Can I use
pure pumpkin instead.
-- Soy or Rice / Quinoa milk instead of Almond milk — Canned 100 %
Pure Pumpkin instead of the bananas — Substitute whole oats for some of the flour — Add freshly ground flaxseed and chopped nuts (I like pecans)-- Bake in muffin tins instead of a loaf (usually takes about 20 - 25 minutes at 350 F, I make these weekly for school snacks and they're the bomb)-- Reduce sugar to 1/2 cup for more of a snack and less of a dessert — If I'm in a hurry, I just do 6 T boiling water and 3 T cocoa powder and just mix it into the whole thing!
Not exact matches
I only made a few slight changes to the recipe: added a splash of vanilla extract, used a tablespoon of
pure maple syrup
instead of the stevia, and substituted 1/2 tsp of
pumpkin pie spice for the cloves.
Instead I replace oats with psyllium husks and I have added other superfoods for thyroid health:
pumpkin and sunflower seeds, walnuts, almonds,
pure carob bark nibs, shredded coconut, goji's and I crush into the mix a gluten free weet - bix which are made from sorghum.
The difference in this recipe (besides the crust) and the one I used is that I used cream
instead of coconut milk,
pure sugar
instead of honey and used
pumpkin pie spice from Trader Joes.
To make our lives easier
instead of making our own
pumpkin puree we can buy canned
pure pumpkin which I think is every bit as good as homemade.
I would recommend using 1 +1 / 4 cups of
pumpkin instead of 3/4 cup, and adding 1 - 2 tsp of cinnamon (to taste), 1/16 tsp salt, and ~ 1/2 -1 tsp of stevia extract or ~ 1/3 cup of
pure maple syrup (again, to taste).
What about
pure canned
pumpkin instead of doing the grating myself (not to mention
pumpkin I can't get here in Canada right now) butternut I can get though.
envelope unflavored powdered gelatin (2-1/4 teaspoons) * 1-3/4 cups heavy cream (I used organic cream) * 3/4 cup whole milk (I used raw milk) * 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar, organic if possible * 1 teaspoon fine sea salt * 1 teaspoon
pure vanilla extract (I used the seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean
instead) * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 3/4 cup canned
pure pumpkin purée, organic if possible
When you look for
pumpkin puree, don't use «
pumpkin pie mix» (usually a larger can) and
instead buy the can that is «
pure pumpkin puree».
There must be loads of water added to it, and possibly even a few other additives... If you'd rather not go through the trouble of cooking the potato and puree it, I would suggest you use
pure, unsweetened
pumpkin puree
instead.
Instead of
pumpkin seeds, try giving your bun a small spoonful of
pure pumpkin puree.