How to cook pumpkin, Pumpkin desserts, How to cook spaghetti squash
When we think of how to cook pumpkin, the first thing that comes to our minds is pumpkin pie. There are however, many dishes and desserts made from pumpkin.
PUMPKIN CHEESE PUDDING
- 2 Cups cottage cheese
- 3 Cups canned pumpkin
- 4 Eggs
- ½ Cup sugar
- 1/8 Teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ Teaspoon nutmeg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and blend until smooth.
Pour mixture into 6 buttered custard cups and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Place cups in a baking pan and pour a little hot water around them.
Bake in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes until pudding is firm and a knife inserted comes out clean.
Cool and then refrigerate to chill.
PUMPKIN OATMEAL BARS
- 1 Cup old fashioned oats
- 1 Cup unsifted flour
- 1 Cup packed brown sugar
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ Teaspoon salt
- 1 Cup canned pumpkin
- 1 Beaten egg
- ½ Cup butter, melted
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- ½ Cup raisins
- ½ Cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and lightly flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Combine oats, flour, and baking powder, salt and mix together.
Combine the pumpkin, egg, butter, and vanilla.
Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix well.
Stir in the raisins and peanuts and spread evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until lightly brown.
Let cool before cutting.
PUMPKIN CAKE (Easy cake recipe)
- ½ Cup soft butter
- 1 ¼ Cups sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 ¼ Cups flour
- 3 Teaspoons baking powder
- ½ Teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ Teaspoon ginger
- 1 Cup cooked pumpkin
- ¼ Cup milk
- ½ Teaspoon soda
- ½ Cup chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and lightly flour a 9x13 inch cake pan.
Measure and sift flour.
Sift flour again with the baking powder, salt and spices.
Cream the butter and sugar adding the eggs, the pumpkin and soda.
Add the flour to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
Stir in the nuts and spread in the prepared pan.
Bake for about 55 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
Let set until cold before frosting.
FROST WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 3 Ounces soft cream cheese
- 4 Tablespoons cream
- 1/8 Teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ to 3 Cups confectionary sugar
Cream the cheese, cream and salt.
Add the sugar gradually until at a good spreading consistency.
Frost top of cake.
If you are looking for recipes on how to cook pumpkin you will find that many of them can use other vegetables from the squash family.
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