Wednesday, October 20, 2010

It's The Great Pumpkin (puree)!!!

The "Pumpkin Holidays" are coming :) I call them the "Pumpkin Holidays" because everyone is either decorating with or eating pumpkins. This is the time of year when we stock our pantries with pumpkin pie filling, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spices, etc.

Aside from pumpkin pie, pumpkin puree is next to impossible to use. Or so I thought. Then I saw these recipes from, you guessed it, Real Simple.

Pumpkin Pancakes
Serves 4

Prepare 1 cup dry pancake mix according to the package directions.
Whisk in 1/3 cup canned pumpkin puree.
You know the rest :)

Pumpkin Milk Shake
Makes 1 milk shake

Blend until smooth 1 cup vanilla ice cream, 1/4 cup milk, 2 tablespoons canned pumpkin puree, 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar, and a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg.


Pumpkin Whipped Cream
Makes 2 cups

Beat together 1 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, and 1 tablespoon canned pumpkin puree until soft peaks form.


Happy Pumpkin Holidays!

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