Easy Tips for Cooking with Pumpkins This Fall – One Green Planet

Vegan pumpkin recipes are phenomenal. Homey, cozy, autumnal. Waiting for pumpkins to come in season can feel so slow sometimes. But, it’s finally time – pumpkin is back! The season of pie and cinnamon-y goodness is upon us, and the star of the show is pumpkin. You can practically find pumpkin-flavored anything, and we get why. Pumpkin is delicious! We don’t want you to get bored of this amazing ingredient, so we checked out our Food Monster App to find some vegan pumpkin meal fun ideas to keep the pumpkin flavor fresh! Check them out and let us know which one is your favorite.

1. Pumpkin Breakfasts

Image Source: Perfect Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Get going with the pumpkin flavor first thing in the morning! What better way to wake up than waking up to pumpkin? You’ll feel all warm and cozy when starting your day with this Perfect Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal by Jesse Lane Lee, or when you dig into a stack of these Buckwheat Pumpkin Pancakes by Holly Bertone. Enjoy a bit of a breakfast treat with Cora Matheson‘s Pumpkin Scones or Mireille Aikman‘s Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls!

2. Pumpkin Entrees

Image Source: Curried Pumpkin and Chickpea Burgers

While we all love pumpkin pie flavors, pumpkin itself is a wonderful addition to savory fall recipes and meals. Just look at how amazing these Curried Pumpkin and Chickpea Burgers by Ella Suihko look! If you can handle your spice, warm up with this Spicy Pumpkin Chili by Sarah and Peter Hagstrom. For hearty and satisfying dinners, you’ll have everything you need with Deniz Kilic‘s Creamy Mushroom Skillet With Pumpkin or Liz Moody‘s Creamy Pumpkin Risotto With Sweet and Spicy Roasted Pepitas!

3. Pumpkin Desserts

Image Source: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

As we all know, pumpkin is incredible in desserts. But there’s so many more delicious pumpkin treats than just pumpkin pie! Start with a batch of these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies by Adam Merrin and Ryan Alvarez, and then try this Pumpkin Fudge by Daniela Modesto! Combine two favorite desserts with these Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites by Mitra Shirmohammadi, and get all the fall flavors in one dessert with these Chai Bars With Pumpkin Spice Glaze by Natalie Martin MS, RD and Lexie Staten MS, RD!

Looking for more spicy recipes? Try 15 Savory Pumpkin Recipes That Are Vegan and our Pumpkin Archives!

Learn How to Cook Plant-Based Meals at Home

Reducing your meat intake and incorporating more plant-based foods into your diet is known to Support various health benefits, including reducing chronic inflammation, improving heart health, enhancing mental well-being, achieving fitness goals, meeting nutritional needs, managing allergies, and promoting gut health, among others. Dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer,  prostate cancer, and has many side effects.

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based, we highly recommend grabbing our favorite plant-based cookbooks and downloading the Food Monster App — with over 20,000 delicious recipes, it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals, and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

Here are some great resources to get you started:

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