<p>Not a recipe, but Trader Joes has pumpkin pancake mix that I enjoyed last week and they also sell a pumpkin butter. I used their pumpkin butter for my pancakes rather than using pancake syrup.</p>
<p>Ditto on the pumpkin bread recipe, with the additions that 2VU0609 has. I’ve adapted to make it healthier though – 2 eggs and 4 egg whites, canola oil and a few teaspoons of ground flax seed. Still delicious and moist! In fact, I just made some and sent it off yesterday in a care package to my son.</p>
<p>How about a Weight Watchers one?</p>
<p>2 packages INSTANT vanilla pudding…sugar free/fat free
3 cups milk
1 can pumpkin (15 oz. just plain pumpkin…not PIE filling)
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie seasoning or use a little less cinnamon
1 cup fat free Cool whip lite (or whatever it’s called)</p>
<p>Mix the pudding and milk. Add the canned pumpkin and seasoning. Add cool whip stuff. Chill and serve.</p>
<p>1 cup equals 2 points on the WW plan.</p>
<p>YUM…it’s also good made with butterscotch pudding.</p>
<p>Great and easy h’or douerve recipe.
Mix half a jar of Williams-Sonoma Pecan Pumpkin Butter (seasonal and probably scarce by now) with 3 strips of crumbled bacon, 3 chopped green onions, 2-3 tablespoons of chopped pecans, and an 8 oz. bar of cream cheese. Spread on Wheat Thins or other crackers. When D and I first had this in the store, they mixed all the other stuff and put it on top of the bar of cream cheese, but we usually just mix it all together.</p>
<p>^^^^ Yum on those last two!</p>
<p>And I love raisins in my pumpkin muffins!</p>
<p>My favorite muffin recipe is from Elizabeth Alston’s little book Muffins. It’s a pumpkin spice muffin with lightly toasted slivered almonds and chocolate chips. I think they are at their best when served a day later. They work particularly well as mini-muffins. She says to rehear before serving, but I don’t find that necessary.</p>
<p>Of course, you can achieve a similar effect by adding the nuts and chips to a spicy pumpkin bread recipe. (I must say, though, that her recipe uses melted butter instead of vegetable oil, and it does produce a different texture.)</p>