The most delicious pumpkin dishes: the best recipes

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

• Category:

  dessert

• Cooking time:

  1 hour

Ingredients

• pumpkin
• semolina
• cottage cheese
• sugar
• egg
• sour cream
• baking powder

Don't be skeptical about pumpkin. Many dishes can be prepared from it. To make it very tasty, it is enough to select the required mode in the oven and adhere to the description. The vegetable is rich in beneficial properties. This means that it is worth adopting a couple of recipes in which pumpkin is the main ingredient.

Desserts baked in the oven

Pumpkin curd casserole

For this dish you will need the following products:

• semolina 2 tbsp. l.;
• granulated sugar 2 tbsp. l.;
• cottage cheese and pumpkin 230 g each;
• 1 chicken egg;
• low-fat sour cream 4 tbsp. l.;
• a pinch of baking powder.

Cooking method:

Beat the egg and sugar thoroughly, gradually adding semolina

Add the pumpkin and mashed cottage cheese to the resulting mass

• Pour in the baking powder (baking powder).
• We put sour cream.
• Mix all ingredients well.

• Put the resulting mass in a greased form.
• We send to the oven, setting the temperature to 180 ° for 20-25 minutes.

Let the finished dish cool slightly and serve

Pumpkin pie

This dessert is popular with children and adults. Cooking does not take much time, and does not require exotic ingredients. Everything is very simple.

Ingredients:

• 600 g pumpkin;
• 1 medium apple, preferably sweet and sour;
• 2 tsp baking powder;
• a pinch of cinnamon;
• 300 g granulated sugar;
• 560 g flour;
• 250 g butter;
• chicken eggs 6 pieces.

Sequencing:

• Grind raw eggs with sugar, adding butter.
• After peeling the apple and pumpkin, rub in a fine or coarse grater (optional) and add to the resulting mixture.
• Add cinnamon, baking powder and flour one by one.
• Cover the baking dish with parchment paper and pour out the mixed ingredients.
• We put the casserole with pumpkin in an oven preheated to 200 °, bake for an hour.
• Depending on its features, the time can change up or down.

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

We prepare the following ingredients:

• oatmeal - 70 g;
• fresh pumpkin pulp - 220 g;
• sugar - 80 g;
• a bag of baking powder;
• premium flour - 200 g;
• sunflower oil - 135 ml;
• a pinch of salt.

Cooking method:

Cut the pumpkin into small pieces and boil until soft

• Knead with a fork or blender to make a puree mass.
• Fry the oatmeal in a dry frying pan for 5-7 minutes.

The resulting mashed potatoes (you can immediately and pieces of pumpkin) are mixed with oatmeal and gradually add the remaining ingredients from the recipe

• We introduce flour sifted through a sieve last.
• We form cookies.

Put on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 180 ° for 15-20 minutes until cooked

Baked pumpkin

In the evening, or on a weekend, when the whole family gathers at one table, you want to please with something that will be very tasty.

We suggest making a sweet pumpkin treat.

For this you will need:

• ripe pumpkin - 500 g;
• whole lemon;
• brown sugar - 40 g;
• cinnamon powder - 2 tsp

Cooking steps:

• Cut the pumpkin into slices.
• Sprinkle each piece with plenty of lemon juice.
• Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
• Put the dishes in a baking sheet and bake at 180 ° for about half an hour.

Candied pumpkin

To prepare this delicious delicacy, we need:

• 1 kg of pumpkin pulp;
• lemon;
• granulated sugar - 240-260 g;
• icing sugar optional.

Sequencing:

Cut the pumpkin into cubes and the lemon into thin slices

Take a large saucepan and lay the vegetables in layers, sprinkling each with sand

We leave our preparation for 2 hours so that it starts up the juice

As soon as this has happened, put the mass on low heat, bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes

Drain the resulting syrup

We take out the pumpkin pieces with a slotted spoon and put them on a baking sheet for further drying in the oven at 80 ° for 5 hours

Until the candied fruits are completely ready, the final touch remains - sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Pumpkin hot dishes

Women are always puzzled by the question - what to cook, from the available products, so that it is very tasty at the same time. Pumpkin makes an excellent puree soup.

Required Ingredients:

• pumpkin pulp without seeds - 500 g;
• chicken broth - 500 g;
• curry powder and table salt to taste;
• some butter;
• 1 small onion

Algorithm of actions:

• Cut the onion into small cubes and fry in butter until golden brown.
• We send pumpkin into the same pan, lightly sprinkle with curry powder. We fry for a few more minutes.

Transfer the resulting mass to a saucepan, fill it with broth

• Cook the soup over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the stove and use a blender to bring the first course to a puree consistency.

Stewed pumpkin with vegetables

Products that will be needed for cooking:

• a pound of pumpkin pulp;
• large onion;
• bell pepper;
• 1 carrot;
• tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• 1 medium zucchini;
• table salt, sugar and seasoning to taste;
• lemon juice - 1 tbsp l.;
• 1 clove of garlic

Cooking method:

1. In a skillet in a small amount of fat, sauté the onions and carrots for 5 minutes. Salt immediately and add a little sugar.
2. Then we send pumpkin and zucchini to the fried vegetables.
3. After 5 minutes, add bell pepper and chopped tomato to the same container.
4. Simmer the vegetables with the lid closed until they become soft and all the liquid has evaporated.

Before serving the dish, add the juice of one lemon, garlic and herbs to it.

Pumpkin appetizers and salads

Sometimes, you want to eat something light and satisfying at the same time. A delicious salad is made from pumpkin.

To prepare it, you need this list of products:

• pumpkin pulp - 1 kg;
• soy sauce - 5 tbsp l.;
• sunflower oil - 5 tbsp. l.;
• arugula - 1 bunch;
• pitted olives;
• honey - 2 tbsp. l.;
• wine vinegar - 4 tbsp. l.;
• 3 onions (preferably red);
• bacon - 130 g.

We take out the ingredients and start the process:

1. Cut the pumpkin into cubes.
2. Fill it with the pre-prepared seasoning: 1 onion, soy sauce, honey and half of sunflower oil. We mix everything with a blender.
3. We bake the prepared ingredients in a well-heated oven for about 30 minutes.
4. Cut the bacon into thin strips and fry in a skillet until crisp.
5. Cut the remaining two onions into half rings.
6. We tear the arugula into pieces with our hands.
7. Put the ingredients in a salad bowl and add the olives, previously cut into halves or rings. Whoever likes it better.
8. For salad dressing, use the remaining vinegar, salt and oil.

Delicious appetizer ready to serve. Bon Appetit.

Pumpkin dishes cooked in a slow cooker

Almost every housewife in the kitchen has such a multifunctional household appliance with automatic and semi-automatic modes. To cook in it quickly and very tasty, it takes a minimum of effort.

Pumpkin dishes are liked even by the most notorious fussy.

Pumpkin with dried fruits

First of all, we prepare the components:

• vegetable pulp - 500 g;
• butter - 50 g;
• raisin;
• dried apricots;
• prunes;
• honey to taste.

Step by step cooking method:

1. Thoroughly rinse the dried fruits, then fill them with boiling water, so they become softer.
2. Grease the bottom of the bowl of modern technology with oil and lay out the pumpkin, cut into pieces.
3. The next layer is dried fruit. (They can also be shredded.)
4. Pour honey on top, the amount depends on taste preferences.
5. We close the lid by setting the “extinguishing” mode for 1 hour.

Barley porridge

This dish turns out to be especially tasty in a multicooker.

For cooking you will need:

• pearl barley - one measuring cup or 160 gr;
• vegetable pulp - 400-420 g;
• clean water - 380 ml;
• salt and seasonings to taste.

Cooking method:

1. We wash the groats and leave for two hours.
2. Put barley greased with vegetable oil on the bottom of the bowl.
3. Add pumpkin, cut into small cubes.
4. Fill with water and salt.
5. We set the program "cooking" or "stewing" for 45 minutes.

The porridge turns out to be incredibly tender, tasty, and most importantly, hearty and healthy. Suitable for both breakfast and dinner.

Pumpkin is easy to make in a wide variety of dishes. Optionally, adding something of your own to the recipe, making it even tastier.

Bon Appetit!