How to make a healthy pumpkin snack: energy boost for the whole day guaranteed

In the fall, pumpkin is not just for Halloween. This vegetable can be used to make independent dishes that are easy to prepare and as healthy as possible. You can take them to work or give them to your child at school. A boost of energy for the whole day is guaranteed.

Healthy pumpkin muffins from filippova_dietology. Published on the Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• cottage cheese 5% – 300 g
• eggs – 2 pcs
• sour cream 10-15% – 1 tbsp
• apple – 1 pc
• pumpkin without skin – 80-100 g
• vanilla sugar – 1 sachet
• baking powder – 1 tsp
• butter/coconut oil – 50 g
• whole wheat flour – 100 g

Method of preparation:

1. Mix cottage cheese with egg yolks and sour cream.
2. Rub in the pumpkin and apple. Add vanilla sugar for flavor.
3. Add baking powder.
4. Mix most of the flour and butter in a blender.
5. Combine the resulting mixture with the curd mass.
6. Add the rest of the flour. Beat the egg whites and gently fold into the mixture.
7. Put the resulting dough into the molds.
8. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.

Another option would be pumpkin diet vegetarian cutlets. Idea from vegan_family_ukraine. Published on the Instagram page.

• pumpkin – 400 g
• carrots – 200 g
• onion – 1 pc
• cauliflower or broccoli – 100 g
• turmeric and curry
• salt
• rye flour – 200 g

Method of preparation:

1. Grind the vegetables in a blender.
2. Add spices and flour.
3. Form balls, flatten a little.
4. Fry in vegetable oil for 5-7 minutes on both sides.
5. At the end, cover with a lid or bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes.