There’s more to pumpkin than pumpkin pie. In addition to dressing our tables with the quintessential fall dessert, pumpkin serves up much more than delicious memories. It’s an excellent source of vitamins – Vitamins A, C, E & K to name a few – and it’s also chock full of free radical-fighting antioxidants. One cup of canned pumpkin puree contains 7 grams of fiber, that’s about a quarter of the recommended daily amount for adults.
Here are a few ways to cause a stir this fall with pumpkin. Add a little pumpkin puree to your applesauce or oatmeal for a simple snack or stir it into your pancake batter. Add your favorite pumpkin spices, like ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg or cloves to pumpkin puree to make pumpkin butter, a wonderful, healthy spread for toast or muffins.
For a real treat, try Pumpkin Ice Cream with Caramelized Pecans & White Chocolate Chips.
Chef Danielle Turner is the creator of CookingClarified.com, a website featuring the A-B-Cs of cooking in 150-words daily. She shares helpful cooking tips, identifies common ingredients and kitchen utensils, and teaches readers to complete basic cooking techniques.
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