Pumpkin Recipes

Pumpkin Recipes

The fall of the year brings cooler weather and shorter days. It also brings the harvest of pumpkins. We usually only think of the colossal orange wonders during September through November, but a good pumpkin parent can keep them alive and edible for much longer.

Pumpkins are featured in many recipes during the autumn and winter months but are a wholesome addition to meals all year round. If you can’t find fresh pumpkin, canned will work just fine.

Pumpkin has found the greatest popularity in desserts. What about pumpkin pie? Pumpkin pie filling can also be used for mini tarts. The filling can also be cooked in small ramekin dishes and topped with whipped cream for a crustless treat.

Don’t limit your pumpkin to pies, though. Pumpkin bread tastes nothing like pumpkin for those who are like me and haven’t particularly taken a shine to pumpkin pie. The more pumpkin added to the recipe, the moister the bread will be. Serve with butter or a dollop of cream alongside your favorite hot beverage.

Pumpkin bars remind some of pumpkin bread but they are denser than the bread. Pumpkin bars make sweet but not too sweet treats for kids and the pumpkin provides vitamin A and phytonutrients.

Any recipe that calls for sweet potatoes can be readjusted to accommodate pumpkin.

Pumpkin can also be sliced up and used in stir fry recipes with other gourds like zucchini and squash. Served over rice or as a side dish for meats, guests will be eating pumpkin and won’t even know it.

The pumpkin in your recipe doesn’t have to be the main ingredient. A hollowed out pumpkin can be used much like a bread bowl. It can hold stews, soups, and chili that contain pumpkin, or not. The outer rind will stand up to the temperature and may even cook any remnants of pumpkin inside and add to the flavor.

What are you doing with those pumpkins this year? Add them to your favorite recipe and taste the difference.

Recipes Featuring Pumpkin:

• Pumpkin bites
• Pumpkin spread
• Autumn harvest muffins
• Gluten free pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin pecan muffins
• Cranberry pumpkin bread
• Natural homemade pumpkin puree
• Pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin pudding
• Pumpkin yogurt smoothie
• Vegetable stuffed pumpkin shells
• Pumpkin bisque
• Toasted pumpkin seeds

Shop Pumpkin:

Organic Raw Pumpkin Seed Butter
Pumpkin Quickbread Mix
Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend
Nature’s Path Organic Granola Bars in Pumpkin Flax
Dr. Kracker Snacker, Pumpkin Seed Cheddar