I buy
organic pumpkin puree in a BPA - free can from the health food store.
I put
organic pumpkin puree in my warm breakfast cereal bowls, in coconut milk yogurt for an afternoon snack, and even in pasta dishes.
I had a lot of fresh ginger, green - tipped bananas, and a can of
organic pumpkin puree in my pantry and I wanted a Paleo recipe that used these ingredients.
There is
an organic pumpkin puree in a BPA - free tetra pack made by Fig Foods Co. that my local Whole Foods carries.
Not exact matches
I make a similar meatless chili
in a crockpot (I make a LOT at once and freeze for a quick lunch or dinner for 1 or 2)- and I think you'll like this idea: along with carrots, celery, onions and garlic, I usually use 3 - 4 cans of (low sodium, rinsed) beans (2 kidney, 1 each of another; I like black and small white or pink beans), 3 - 4 red / yellow / orange sweet peppers (I but at the farmer's market when fresh and cut up and freeze the extras for making chili
in the fall / winter); 1 or 2 zucchini and / or yellow squash, and (drum roll) 1 can of
organic PUMPKIN PUREE!
extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups Chardonnay wine 1 cup vegetable broth (low sodium) 1 cup light coconut milk (almond milk will also work) 2 cups
organic pumpkin puree (not pie mix) 1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup corn kernels (frozen or fresh) 1 cup shredded carrots 1 tsp all spice 1/2 tsp ground ginger Salt and pepper to taste Optional 4 - 5 ″ mini
pumpkins to use as a serving bowl Directions: Place extra virgin olive oil
in a large soup pot on medium heat.
In fact I just went to Trader Joe's and stocked up on 6 cans of
organic pumpkin puree to make sure I am prepared for all the
pumpkin baking that is about to happen!
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In the photos, I used
organic pumpkin puree and added a dash of cinnamon to the batter — delicious.
Homemade
pumpkin puree is surprisingly easy to make, but
in a pinch, a store - bought can of 100 %
organic pumpkin puree will serve you too.
I had a few cans of
organic pumpkin puree, all my baking staples, and a big bag of frozen over-ripe bananas (any banana that is «almost too brown» gets peeled and chucked
in the freezer bag).
Vanilla Powdered Peanut Butter but there are many other brands you can use) * 1 tablespoon baking powder * 1/4 teaspoon salt * 244 g / 1 cup
pumpkin puree (I've used both Libby's and Farmer's Market brand
organic) or butternut squash
puree or peeled mashed sweet potato (these all have slightly different tastes but I tried them all and liked them all
in this recipe) * 4 tablespoons all - natural, unsweetened applesauce * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 240 ml / 8 oz.
When it comes to the
pumpkin, if you are not roasting and
pureeing you own, look for it canned as long as it is
organic and stored
in a BPA free container.
Plan B is to purchase
organic pumpkin puree from the store, hopefully
in a BPA free tin.
There are now some BPA - free,
organic pumpkin puree available that I've gravitated towards
in recent months.
Ingredients needed: 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted 6 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup canned
organic pumpkin puree 1/4 cup honey 1/2 cup coconut flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 & 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg pinch sea salt Instructions for prep: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a standard muffin tray Combine wet ingredients
in a large mixing bowl together until well beaten: butter, eggs, vanilla,
pumpkin and honey.
The best
pumpkin bread recipe from scratch loaded with dark chocolate chips,
organic canned
pumpkin puree, smooth extra virgin olive oil (no butter), then covered
in sea salt caramel and toasted coconut.