Day: November 2, 2020

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Autumn Butternut Squash Soup

Recipe by Rita Rosenlieb.
Facebook: A Healthy Life
Email: designedforyou@me.com
Featured on Tuesdays with Thomas on 11/3/20

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Stem butternut squash, seed it, and cut into large chunks leaving the skin on.
  2. In an instant Pot combine all the ingredients with 6 cups water and stir well. Pressure cook on medium setting for 40 mins, then manual release
  3. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth (optional: cool and blend with a traditional blender)
  4. Enjoy! Optionally, garnish bowls with a dash of pumpkin spice before serving.
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Pumpkin Spice Bites

Recipe by Rita Rosenlieb
Facebook: A Healthy Life
Email: designedforyou@me.com

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 8 dates, pitted
  • 1/2 cup plant based milk
  • 1 banana (the more ripe the better), chopped
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
  • 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla
  • 2 tbsp. Pumpkin Spice Balsamic
  • 1 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice from Nick at localspicery.com

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. soak the pitted dates in the plant based milk, then set aside.
  3. In a food processor pulse 1 cup rolled oats until a course-like flour texture, then set aside.
  4. in a food processor blend banana, pumpkin, spices, balsamic, and baking powder until smooth.
  5. When smooth add the set aside dates and milk and blend for a few seconds. Then add the set aside processed oats and blend until mixed evenly.
  6. pour into a bowl and fold in remaining oats and most of the walnuts. drop into mini cupcake pans, and sprinkle with remaining walnuts.
  7. bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 mins, let cool and enjoy!
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Date “Nice” Cream with Pumpkin Spice Balsamic

Adapted from a recipe by: Megan Huddleston.
Featured on Tuesdays with Thomas on 11/3/20

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cut dates and bananas into wheels, blend with Pumpkin Spice balsamic until smooth and creamy.
  2. Spoon into bowl, drizzle with Pumpkin Spice Balsamic and enjoy! Be sure to consume immediately while still frozen for best texture.