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Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

October 24, 2011 by christine

I’ve had my hands full the last two days breaking in Miko, our newly adopted rescued chihuahua, who is currently snoring in my lap after another intense play session. When we first brought him home Saturday, he was a calm and sweet little guy. Sunday he turned into a wild party animal thinking our cats were there for his personal barking and chasing entertainment. Lots of can shaking and the addition of new toys later, I’m getting the situation under control. I went on a PetSmart shopping spree after work grabbing five new toys for the little guy and I think he likes them.

Toys are a new thing for me since our other chihuahua has no interest in toys or chewing at all looking at me like I’m nuts when I try to play fetch with her.

Miko adores his new toys and doesn’t seem to get tired of me sending him skidding down the laminate hallway after them.

Or shaking them over and over.

And determined to chew the squeakers out of them.

It’s non stop action here lately! But I did find time to perfect a new fall dessert and a trick for plenty of raw fall treats. I bought a larger sized pie pumpkin for the raw pumpkin pie I made two weekends ago,

And while seeding, chopping, skinning, and shredding it was fairly labor intensive, it created about 4-times more than the shredded pumpkin amount I needed for the pie.

In completely filled my 14-cup food processor which is a lot from a little pumpkin!

I stored two large bags of fresh, shredded pumpkin in my freezer for smoothies and other creative uses. And the creative juices got flowing when I was craving a frozen dessert this weekend.

Pumpkin Pie Ice “Cream”

  • 1 cup frozen banana chunks
  • 1 cup frozen, shredded pumpkin
  • 1/4 tsp. freshly grated ginger
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie seasoning
  • 2 droppers of stevia extract, 1 pitted medjool date, or 1 tbsp. agave nectar

Place all ingredients into a food processor fitted with the “S” blade and pulse to desired texture. Serve and enjoy. Makes 2 servings.

The texture was very much like ice cream and the flavor like a creamy, frozen pumpkin pie custard.

Rich, creamy, and delightful.

This recipe came together fast, in under 10 minutes, and totally enjoyed by us.

I loved the slightly chunky texture of the pumpkin, but you can run the food processor longer for a smoother texture.

Keeping shredded fresh pumpkin in the freezer has been great, I need to make it a new fall/winter tradition! For as many treats and smoothies as I’ve gotten out of my stash so far, it’s worth the effort – a raw foodie’s version of canned pumpkin. :-)

Filed Under: Desserts, General, Recipes Tagged With: banana, pumpkin

Comments

  1. Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says

    October 24, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    love the ice cream!

    “two large bags of fresh, shredded pumpkin in my freezer”— wow seeing it like that in that format is pretty cool. I have never done that before, I should.

    Miko is the cutest.thing.ever. The laying on back pose w/ legs up in the air…too cute. About 10 yrs ago I had a chihuhua blonde hair like miko and she would do the same thing…brings back happy memories for me, seeing miko :)

    • christine says

      October 27, 2011 at 8:58 pm

      Thanks on Miko, it’s been a little hectic breaking him in this week, but it’s also been a blast. Your chihuahua sounds adorable too, how sweet! Think you’ll get another one down the road?

  2. JL goes Vegan says

    October 25, 2011 at 2:03 am

    New pets are a lot of work and so worth it! Sounds like it’s busy but enjoyable for you. How are the hubby and the new pup getting along?

    Your recipe looks wonderful! I love that it requires very few ingredients and it seems packed with flavor. Can’t wait to try it!

    • christine says

      October 27, 2011 at 8:57 pm

      This week it’s just been me breaking the new pup in since hubby is on work travel, so it’s been fun shuffling two dogs around and keeping a close eye on him. :-) But I think he’ll make great company for hubby when he’s working from home.

  3. Errign says

    October 25, 2011 at 4:16 am

    So basically it’s like raw pumpkin banana soft serve? Genius! I have a little bit of pumpkin left in my fridge and frozen bananas in the freezer – dessert tonight maybe :)

    • christine says

      October 27, 2011 at 8:55 pm

      Yeah, super simple and fast dessert recipe – the way I like them! :-)

  4. Pure2raw twins says

    October 25, 2011 at 4:20 am

    oh my gosh the new pup is adorable! congrats

    and the pumpkin pie ice cream looks great!

  5. kalli says

    October 25, 2011 at 9:50 am

    oh my goodness he is a wild boy for sure!!!!!! please make me this ice cream :)

    • christine says

      October 27, 2011 at 8:54 pm

      Sure, when you coming to the Sac area? :-)

  6. Anna @ On Anna's Plate says

    October 25, 2011 at 10:12 am

    Awww, he’s such a cute little guy!!! Haha…I think it’s so funny how their personalities come out so quickly when you bring them home…both of our pups needed about a day to adjust, and then…craziness!!! :-)

    • christine says

      October 27, 2011 at 8:54 pm

      Thanks, he’s been a fun bundle of energy this week! :-) So true on the personalities, it’s been interesting to watch him morph as he settles in this week.

  7. jessie ann james says

    October 26, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    Hello there!
    I just discovered your site! this ice cream looks so good and I have a pumpkin I need to use! How exactly do I skin it?!
    Thanks so much!
    jessieannjames.com

    • christine says

      October 27, 2011 at 8:48 pm

      Hi and welcome! :-) I cut the pumpkin in half first, scooped the seeds out, then cut it into little moon-like wedges that I could easily cute the skin off in chunks.

  8. Neven says

    October 28, 2011 at 11:38 am

    This looks so fabulous, I love that you didn’t use any nuts.

  9. Alejandra says

    November 7, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    Hi! This recipe looks awesome! I was wondering if vanilla would be a good sub for the stevia/date/nectar?

    • christine says

      November 7, 2011 at 10:14 pm

      Hi and thanks! Vanilla stevia would work well and you could add just vanilla extract, but it won’t be as sweet.

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