Pumpkin Cornbread

This is the cornbread to go with the Pumpkin Chili from Meggan.

Yummy!!

 

Ingredients:

 

1/2 c white flour

1/2 c whole wheat four

1 Tbsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 c cornmeal

2 eggs

1 c pumpkin puree

2/3 c brown sugar

1/4 c oil

1 Tbsp molasses

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 F.  Grease 10-inch pie pan or 9-inch square pan.  Sift flours, baking powder, salt and spices in large mixing bowl.  Whisk in cornmeal.  In separate bowl, lightly beat eggs, then add pumpkin, brown sugar, oil and molasses.  Add this to the dry mixture, and mix only until blended (don't overbeat).  Pour into prepared pan.  Bake for 30 mins or until golden on the top and surface springs back when lightly touched.

Pumpkin Chili

My sister, Meggan, sent an email around in 2008 with a recipe for Pumpkin Chili and Pumpkin Cornbread.  They were both phenomenal!

I tweaked it a little here (more garlic, more pumpkin, no bell pepper), added some things (like tomato sauce and kidney beans) and now we have a chili favorite.

It's usually one of the first ones gone at a pot luck and people don't even know they are eating pumpkin in it!!

 

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

1 chopped onion

2-3 cloves fresh minced garlic

1 15 oz can diced tomatoes with liquid

1 14 oz can tomato sauce

1/2 - 1 small can pure pumpkin (use 1/2 the can if you are making the cornbread with it, otherwise put it all in)

3 14.5 oz cans kidney beans

1 1/2 Tbsp chili powder

2 Tsp cumin

salt & pepper to taste

 

Directions:

Brown ground beef with onion and garlic.  Drain off grease.  Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, pumpkin, beans and spices. Cover and simmer 20-30 minutes. 

 

*Add more chili powder and cumin if it's too bland for you.  My kids don't love it spicy, so this only has a small kick.

Pumpkin Dip

This is a recipe I pull out every October.

Anything pumpkin screams fall and it's an easy, anytime dessert.

We also have it every time we host Thanksgiving at our house.

This recipe was adapted slightly from allrecipes.com

 

Ingredients:

1 8oz package Neufchatel (or cream cheese), softened

2 cups powdered sugar

1 15 oz can solid pack pumpkin

1 T cinnamon

1 T pumpkin pie spice

1 t orange juice

 

 

In medium bowl blend cream cheese and sugar.  Mix in pumpkin.  Add remaining ingredients, blend well and chill until ready to serve.  We like this with graham crackers, ginger snaps and vanilla wafers.