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Fall Favorite: Healthy Pumpkin Recipes

Posted by Nina on October 15th, 2009 at 10:44am

With cooler weather upon us, thoughts turn to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and other upcoming holidays, all of which seem to revolve around food. There is no reason that your celebration can’t include a wonderful fall favorite — pumpkin — and it doesn’t have to be just the ubiquitous pumpkin pie. Here are some of my favorite healthy pumpkin recipes…maybe they’ll become your favorites too!

No-Bake Pumpkin Cake — Cut out calories and fat to make a vegan desserts recipe that lets you have seconds. Welcome to the best of free vegan recipes. Pumpkin and tofu meld together to form a level of flavor other very easy dessert recipes can only dream to accomplish.

Hearty Pumpkin Soup — Try Hearty Pumpkin Soup for a low-fat, tasty meal. This pumpkin soup recipe is amazing when served with whole-grain rolls or muffins!

Yogurt Pumpkin Pie (OK, I had to include ONE pie recipe!) — This pumpkin pie recipe is so great because it is low in fat and calories. Pumpkin recipes are a fantastic way to add antioxidants into your diet. Pumpkin pie recipes fulfill that sweet desire, and this recipe is perfect even outside of Thanksgiving.

Guatemalan Chicken Mole (uses the seeds, not the flesh of the pumpkin) — This dish combines antioxidant-rich chocolate with protein-rich chicken. Learn how to cook a chicken with chocolate with this recipe, one of the best chicken recipes out there. These authentic chicken cooking instructions are some of the tastiest ones.

Pumpkin Oat Pancakes — Pumpkin isn’t just for fall, and pancakes aren’t just for special occasions! Put together your ingredients the night before, and these pancakes will fluff up in no time. The pumpkin gives these cakes the extra moisture they need, and they won’t disappoint.