Pumpkin Spice Mini-Muffins

With the explosion of pumpkin recipes on social media, fall has arrived. These mini pumpkin muffins are so easy to make, full of flavor and packed with beta carotene and fiber. If you made the apple spice muffins from my previous post, you can use the oat bran you just purchased because these are made…

Creamy Pumpkin Pie with a Graham Cracker Crust

Here’s a late addition to the pumpkin palooza post. Pumpkin pie. I lightened the recipe by using evaporated fat-free milk instead of cream and made a fast and easy graham cracker crust using liquid vegetable oil instead of the traditional, full fat pie crust. This recipe makes two, 9 inch pies, one for dessert, and…

Pumpkin Paloozza

This is the time of the year for everything pumpkin and I love it! Pumpkin waffles, pancakes, muffins, and oatmeal. Pumpkin pasta, soup, ravioli and of course pumpkin pie. Many of the recipes you’ll find while searching the internet may be delicious but they are also unnecessarily filled with extra saturated fat, sodium, sugar, and calories….

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

These little treats are bursting with so much autumn flavored goodness, it’s hard to believe they’re good for you! I would have no problem calling them muffins and serving them for breakfast. Beta-carotene, found pumpkin and other red, orange and yellow vegetables, is a provitamin which means our body can convert it to vitamin A. Beta-carotene…