Pumpkin Butter

When you return home and step into the house, and there’s the aroma of something delicious simmering away in a pot, you know that you will be served a luxurious meal that is a nutritious treat for everyone. It takes time and love to cook a delicious meal. Unfortunately, not many of us do that today. If you do cook, this recipe is for you. A Slow-Cooked Pumpkin Butter makes a traditional homemade gift for the entire family and friends.

Pumpkin soup is a family favorite in homes across Europe and elsewhere. For this pumpkin butter recipe, all you need are a few ingredients, a slow cooker or pot, some bottle containers, and time—4 to 6 hours for slow cooking—to impress everyone.

Pumpkin butter is similar to apple, zucchini, or carrot butter but made only with pumpkins. It’s fantastic on toast, pancakes, oatmeal, or waffles, mixed into soups, or enjoyed on its own. The natural antimicrobial properties of spices like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and cardamom provide extra health benefits and elevate the final flavor.

It boosts your metabolism, fights diseases and infections, helps balance blood sugar, and the spices, loaded with antioxidants, help decelerate aging and prevent coronary heart disease and cancer. Pumpkin seed oil is also known for preventing prostate problems, featuring a unique dark green color. Plus, this pumpkin butter is completely natural.

Thus, you’re giving your family and friends a treat free from preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, and colors. This recipe is also gluten-free, paleo-friendly, vegetarian, and can be made vegan if you opt for rice syrup instead of honey.

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Vegan Pumpkin Butter

Pestos, Dips & Sauces – Dadaji Fusion Recipes

By SS Shiva – Serves: 5-6

Prep Time: 10 minutes – Cooking Time: 4-6 hours slow cooking – Total Time: 4-6 hours 10 minutes

Nutritional Benefits: Pumpkins boost metabolism, fight diseases and infections, and help balance blood sugar due to vitamins A, B2, C, and E, along with zeaxanthin, lutein, potassium, copper, manganese, and fiber. The antioxidants in the spices decelerate aging and help prevent coronary heart disease and cancer. Additionally, pumpkin seed oil is valued for its unique dark green color and its preventive benefits for prostate health.

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 cup rice syrup or raw honey
• 2 tablespoon organic pumpkin oil
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1 teaspoon vanilla pod extract
• 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 drop of lemon essence
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground cloves powder
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly-powdered cardamon
• 2 drops of cardamom essential oil
• 2 drops cinnamon essential oil

Instructions

1

Add all ingredients except the cloves, cardamon, and their essential oils to a slow cooker.

2

Stir well to combine and cook on low heat for 4 hours.

3

Add the powdered cloves, cardamon, and their essential oils, then continue cooking for another 1 hour or until the sauce thickens.

4

Stir continuously to prevent sticking or burning.

5

Remove the lid and stir continuously until the pumpkin butter reaches the desired thickness.

6

Scoop the pumpkin butter into jars using a spoon and allow them to cool.

7

Store the butter in the refrigerator for up to three weeks, or in the freezer for longer storage.

Nutrition

• 266.0 Calories
• 58.3g Carbohydrates
• 0.0mg Cholesterol
• 6.0g Fat
• 5.6g Fiber
• 3.2g Protein
• 1.4g Saturated fat
• 52.0mg Sodium
• 41g Sugar
• 0.0g Trans fat