By combining it with the right spices or hiding it in gourmet desserts, there are quite a few tips to make as many people love pumpkin as possible!
As soon as fall arrives, we think of dead leaves and delicious squash! With its orange-yellow color which reflects its high beta-carotene content, pumpkin takes care of our health and warms our dishes with deliciousness. Soups, cakes, tarts and cakes: pumpkin is easy to cook and really has something to seduce even the most recalcitrant.
Recipe with pumpkin for comfort food
The pumpkin has tough skin! To peel it easily, you can cut it into large wedges and cook them for three or four minutes in boiling water. Then, get started with tons of delicious pumpkin recipes.
Pumpkin soup, recipes that work every time
Classic pumpkin soup ? Certainly, but it is not forbidden to pimp ! Pumpkin soup is often enjoyed associated with chestnut. For a creamy pumpkin and chestnut soup, add an onion, garlic and a good dose of crème fraîche. Spice it all up with nutmeg or four-spice blend.
soupe de potiron – © Aniela Straszewska
Original, pumpkin soup to which we add a dash of orange juice at the end of cooking and a spoonful of liquid chicory often provokes compliments from guests.
Finally, in a fusion spirit, you can combine pumpkin with other spices as in a pumpkin curry soup with coconut milk.
Recipes : 3 variations for a delicious pumpkin soup
Purees and flans for a quick treat!
Quick, the simple pumpkin puree only requires a little butter, salt and pepper. For a change, don’t hesitate to sprinkle it with cheese and brown it in the oven. You can also make a mixture pumpkin potatoes for a puree with a little more body or even combine it with sweet potato.
The pumpkin flan is just as quick to cook: add beaten eggs, cream and cheese to the pumpkin puree. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes at 180°C. More elaborate, the invisible pumpkin cake consists of cutting the pumpkin into very thin slices. Next, fill the mixture with sage-infused milk, flour, eggs and grated cheese. Pour everything into a buttered mold and bake.
A good way to finish leftover mash and turn it into scones ! Yes, reheated puree is often dry. To avoid waste while enjoying yourself, mix the pumpkin puree with flour, baking powder, soft butter, egg, a little sugar, salt and pepper. Place small piles on the baking tray, sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and that’s it.
Always squash: butternut, zucchini, pumpkin, pumpkin, they will amaze you!
Stuffed, roasted, simmered, gratin, salad, risotto… the possibilities are endless. Spaghetti squash carbonara, zucchini flowers stuffed with ricotta, rustic butternut squash tart, pumpkin gnocchi, butternut squash stuffed like cabbage, pumpkin and feta babka, citrus butternut salad, shiatsu squash brownie, butternut cake …
Recipe with pumpkin when you prefer sweet
For those who have a sweet tooth as they say in Quebec or to make children eat vegetables like nothing, dig into these sweet recipes with pumpkin!
Pumpkin cake and pie
Pumpkin in delicious desserts – © NoirChocolate
Very autumnal, pumpkin cake is best prepared with half classic wheat flour and half half chestnut flour. Pumpkin also goes very well with chocolate in a marble cake or a chocolate and pumpkin fondant. In this chocolate fondant recipe, pumpkin replaces the butter for an equally moist result.
Let’s not forget the vegans with this recipe pumpkin cake, pecans and chestnut creams. A delight!
The pumpkin pie is perfect as a dessert with sweet shortcrust pastry cinnamon flavored and a pumpkin garnish, sweetened condensed milk, cornflower, eggs and vanilla.
Pumpkin dessert : light walnut cake, autumn recipe idea
Pumpkin for snack
Pumpkin donuts, muffins and waffles will definitely convince those who don’t like this vegetable! Also test small puff pastry turnovers garnished with a good spoonful of apricot jam and pumpkin cubes. Sprinkle with butter and lemon zest. You can also make the famous cinnamon rolls or cinnamon rolls by incorporating pumpkin puree into the dough. Another good way to get people to eat pumpkin even if they (supposedly) don’t like it!
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