3 Pumpkin Recipes To Try Right Now
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Autumn is the time for pumpkins and most of all get that nostalgic feel as soon as pumpkins find their way to our diet again. Besides, this lovely felling it’s also a great produce since it’s cheap very versatile in terms of cooking options and a healthy one as well. The pumpkin recipes on our list are mostly easy to make and easy to clean up after and they could be made in bathes of different sizes depending on your needs. Here are a few to try right now.
Pumpkin Muffins
Muffins are everyone’s favorite baking choice since they are bite sized in most cases and you could just double the ingredients and make more when you need to. It’s also a rather fast recipe which makes it great for those lazy afternoon snacks when you just want something to get you through supper.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a food processor or blender, pulse the oats (how long do oats last?) for about ten seconds to get them mostly smooth.
Add all the rest of the ingredients with the oats and pulse until mixed (some pieces of oats may remain). Stir in chocolate chips (how long do chocolate chips last?) if you want them.
Transfer to a greased muffin tin. Bake for 15-ish minutes. They’re best warm, but good the next day, too.
Pumpkin Gnocchi With Sage Butter Sauce
This is practically a gourmet dish and it can be made with a bit of preparation and almost no actual cooking time, meaning the time you’ll have to spend working on a dish. It’s also filled with flavors and smells and thus has autumn written all over it.
Potato Prep: Bake the potato and pull off the skin. Let the potato rest for a while to cool down. Once it’s cool enough to handle, grate it until you have about 1 1/2 cups of very fine potato shreds.
Gnocchi (how long do gnocchi last?) Dough: Mix potato shreds with pumpkin puree. Measure flour (how long does flour last?) onto a clean surface and put the potato/pumpkin mixture in the center. Make a well and crack your egg into it. Sprinkle salt on top. Grab a fork and whisk up the egg real quick. Using your hands, mix all ingredients into a dough. Don’t overmix. When it starts to come together- form the dough into a mostly-smooth, rounded little loaf.
Gnocchi Prep: Cut off slices of the mound and roll each one into a long rope. Cut the rope into bite sized pieces. Place the gnocchi pieces on a plate (make sure they’ve got a little flour coating so they don’t stick).
Cooking the Gnocchi: Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the gnocchi, carefully, one at a time, to the water. You may need to work in batches. When the gnocchi rise to the top of the pot of boiling water, immediately remove them with a slotted spoon. Set aside. Melt your butter in a large nonstick skillet. Pan fry the gnocchi, undisturbed, to get one side lightly crispy and leave the other side soft. Remove from pan and set aside to wait for saaaauce.
Butter Sauce: In the same pan, add butter, sage leaves, and garlic clove. Let the garlic and sage cook for a few minutes over low heat. When the sage leaves are starting to get crispy, remove from heat. Remove garlic as well. When it’s melted, add the flour and whisk. Add the heavy cream and whisk. Add the starchy water slowly, whisking to make a sauce that is the consistency you want. Toss with gnocchi, top with sage leaves and Parmesan.
Pumpkin Alfredo
Those who have a large family and a busy life are always on a lookout on simple recipes with just a few ingredients that can feed both the family and even be presentable enough if you have company. This is one of those.
Cook the fettuccine according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid in case you want to thin out your sauce.
Heat the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic; saute until soft and fragrant. Add the pumpkin and heavy whipping cream. Simmer until slightly thickened. Add the cheese and stir to combine.
Toss the pasta (how long does pasta last?) in the sauce and thin as needed using the reserved cooking liquid. Top with additional Parm and season to taste (I used at least one teaspoon coarse sea salt(how long does sea salt last?). Serve immediately.
To Sum Up
Pumpkins are the produce of the season. As soon as you see that there are in stores you know that it’s truly autumn and that you can get that nostalgic feeling once again. Use them while they are around and add them to your diet.
Pumpkins are one of those produce that could be turned into fancy dishes as much as quick snacks to grab on your way to dinner.
