Pumpkin: Here Goes Nothin'

Well, in a moment of sheer impulse I bought a can of E.D. Smith Pure Pumpkin. It's not the pie filling, it's just pumpkin in all its glory. What now? What do I make? Any suggests? I fancy sweet or savoury.

What are your favourite combinations or recipes!? I'd love to have 'em.

Pumpkin flan...

Pumpkin pancakes... Soooo moist!

Pumpkin curry...

Pumpkin, Lemongrass and Corn Soup (google it.  I think it was a Bon Appetit Recipe)

You should be able to substitute it in any recipe that calls for pumpkin.  It is just cooked, pureed pumpkin after all!

I mix about a 1/3 cup into my oatmeal while it's cooking.  Add in some cinnamon& ground cloves, plus a little splenda/brown sugar and it's so good.

Pumpkin maple butter...

Stir it into yogurt or cottage cheese...

Pumpkin breads, muffins, smoothies... there are so many possibilities.

Serve it as a side dish, like you would mashed potatoes or mashed sweet potatoes.  Add a little cinnamon (just a touch) and a pat of light butter.  A serving would be half a cup. 

As a dessert, here's an old Weight Watcher's recipe, but it does contain packaged ingredients.

Pumpkin Fluff

1 can pureed pumpkin (not pie filling)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger (optional)
1 box instant vanilla pudding, sugar free if desired
1 container thawed Cool Whip, sugar & fat free if desired

Can also be made with butterscotch flavor pudding.

Stir the pudding mix into the pumpkin (do not add any other liquid.)  Fold this mixture into the Cool Whip.  Mound in dessert dishes and chill until firm. 

Serve it as a side dish, like you would mashed potatoes or mashed sweet potatoes.  Add a little cinnamon (just a touch) and a pat of light butter.  A serving would be half a cup. 

I eat my pumpkin like this.  When it is in season, I will bake a whole one and freeze it in freezer bags.

Another way is to make pumpkin bread.  Find a banana bread recipe that you like and just substutite with pumpkin.

I take the pumpkin (about a third to half a cup) and mix it with one scoop of vanilla protein, cinnamon, a touch of nutmeg, some ice, then i blend. My protein shake is like eating pumpkin pie it amazing....

I mix pumpkin or squash in my scrambled eggs.  Just a few tablespoons, but it makes them really moist and flavorful.

You could make pumpkin risotto or just mix it with brown rice.

Lovin' these ideas C.C.ers!

Black Bean and Pumkin soup, like this one:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/ Black-Bean-Pumpkin-Soup-14330

So good! I left out the ham and it was still awesome.

Pumkin smoothy: add yogurt, banana, cinnamon, some pumking and milk into the blender. protein powder if you wish.

Ice, straw et voila cocktail!

...i m off to buy a can too. yum