VOTW - Pumpkin!

[Moochiecat]

Mmmmmm...pumpkin! (12 carbs - 3 fiber = 9 net carbs per cup according to elook http://www.elook.org/nutrition/vegetables/3074-1.html) A nutrient giant when it comes to vitamin A, and also a great source of vitamin C.
You can make your own in the fall by peeling the pumpkin, cooking it down and canning or freezing it, or you can just buy a can at the grocery store. Make sure you are buying pure pumkin, and NOT pumpkin pie filling, which is full of sugar.

Not just for pies, this 1 cup list veggie makes a very satisfying side dish that I find gives me the same mouthfeel as potato, but with a much richer complex flavour.
There are many many recipes for Induction friendly pumpin dishes in the recpies section here and I'm hoping members will chime in with some of their favourites.

Here are my two faves:

I like to heat up the pumpkin and just add butter and a bit of salt and pepper! I ate a lot of hubbard squash growing up, and pumpkin tastes very similar. This is awesome with a roast.

Once in a while I like to whip up some heavy cream with splenda(or sf vanilla Torani syrup) and add in some room temperature cream cheese, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice to taste. Whip it well, and chill thoroughly for a delicious pumpkin mousse!




Have a look at previous VOTW veggies..just type in VOTW in the first search box:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/search.php?mode=results

[sidrah]

I do both of those. I either use them as a side kinda like whe I'd use squash or sweet potato mashed up. I jsut add garlic, s/p, grated cheese. OR cinnamon and maybe splenda and vanilla


Otherwise I will do cream cheese and vanilla, but I have never had it cold on purpose



Now I have to think about what else I can do. I am not into real pumpkin, but I always haev the canned in the cabinet

[Heidi3]

Hi I am not on induction but hope it is ok to to contribute as food is very important in my life! Whooo hooo pumpkin is soooooo goood!!!!!

for a good induction friendly breakfasts or whatever try this (make sure your extracts contain no added starches or sugars I get mine pure from www.saffron.com they are wonderful and got me through induction that is for sure!

1. add 1/4 cup to the mock danish recipe with a pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves or ginger (whatever you like) and a dash of vanilla
nuke, it is not as dry as the mock danish but it comes out like a really nice custard.

2. I am not a fan of flax but if you make it this way I can get it down! it is a modified flax bun
in a blender put 4 T flax, 1 egg, pinch of baking powder pinch of salt, 1/3 cup pumpkin, 2 tbl of melted butter spices as above and a dash of maple extract 1 packet of splenda...whir it up well ...then nuke it in a greased small bowl for about 2-3 min take it out flip it over and nuke for another min on the other side to dry it out a little (you can bake this in the oven but it seems like a waste for something so little) then you eat it with butter or cream cheese

3. make a crustless
Pumpkin cheese cake
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
4 eight-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup Splenda
1 fifteen-ounce can unsweetened pumpkin purée
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
4 large eggs
Toss it all in the blender pour in a sprayed or greased springform or cake pan and back 350 for about 45 min or until tooth pick comes out pretty clean

4. Pumpkin smoothie
in a blender (I love my blender can you tell?)
1/2 cup pumpkin
1/4 cup cream
2 Tbl vanilla syrup sugar free
2 Tbl caramel syrup sugar free
1 egg (if you are freaked out about raw eggs or immune compromised leave it off and add 1/3 cup water
cin, nutmeg, ginger pinch each
1/2 cup water
about a cup of ice
blend until smooth and top with a pinch of nutmeg


Enjoy Love, Nursey! :hug

[Isabeau]

Along with the things mentioned, I add pumpkin to the flaxcakes recipe along with some cinnamon. Yummmm!

[tabekat]

my old standby

Pumpkin Flan

5 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup water
6 teaspoons of splenda
1 cap almond extract
dash nutmeg, cinnamon
1/2 can pumpkin

Preheat oven to 350. Whip all ingredients together until smooth.
Pour into baking dish. In oven set in larger pan half filled with
water. Bake for 40 minutes or until set. Makes about 6 servings.
Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.

I believe this would be ok for induction if you only have one serving and you count the cream in your serving. I love it because it is so creamy. I especially love it cold.

[not2late]

I love pumpkin puree as a mashed sweet potato substitute. In fact, on Thanksgiving, that's what I had----roast turkey, pumpkin puree and some other veggies.

If you can get a hold of fresh pumpkin, you peel it, thinly slice it and you can deep fry it like potato chips---very yummy and very nice to have especially when you want something chip-like.

[2big4mysize]

I love pumpkin

I like to roast or grill fresh pumpkin slices I love can of pumplin sauted with EVOO 2 cloves of garlic and 1/2 cup yellow onions

I love pumpkin soup 1/2 cup onions sweated in 1T oil or butter, 1 qt chicken stock canned or home made 2 cups cooked purreed pumpkin all heated and stirred together. you can add cream amd make it very rich and thick or just enjoy it as is.

I love pumpkin Butter 1 ounce softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup pumpkin, 1/2t pumpkin pie spice all mixed together. I spread some of it on my flax meal hotcakes and flaxmeal muffins. Or just eat it the whole thing as a quick meal on the go during induction.

I add canned pumpkin to the mock danish with some pie spice and I love it in my flaxmealmuffin recipe.

I love pumpkin pudding add knox gelatin packet to a can of pumpkin add as much pie spice as you'd use in a pie and 1/2 cup cream. sweetner if you need it I don't like the stuff. Heat it up in the micro wave 90 sec stir well and refigerate. I do it in muffin tins and have little portion size molds when done so I don't over indulge.

When you get to OWL pumpkin nuts and cranberries make great mixes for veggie casseroles and for one pot chicken dinners. When you get to rung 7 you can add apple slices to the dish too.

I tired a savory stuffed pork roll with pumpkin sage onion and garlic but I didn't like it

I'm working on pumpkim dumplings for post turkey dinner leftovers as soon as the ADBB cooks figure out the recipe for me

[Johari]

I bet pumpkin mixed with ricotta cheese, pumpkin pie spice and splenda would taste like pumpkin ice cream, my favorite around Thanksgiving!

[TiGGer]

Pumpkin Cheesecake


2 cups pumpkin from can
8 oz whipping cream
3 tsp allspice ground
1 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs. large





Mix eggs, spices, cream until blended. Fold in pumpkin until all ingredients are well
blended. Pour into 4 - 4" pans, . Bake at 350 deg. for 45 minutes.

cool in the fridge before eating

[theredhead]

I make the Libby's Pumpkin Pie using the recipe on the can with these changes:

Instead of canned milk, I use Hood's Low-Carb Milk
Instead of sugar, I use about 1/2 Erythritol and 1/2 Liquid Splenda
Skip the crust

I bake it in an 8x8 square pan as directed and it makes a great side dish.

[Moochiecat]

I make the Libby's Pumpkin Pie using the recipe on the can with these changes:

Instead of canned milk, I use Hood's Low-Carb Milk
Instead of sugar, I use about 1/2 Erythritol and 1/2 Liquid Splenda
Skip the crust

I bake it in an 8x8 square pan as directed and it makes a great side dish.

Because of the milk, even though it's low carb, this recipe is not Induction-friendly, but you can have it on the dairy rung of OWL.

[theredhead]

Because of the milk, even though it's low carb, this recipe is not Induction-friendly, but you can have it on the dairy rung of OWL.

OOPS! Sorry! I didn't notice that this was the induction forum. Thanks for catching that! Would it be acceptable if using half water and half cream instead?

[Moochiecat]

I don't see why not...in fact, I think it'd be better if you just used the heavy cream on it's own considering the original version has canned milk, which is fairly substantial.

[Starmaker]

The recipe that keeps me honest

This is the recipe that keeps me honest, just have to hide it once I make it heh heh

This would not be suitable for induction though

http://www.lowcarbrecipes.org/recipe.cgi?action=view_recipe&id=1648&recipe=Pumpkin-Cream%20Cheese%20Pie%20with%20Pecan%20Crust&category=Pies%20and%20Tarts

[kpoll19]

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