(Yield: two 9” pies. Serves 16)
**If you like, skip the topping. These pies are great with or without it.

You might need to buy:
  • Topping:
  • • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
  • • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Filling:
  • • 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
  • • 1 tsp salt
  • • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • • 1 tsp ginger
  • • 1/2 tsp clove
  • • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • • 4 eggs
  • • 2 egg yolks
  • • 2 tsp finely grated orange rind

(Yield: two 9” pies)

You might need to buy:
  • prepared pumpkin or squash
  • eggs
  • sugar
  • salt
  • cinnamon
  • ginger
  • 2-9” unbaked pie shells

(Yield: 14 to 16 (4") pancakes)

You might need to buy:
  • • 2 cups pancake mix
  • • 1 1/3 cup milk
  • • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
  • • 1/4 cup oil
  • • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • • 2 eggs
You might need to buy:
  • • 2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
  • • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • • 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • • 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
ready in about an hour and 5 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • potatoes
  • carrots
  • onions
  • garlic cloves
  • tarragon
  • parsley
  • pumpkin

Can’t find canned pumpkin? This recipe is nothing if not versatile. Try pureeing any of the other deliciously autumnal fruits and vegetables at your disposal. (Apples, anyone?) Use an equal amount of the puree in place of the pumpkin, and adjust the amount of water as necessary.

You might need to buy:
  • all-purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • baking powder
  • cinnamon
  • pumpkin pie spice
  • sugar
  • cooking oil
  • eggs
  • canned pumpkin
  • water
serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • pumpkin puree
  • sugar
  • 1% low-fat milk
  • rolled oats
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • cinnamon
  • ginger
  • dried cranberries
  • choppedwalnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • pumpkin puree
  • sugar
  • 1% low-fat milk
  • rolled oats
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • cinnamon
  • ginger
  • dried cranberries
  • choppedwalnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • ginger
  • cinnamon
  • rolled oats
  • 1% low-fat milk
  • pumpkin puree
  • dried cranberries
  • choppedwalnuts or 1/2 cup pecans

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/09/pumpkin-spice-no-bake-cheesecake.html

8 servings; 5 pts apiece

ready in about 10 minutes; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • pumpkin pie spice
  • cinnamon
  • vanilla
  • less fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese
  • inch reduced fat Graham Cracker Crust