October is one of my favorite months of the year. I am a sucker for baking during this time of year and may have a teeny-tiny obsession with pumpkin. As soon as the weather cools I go into pumpkin mode: pumpkin coffee, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin ravioli. I want pumpkin right now!
So the other day, I’m trolling the web in search of something new that I can do with pumpkin and I ended up at Eating Well Living Thin and found a recipe for Pumpkin Butter. I decided to try it and share it with you if it turned out well. *note* I had to make one substitution: Linda’s recipe called for granular Splenda which I did not have; I used Splenda/brown sugar blend instead. Thus the calories per serving will be slightly off.
Now, I’m not a bossy person but can I just say: Make this. Make it now. There is no more pumpkin shortage so you have no excuse – unless you’re allergic to pumpkin; then you may just want to skip this post all together. But for the rest of you, I swear you will love LOVE it. Have I ever steered you wrong?
Pumpkin Butter
15 oz can of pure pumpkin
1/4 cup brown sugar blend Splenda
1/4 cup Sugar Free maple syrup
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
One dash of nutmeg
One pinch of salt
Heat above ingredients in a saucepan until boiling, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat to low and cook for one hour, stirring occasionally.
When cool put into airtight container. Keep in refrigerator.
Serving size is 2 tablespoons. 22 calories per serving.
Use a serving of this gift from the gods and spoon it onto english muffins, bagels, use on pancakes in place of syrup, stir into oatmeal, use as a topping for ice cream.
If you end up making this, I’d greatly appreciate a comment. Would you like to see more easy recipes on this site or should we just leave this kind of thing for food blogs? What are your thoughts?
Have a fantastic Friday my dear, sweet, faithful readers. See you back here Sunday morning.
Hey Ellen! Great Blog…it sounds delicious. In Ireland, we're not as big fans of using pumpkin in cooking as you guys over there. We would buy a pumpkin for halloween and that's about it lol But I'd definitely look into making this, sounds so yummy!
I'd love some more cool recipies like this, I too love to bake…and have avoided it since I started my new diet and work out sessions…so freaking hard though
So yea, if you have the time and space some healthy recipies would be awesome 
Keep posting, I've loved every one
Mary, thank you for your input. Cooking/baking with pumpkin here especially this time of year is extremely popular. If you have access to canned pumpkin in Ireland and like the taste of pumpkin, you will really enjoy this. I've been putting it on everything! Have you ever had pumpkin pie? Its taste is very similar to that.
I'll keep you in mind while searching for recipes.
So good to hear from you
Shudder *pumpkin* I have no fear of pumpkin pie around the holidays cause I just don like it!
It must run in the blood, I also love pumpkin ANYTHING…. going to have to give this pumpkin butter a try. And as for posting more recipes, I'd be one who would love to see you post more,