INGREDIENTS

• 300 g of pumpkin
• 200 ml of milk
• 3-4 tsp. honey
• 2 stars of Illicium
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• pinch of nutmeg

To prepare this cocktail, a small but ripe and rich pumpkin is best, and since there are many of its varieties, we recommend that you try it before preparing a cocktail, and, depending on the taste of the pumpkin, adjust the amount of honey.

How to make a milky-pumpkin cocktail with spices
Peel the pumpkin from the peel and seeds, cut into pieces and fold into a small saucepan. Add a cinnamon stick, a Illicium and a pinch of nutmeg. Pour hot water and cook for 12-15 minutes until soft.

Lay the pieces of pumpkin in a blender and whisk until smooth, then add milk and honey, whisk again. Ready cocktail pour into glasses and garnish with cinnamon chips.

A pumpkin is useful for losing weight, it is often included in the diet of its patients by nutritionists. Useful properties of pumpkin for weight loss are that it is a low-calorie product, and thanks to the substances contained in the pulp helps to reduce weight and normalize metabolic processes.

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Fried pumpkin with honey and rosemary

This is probably the easiest way to cook a pumpkin. But do not forget about rosemary and garlic – they will give the pumpkin a special taste and aroma.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 500 g of pumpkin
• 30 g of butter
• 1 tbsp.  honey
• sprig of rosemary
• clove of garlic
• salt (to taste)

Pump a pumpkin and cut it large, you do not need to remove the skin. In a large frying pan, melt the butter, add pumpkin, cut a branch of rosemary and lightly crushed clove of garlic. Fry 5-7 minutes, then add the honey and continue to fry until it is caramelized, salting to taste.

Pumpkin baked with cheese and French mustard

Another very simple and delicious pumpkin recipe, for which you will need an oven. Only 30 minutes and a delicious diet dish is ready.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 500 g of pumpkin
• 1 tbsp. L. vegetable oil
• 100 grams of hard cheese
• salt, pepper (to taste)
• 2 cloves of garlic
• few sprigs of parsley
• 2 tbsp. French mustard

Pumpkin wash, cut the peel and cut the pumpkin into large cubes. Transfer into a bowl, add salt, pepper and vegetable oil, mix well. Transfer the pumpkin into the baking tank, add crushed chives of garlic, sprinkle with grated cheese, put it in a preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Stewed pumpkin with cottage cheese

This is a great snack, which you can, how to start the day, and finish it. Depending on your preferences and mood, pumpkin can be smoothed out both with salt and with sugar.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 300 g of pumpkin
• 300 g cottage cheese
• 20 g of butter
• salt or sugar (to taste)
• pinch of cinnamon
• few sprigs of parsley

Pumpkin wash, peel and cut into small cubes. In a saucepan with a thick bottom, melt butter, add pumpkin, cinnamon, salt or pepper, stir 3-4 minutes, add a little water (1-2 tablespoons). Once the pumpkin is slightly soft, remove it from the heat and cool it at room temperature. Serve with cottage cheese and chopped parsley.

Roast pumpkin with potatoes and pork

In this recipe, the hot pumpkin perfectly complements the potatoes and gives a sweetish note to the whole dish. Try it, it’s very tasty.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 400 g of pumpkin
• 4 large potatoes
• 400 g of porcine pulp
• 3 peppercorns
• 1 bay leaves
• salt (to taste)
• vegetable oil (for frying)
• sprig of basil

Pumpkin and potatoes wash and clean, then cut into cubes. Meat is cleaned from fat and films and cut into small pieces. In the brazier, heat vegetable oil, fry pork, add a pinch of salt, then add pumpkin and potatoes, fry another 1-2 minutes, add pepper, bay leaf and 50-80 ml of water. Close the lid and mascara until cooked on a low heat. Serve with basil leaves.

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