The time of year, for PUMPKIN!
 

So I've asked about pumpkin syrup previously but lets talk all things pumpkin!

I loveeeee Starbucks pumpkin latte, but the smallest!!!! (not even a tall) is like 130calories without whip!

Every store has pumpkin foods and decorations and Im definately in love with pumpkin!

I spotted some pumpkin butter at the store for 35 calories a tbsp, and I know Trader Joe's and virtually every store has pumpkin bread mix.

Any great, low calorie ideas for pumpkin breads, puddings, pies, ice creams, drinks or uses for pumpkin butter?

I don't have any suggestions but I just have to say...MMM, PUMPKIN!

I love pumpkin. Is there really a starbucks pumpkin latte? Does it have milk or creme in it?

I love canned pumpkin(like the kind you use in pies) heated up with pumpkin pie spices on top...so yummy. I also love pumpkin pie & make my own vegan one.

carrot dance for pumpkins. :carrot: lol

sorry if I sound crazy lol, but your pumpkin post made me smile.

Im crazy over pumpkin! And yes the Starbucks drinks are lattes so they have milk and I think their pumpkin syrup is a creme syrup. So I do my own version with sugar free pumpkin pie syrup by Torani/DaVinci.

I cant find canned pumpkin anywhere!

Mmmm, pumpkin.

I love taking a pie pumpkin, roasting it, and mashing the insides up with curry, cinnamon, and sage-type seasonings, thinning with chicken broth, and hitting it with a little fat free half and half. Pumpkin soup is one of my favorite things.

This year I'll also be canning pumpkin butter to put in my Christmas gift baskets.

I make some lovely chocolate chip pumpkin cakes with canned pumpkin, too. Perfect for fall dessert!

Seems like last year there was a shortage of canned pumpkin around the holidays....? I have a wonderful pumpkin muffin recipe as well as a pumpkin dip....but they are NOT figure friendly by any means.:o

Funny how we sometimes jumble the spices associated with pumpkin and the vegetable itself. For a drink I use a standard pumpkin pie spice mix along with my tea or coffee and a little something to smooth it out like fat free 1/2 & 1/2 as suggested above. For the pumpkin vegetable - itself I like butternut squash, kabocha etc. I usually put the whole thing into the microwave for maybe 3 minutes. It easily cuts then for removing the seeds. You can continue to m-wave or bake. Mashed into a soup there are so many possibilities. I love it with a little grated ginger, touch of Dijon mustard, chicken stock or water, just a touch of coconut milk (optional), hot pepper in some form, and some chewy mushrooms like King Oyster, lots of onion and garlic, and the plain (not tofu) shirataki noodles. I can do this breakfast, lunch or dinner.

I love pumpkin and I love this time of the year. I live in the desert and the cooler temperatures are as welcome as the fall/halloween decor that herald them. I like to use pumpkin with sausage to make pasta sauce or stews. Although this year I am not only trying to lose weight but eat healthier so I will probably switch to turkey or vegetarian sausage or the boca meat substitute crumbles.

I got some sugar free pumpkin syrup at World Market and putting that in my cooking.

I was just coming here to post a question about cooking pumpkin. I saw some in the store the other day, and started to buy one. Then I realized I have no recipes (I'm not good without a recipe yet), nor do I actually know how to cook them! LOL

I would love to can (or would prefer to freeze if that's possible??). And I'd love recipes that are well and healthy. I did find a soup recipe much like manda mentioned that I think I'm going to try. Most things online I find call for canned... and since the whole pumpkin is fresh and out in the stores... I'd prefer to use that.. LOL I don't know how to get it "like" canned tho..

Canned plain pumpkin is essentially boiled and pureed. I like to cut mine in half, clean out the seeds, and roast, cut side down, at 350 for 40 min or so, until the flesh is soft. Then I remove the skin and mash/puree the remainder, which yields something close to canned pumpkin, but better in my opinion.

Jackie - I have had great success in steaming pumpkin. I cut it in chunks of similar sizes and then steam it in a steamer basket until soft. It doesn't take terribly long.

I'll mash it up to use in recipes - I figured this out when I was living overseas and couldn't get canned pumpkin puree.

oh, YUMMMM!!!!!!

I LOVE pumpkin anything.... I've been thinking about pumpkin burgers lately especially, using lean ground turkey or extra lean beef with canned pumpkin (there are other spices too, but :drool: !!!!!

oh, there are just so many delicious things to do with pumpkin!

http://www.mom-mom.com/pumpkin_soup_recipes.htm
great soup ideas! of course can be modified to be diet friendly!

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recip...?recipe=520424
sounds simple!

One more:

Bunch of recipes!
http://www.hungry-girl.com/askhg/ask...d=1894#pumpkin

MMMM:
http://www.hungry-girl.com/askhg/ask....php?isid=1885