Pumpkin Nog or Pumpkin Smoothie

Pumpkin Nog

Juice one "pie" pumpkin

1/2 cup water

1 tsp local raw honey

1/4 tsp pumpkin spice or cinnamon

a quarter inch piece of fresh ginger, chopped

Juice the pumpkin in your juicer (save the pulp and seeds). Pour fresh juice into your blender. Add spices, raw honey, water and blend on high until smooth (add more water if needed).

Chili before serving and garnish with your fruit or your favorite spice.

Pumpkin Smoothie

1 banana, frozen

1 cup almond milk

1 cup grated pumpkin

1 tbsp. raw honey or two meejol dates, pitted

Add a 1/4 tsp of the following spices cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and all spice.

Add ingredients to a high powdered blender and blend until it reaches a smooth creamey consistency. To thicken add 1/2 banana to then add a little more almond milk.

Note: You want to peel and slice your banana and freeze at least two hrs before using. I freeze my banana the night before.

This is a "pie" pumpkin, as you can see they are small.

Raw Pumpkin Pie

Crust: 2 cups almonds, 4 dates, pitted and soaked and 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Directions: Pulse the almonds in a food processor until evenly ground, do not over process or you end up with almond butter. Add dates and process into a dough like consistency. Grease an 8-inch pie pan with coconut oil and press your crust into pan . Place in freeze to set while you make your filling.

Filling:

2 c. cubed pumpkin, meat of 1 young coconut (reserve coconut water), 1/2 c. raw almonds soaked, 1/2 c. dates, soaked,