for separating the seeds from the stringy stuff - any hints? I usually just pitch a bunch because I get fed up with it.
  • kellyskitties
    kellyskitties Posts: 475 Member
    Being from the UK, where pumpkin is only scraped out and scrapped to make a halloween lantern, I have never eaten pumpkin, pie or otherwise!!! Might have to keep the 'brains' of my Pumpkin Head this year??!!

    You don't eat that kind of pumpkin... it doesn't come out very well at all. They are tough and stringy. The kind that you cook with are generally called sugar pumpkins:

    http://gardening.about.com/od/vegetables/a/Pumpkins_2.htm

    Just to save you the grief I've gone through. :D You can, however, rinse off the guts of your carved pumpkin and toast up the seeds with spices and eat them that way. I like mine with cinnamon and brown sugar or chipotle seasoning and garlic salt!

    I've eaten that kind too - but you are right -t he sugar or pie pumpkins (much smaller) are tastier.
  • aezaidan
    aezaidan Posts: 31 Member
    bump
  • DizzyLinds
    DizzyLinds Posts: 856 Member
    I feel the same. A couple of years ago I had a pumpkin cheesecake in the States and wish we could get in in the uk!
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    I'm an American in the UK--yes, there is indeed tinned pumpkin in supermarkets here. I've hoarded about six cans in my pantry! I use it for cooking and baking.

    Not sure about the availability of sugar pumpkin here, though.
  • 1longroad
    1longroad Posts: 642 Member
    This is my latest addiction and it is wonderful!!! Pumpkin Fluff, my version, makes 10 servings at 63 calories per serving.

    Pumpkin Fluff

    1 can 29 ounces canned pumpkin. Not pie mix, plain pumpkin
    1 - 2 teaspoons cinnamon
    1 - 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
    dash allspice or nutmeg
    1 box, 4 serving sugar free vanilla pudding. Do not mix with milk, add dry.

    Mix these ingredients together well, until the spices and pudding mix are well incorporated.

    Now add about 3/4 of a 16 ounce tub of cool whip light, fold into the pumpkin mixture well.

    Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set, but it is better the next day. Enjoy pumpkin decedance for a small calorie count and you will see why I am addicted!!

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