PUMPKIN Puree 4 Ways

Do you ever find yourself stuck with with a large amount of 1 ingredient of something you used for a recipe and now you do don’t know what the heck to do with it?! Every October, that’s pumpkin puree for me. If you’re like me, and hate to waste food, you’re going to want to check out these 4 ways to use pumpkin puree!

No. 1 Brooke’s Pumpkin Ginger Smoothie

Check out the recipe here!“

No. 2 Pumpkin Oatmeal

Ingredients

• Your favourite type of oats (single serving)
• 4 tbls pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp Pumpkin spice
• 2 tsp Maple Syrup
• Chopped nuts (I used pecans, but you can use whatever you like!)

Instructions

1. Cook the oats based on their package instructions
2. Once cooked, add the pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice and maple syrup (if you like a stronger pumpkin flavour then add more of the puree and spice!)
3. Add the chopped nuts and anything else you want to the top!ENJOY!

No. 3 Pumpkin Flapjacks

Makes 4-6 pancakes.

Ingredients

• ½ banana
• ½ tsp Baking powder
• ½ tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• ½ cup rolled oats
• ½ cup plain greek yogurt
• ¼ cup pumpkin puree**sometimes I will add more depending on how thick the batter is and how strong I want the flavour to be.

Instructions

1. Combine all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth
2. Lightly coat a frying pan with butter or cooking oil of your choice
3. Drop some batter into the pan
4. Cook until bubbles start to form on the top and the edges begin to cook
5. Flip pancakes and cook until golden brown on both sides
6. Top with your favourite toppings and enjoy!

No. 4 Pumpkin French Toast

Makes 4 pieces of toast.

Ingredients

• 1 -2 eggs, beaten
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup pumpkin puree
• ½ tsp pumpkin spice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 slices of bread
• Butter

Instructions

1. In a shallow baking dish, whisk egg(s), milk, pumpkin puree, vanilla, pumpkin spice and a pinch of salt.
2. Place bread slices into pumpkin mixture and let soak about 30 seconds per side.
3. In a frying pan over medium heat, melt 1 tbls of butter.
4. Add 1-2 slices of bread at a time until golden, 3-4 minutes per side.
5. Top with your favourite toppings and enjoy!