Tasty Tuesday

Today's focus on Tasty Tuesday is all about Pumpkin!  Pumpkin is so good for you and full of vitamins and minerals.  Here are some recipes that use pumpkin in creative ways!

Pumpkin Dip

Ingredients:

{1} 15 oz can of pumpkin
{1} 5 oz box of instant vanilla pudding {just the powder, don't make the pudding}
{1} 16 oz container of cool whip  {low fat}

{1} small pumpkin
{1/2} tbl Pumpkin Pie Spice
{1/2} tbl Cinnamon

Directions:

1. Mix pumpkin, pudding mix, cool whip, and pumpkin pie spice together {by hand} in a very large bowl.

2. Chill for several hours before serving.

3. Sprinkle with cinnamon, and serve with fresh apples slices, vanilla wafers or ginger snaps

 

Muffins using Pumpkin

 

 

2 Simple Ingredients for this recipe:

 

1.  Any cake mix (Spice Cake Mix, Yellow and Chocolate cake mixes work great for this recipe)

2.  1 15 oz can of Pumpkin

 

Instructions:

Mix cake mix and pumpkin together (add about 1/4 cup of milk if making chocolate)...do NOT add any of the ingredients the box mix calls for.

Batter will be thick.  Spray muffin tin with cooking spray and scoop batter into each section.

 

Bake at 350 for roughly 20 minutes (check them at about the 15 minute mark).

 

Cool and you can top with light whip cream, powdered sugar or eat plain. 

 

These muffins are so moist and delicious!  Definitely give them a try!!

 

 

Pumpkin Protein Pancakes

Serves one (makes three medium-sized pancakes)

 

• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Cook time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon honey

Directions:

• Spray pan with cooking spray and heat to a medium heat
• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and blend with an immersion blender until batter is relatively smooth and all ingredients are fully mixed
• Pour batter onto the warm pan to form three medium-sized pancakes
• Allow to cook until edges start to harden, about three minutes
• Flip pancakes and allow to cook until batter is no longer runny, about two more minutes
• Top with syrup, nutmeg or desired toppings and enjoy

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup Whole Grain Oatmeal
• 1 Cup Water 
• 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
• 1/2 Cup Pure Pumpkin Puree 
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1 Tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1 Tbsp Walnuts or Pecans (Optional)

Microwave water and oatmeal for 2 minutes, stir in almond milk to give it a creamy texture.
Mix in pumpkin puree, sugar and stir it all up!
Top oatmeal with cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and walnuts/pecans.