Spiced stewed pumpkin cubes cooked in a vinegar broth with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. A low-calorie side dish served warm or cold, with no added sugar.
Pumpkin pie topped with a tall, golden meringue instead of whipped cream. Spiced pumpkin custard with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a flaky crust.
Harvest pumpkin torte layers a fluffy chocolate sponge with spiced pumpkin filling four times over, then finishes with a glossy chocolate glaze. Fall baking that looks like a bakery-case showpiece.
Pumpkin butter with brown sugar, orange juice, lemon zest, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves simmered until thick and spreadable. A fall breakfast spread for toast and English muffins.
Homemade pumpkin dog treats made from canned pumpkin, whole wheat flour, and a touch of molasses, cut into shapes and baked firm. Simple, wholesome puppy biscuits with no mystery ingredients.
Colombo de giraumon: a Caribbean curried pumpkin stew with tomatoes, sultanas, cloves, and red chili. A fragrant vegetarian side dish from the French Antilles that pairs with rice and grilled meats.
Portuguese rubble soup with dried red beans, bacon, pumpkin, turnips, carrots, potatoes, and hand-torn cabbage. Even better with a ham bone simmered in the pot.
Caribbean sancoche soup with salt beef, ground provisions like yam, cassava, and dasheen, plus green bananas, pumpkin, and okra. A hearty weekend one-pot stew with island roots.
Low-calorie pumpkin pie with a crunchy cornflake crust and a creamy butterscotch pudding filling. No-bake filling made with dietetic pudding, pumpkin, and nonfat milk.
Pumpkin pie with brown sugar, corn syrup, and a custard set by both eggs and evaporated milk for a creamier filling. Warm cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, finished with whipped cream and candied ginger slivers.
Soupe de potiron is a French Provencal pumpkin soup with white onion, sage, garlic and a handful of rice for body. Pureed, then finished with Parmesan shavings. A simple, peasant-style fall soup.
Pumpkin tunnel cake bakes a brown sugar buttermilk-bran bundt with a hidden ring of spiced pumpkin filling running through the center. Lower-fat with egg whites and oil.
A whole pumpkin stuffed with herbed rice, sauteed mushrooms, spinach, and bell pepper, then baked until the flesh turns silky soft. A vegetarian showstopper.
Pumpkin sloppy joe burgers with ground beef, chili sauce, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and tomato soup simmered thick and served on buns. A fall twist on a classic.
Pumpkin swirl bread with a cream cheese and sour cream filling layered through spiced pumpkin batter. Two loaves of fall baking at its best.
A whole pumpkin stuffed with sausage, chicken, rice, almonds, and vegetables, then baked until tender. A stunning fall centerpiece dinner that serves 10 and includes scoops of cooked pumpkin in every bowl.