SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (MyFox Detroit) -
These recipes are available courtesy of Chef Paul.
The main
ingredient for all recipes is pure pumpkin. You can steam your own by
baking it or roasting it for these recipes. By doing so the richness of
the flavor is deepened and the natural sugars are eliminated.
If
you don't want to make your own pumpkin it is readily available in canned
product. But remember to only buy the "pure" pumpkin - the one without any
of the added spices or sugars.
Pumpkin
is very high in Vitamin A, Beta Carotene, and has lots of other great nutrients
and lots of fiber.
Pumpkin
peanut protein spread
3 tablespoon pure pumpkin
1 tablespoon vanilla protein powder
1 tablespoon peanut butter ( can substitute almond butter, soy nut butter or
any other nut butter)
1 pinch of cinnamon
Mix
all ingredients together and spread on a whole grain muffin, toasted pita
bread, whole wheat toast or use as a dip.
Pumpkin
Greek yogurt dip or spread
1/4 cup pumpkin
1/4 cup fat-free Greek yogurt
Agave nectar to taste
Pinch of pumpkin pie spice mix
Mix all together and use as a dip or spread.
Pumpkin
and apple dip
8 ounces Kraft Neufchatel cheese, (1/3 less fat Cream Cheese)
DON'T use No-Fat
1/8 cup brown sugar, light
½ cup Libby Canned Pumpkin or canned YAMS… NO syrup ..Bruce's
1 teaspoon Blue Agave Nectar or 3 tablespoons Maple Syrup
1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice mix.
Blend all the ingredients together and serve with
apple slices or graham crackers.
