Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (6 -7 inch) sugar baby pumpkin
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons honey mustard (or prepared yellow mustard and 2 tablespoons brown sugar)
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 cup dry italian breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 cut top from pumpkin in a zig zag design.
• 2 remove seeds and stringy insides.
• 3 place pumpkin in a baking pan; add about 1 inch of hot water.
• 4 cover pumpkin and pan with foil.
• 5 bake at 400 degrees f. for 45 minutes. (or microwave for about 14 minutes.).
• 6 season inside of pumpkin with salt and pepper; brush with honey mustard (or yellow mustard and sprinkle with brown sugar).
• 7 combine egg, worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt, ground beef and bread crumbs; mix well.
• 8 spoon into pumpkin shell, packing down lightly.
• 9 return to oven and bake, uncovered, 45 to 60 minutes, until the pumpkin is tender and the meatloaf is cooked. (the internal temperature should reach 160 degrees f.).
• 10 you may cook the "lid" of the pumpkin along with the meatloaf, however, watch it and remove when it is cooked and still looks attractive.
• 11 remove and let rest for 5 -10 minutes.
• 12 be creative with garnishes.
• 13 cut into 6 wedges to serve.

Low-fat Pumpkin Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 3/4 cup egg beaters egg substitute
• 2 cups canned pumpkin
• 3/4 cup sugar-free applesauce, canned
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 8 ounces fat free cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spray a 13x9-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 3 in small bowl combine all dry ingredients.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 in large mixing bowl, whip egg beaters with electric mixer until fluffy.
• 6 blend in sugar, pumpkin, oil, and applesauce until smooth.
• 7 gradually add dry mixture to egg mixture. blend until smooth.
• 8 pour into prepared pan.
• 9 bake at 350°f for 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
• 10 edges will appear golden brown.
• 11 cool cake completely before frosting with fat-free whip or fat-free cream cheese frosting.

recipe

• 12 cream cheese frosting directions:.
• 13 beat cream cheese until smooth.
• 14 add vanilla and mix.
• 15 gradually add powdered sugar mixing in sugar until you get to the consistency you desire.

Easiest Crumb Topping Apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 prepared frozen pie shell
• 7 cups thinly sliced apples
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 combine apples, 1/3 cup sugar and lemon juice. mix and let stand for 10 minute.
• 3 in food processor, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt. pulse to mix. add butter over mix and pulse until mixture resembles fine crumbs.set aside.
• 4 combine nutmeg, cornstarch, and remaining 1 tbl of sugar and add to apples. mix.
• 5 transfer the apples into pie shell. using your fingers, rub the flour and oat mixture until it forms large buttery crumbs. heap topping over apples and pack down gently.(it may seem like too much topping, but continue to pack it on, completely covering apples.).
• 6 place pie on baking sheet to catch any drips and bake pie for 1 hr at 375°f let cool on wire rack.

Great Pumpkin Punch

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pumpkin
• 1 quart apple cider
• 2 quarts ginger ale
• 1 quart rum

Recipe

• 1 serve in a hollowed out pumpkin with floating pumpkin chunks.

Great Pumpkin Cookies

Harborside House Pumpkin Bread

Baked Pumpkin With Herbed Barley And Chickpeas

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 fresh pumpkin, about 10 inch in diameter or 1 another large squash
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup dark sesame oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups quick-cooking barley
• 3 cups chicken stock, homemade or canned
• 3 cups water
• 2 (16 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained
• 2 (16 ounce) cans navy beans, drained
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 -2 tablespoon hot chili oil

Recipe

• 1 cut the top from the pumpkin slightly lower than for a jack-o’-lantern.
• 2 scoop out and discard seeds.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 5 cook onions in sesame oil in a large skillet over low to medium heat until the onions are just clear, not brown.
• 6 stir in the garlic and cook briefly.
• 7 cook the barley in the stock for 10 minutes at a low simmer in a large covered saucepan.
• 8 stir together the onion mixture and the rest of the ingredients except garnish in a large mixing bowl.
• 9 spoon the mixture into the pumpkin and fit the lid back in place.
• 10 place on a small pizza pan in the lower center of the oven and bake for 1hour.
• 11 the pumpkin should be lightly browned.
• 12 serve the pumpkin surrounded by large green leaves.
• 13 remove the lid and lean it against the side of the pumpkin.
• 14 serve a piece of the pumpkin with the filling.