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I have this neighbor .... who will remain nameless .... that is frugal! Now -- I really admire frugal. I wish I was frugal. I have become "damn cheap"!
So my dear sweet frugal neighbor goes to the grocery store one day and the store has over-bought pumpkin. 29 oz cans of name-brand pumpkin are on sale for 25 cents per can. So she buys a can or two or...............sixty!
I'd make fun of her -- but note, I am the woman that planted 70 tomatoes for our own use and am worried about running out of canned tomatoes!!!
She kindly shared her bargains ......and being cheap, I was the proud owner of 8-29 oz cans of pumpkin. Now -- I might use 8-29 oz cans of pumpkin in 8-12 years. But the price was right so I can figure out what to do with 8 cans of pumpkin.
Pumpkin pie immediately comes to mind as does a wonderful recipe for sour cream pumpkin strusel cake. But both recipes have a widening effect on my butt. So I will skip them.
So what to do with all this pumpkin??
I have found a great cookie recipe to share .... ya might like it. We did. I have no idea on fat or calorie count but its really not too sweet.
So, here we go........ Pumpkin Oatmeal Drop Cookies
3/4 c butter
1-1/2 c sugar.
Cream butter and sugar
Add 1 c pumpkin
2 eggs
1 tsp.vanilla
And mix thoroughly.
Then sift together (Which mind you, I never do!)
1-1/2 c all-purpose flour (I used 1/2 c of whole wheat flour and 1 c all-purpose)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves.
And stir this into the creamed mixture.
Then it is goodie time!
1-1/2 c oatmeal
1/2 coconut
3/4 c chopped nuts
1/2 dried cranberries.
Bake at a 375 oven for 12 minutes.
Now the recipe says it makes 6 dozen. Not the size that I make. I got not-quite 5 dozen.
Good, healthy and it uses some pumpkin!
So my dear sweet frugal neighbor goes to the grocery store one day and the store has over-bought pumpkin. 29 oz cans of name-brand pumpkin are on sale for 25 cents per can. So she buys a can or two or...............sixty!
I'd make fun of her -- but note, I am the woman that planted 70 tomatoes for our own use and am worried about running out of canned tomatoes!!!
She kindly shared her bargains ......and being cheap, I was the proud owner of 8-29 oz cans of pumpkin. Now -- I might use 8-29 oz cans of pumpkin in 8-12 years. But the price was right so I can figure out what to do with 8 cans of pumpkin.
Pumpkin pie immediately comes to mind as does a wonderful recipe for sour cream pumpkin strusel cake. But both recipes have a widening effect on my butt. So I will skip them.
So what to do with all this pumpkin??
I have found a great cookie recipe to share .... ya might like it. We did. I have no idea on fat or calorie count but its really not too sweet.
So, here we go........ Pumpkin Oatmeal Drop Cookies
3/4 c butter
1-1/2 c sugar.
Cream butter and sugar
Add 1 c pumpkin
2 eggs
1 tsp.vanilla
And mix thoroughly.
Then sift together (Which mind you, I never do!)
1-1/2 c all-purpose flour (I used 1/2 c of whole wheat flour and 1 c all-purpose)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves.
And stir this into the creamed mixture.
Then it is goodie time!
1-1/2 c oatmeal
1/2 coconut
3/4 c chopped nuts
1/2 dried cranberries.
Bake at a 375 oven for 12 minutes.
Now the recipe says it makes 6 dozen. Not the size that I make. I got not-quite 5 dozen.
Good, healthy and it uses some pumpkin!
Comments
and those cookies sound amazing. And go figure...I'm out of pumpkin. (Eddie used the 2 cans we got already) :)
They are really good. I was actually kind of surprised when I first made them -- very moist and tasty -- you just don't know what the taste is really.