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Oh, Pumpkin! Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Chocolate Chips

October 19, 2021 By Autumn Rose Reo 25 Comments

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin! There’s a ton of reasons to love pumpkin. From its health benefits to its amazing taste, here are several recipes including my famous pumpkin bread pudding with chocolate chips (and donuts!)

I’m not sure when a certain large chain of coffeehouses unofficially kicked off fall, but every year when the #PSL debuts on the menu, Pumpkin-poolza hits. Everything from granola to gelato gets pumpkified and for someone like me that’s obsessed with the flavor du jour, it’s my happy time.

And just in case you need a little convincing, here are more reasons why you should be eating pumpkin. right. now.

Health Benefits of Pumpkin

Pumpkin is full of reasons to enjoy it – on the inside and the outside. Full of nutrients, vitamins, and other good stuff, just eating it will make you look good too.

Here are several reasons you should be eating pumpkin:

Pumpkin helps your eyesight with tons of Vitamin A (200% of your daily need!)
Pumpkin helps your immune system with Vitamin C
Pumpkin helps you lose weight because it’s full of fiber (3 grams per one cup!)
Pumpkin helps the heart
Pumpkin may reduce cancer
Pumpkin helps your mood
Pumpkin helps the skin
Pumpkin gives you afterworkout power with potassium

Pumpkin Basics

Since all of these recipes have pumpkin in them, you’ll need to make pumpkin puree and in many cases, have pumpkin pie spice. Sure you could buy these both at the store, but when the homemade product doesn’t take too much time and tastes so much better you’ll want to do it yourself! So check out my recipe for pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice.

Best Pumpkin Recipes Ever: Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Chocolate Chips (and doughnuts)

Even is pumpkin is good for you, sometimes you just have to enjoy it because it taste so freaking good, right? The tradition of this recipe started 10 years ago. Over time, it’s seen a little change with cranberries, chocolate chips and now a new twist with pumpkin, chocolate and oh, yes – a dozen day old donuts (preferably from Dunkin Donuts.)

Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Chocolate Chips

Author: Autumn Reo of mamachallenge.com

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Description

Pumpkin lovers rejoice! It’s pumpkin, donuts and chocolate all in one!

Ingredients

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4 cups milk
1 cup granulated sugar
8 whole eggs
1/4 cup vanilla extract
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 (16-ounce) can pumpkin pie filling
1 dozen Dunkin Donuts, cubed (my favorite)
1 cup chocolate chips
Butter Rum Sauce
1 stick butter
1 pound box confectioners’ sugar
Rum, to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, blend all ingredients, except for bread and chocolate chips.
Fill a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with donuts.
Sprinkle choclate chips over donuts.
Pour custard mixture over donuts, making sure that all cubes are submerged (push cubes down if necessary).
Bake for about 1 hour, or until pudding is set.
Serve with Rum Sauce, Pecan Praline Sauce or even ice cream!

Some other great pumpkin recipes to try:

Pumpkin Pie Butter

Pumpkin White Chocolate Truffles

Stuffed Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

And there’s even more where that came from with the best Pinterest board ever!

Follow Autumn Reo {mamachallenge.com}’s board Oh, Pumpkin on Pinterest.

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Pumpkin Trifle (Part of a collection of No Trouble Trifles on Good Morning Texas)

Protein Packed Pumpkin Smoothie

August 17, 2017 By Autumn Rose Reo 15 Comments

Can you smell the pumpkin in the air? It’s time to fall in love with pumpkin – and with this healthy protein packed Pumpkin Smoothie – get your pumpkin fix every day, all day, all year!

Thank you to via One2One Network for this sponsored post that reminds us all being healthy can be easy, fun and taste so good!

In this world, there are two kinds of people: those that love pumpkin and those that don’t.

I fall very much in that category of pumpkin lovers. About August all of a sudden I get this craving for the feel of fall, the smell cinnamon, and the taste of pumpkin in everything. Perhaps it’s my name or the 100 degree temps in Texas that drive it, but it’s alive and well (and we show it.)

Unfortunately eating pumpkin pie all day, everyday isn’t going to do anyone any favors. On its own, pumpkin has some super qualities to impact your health from your eyesight, blood pressure and even your sleep. But if you really want to add a powerful punch, add dairy (cow’s milk, cheese, yogurt, etc.), to get nine essential nutrients and the protein you need to keep moving all day long.

At 8 grams of protein, you would have to drink 8 cups of almond milk to equal the amount in just 1 cup of cow’s milk.

Always on the go, this go-to pumpkin smoothie recipe will be your saving grace plus you don’t need to add protein powder like many smoothies because it’s already in there! In the morning I make this for breakfast for the kids and me before running out the door. And sometimes in the evening this smoothie is the ultimate indulgence without any of the guilt and all of the healthy benefits!

And best of all, it’s easy to make with pumpkin, milk, yogurt, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and you can also add a few other things if you really want to kick your health or your tastebuds into overdrive, you can add vanilla for a little bit more sweetness or turmeric for its anti-inflamatory and antioxidant properties as well as ginger (which also is a great combo with pumpkin (hello gingerbread!)

Throw these ingredients and some ice cubes into the blender and you’re on your way to an amazing smoothie that tastes good and is so good for you!