Pumpkin Spice Smoothie

With a bit of a fall chill entering the air, it's time for all of those seasonal, pumpkin-y things to come out and play. Some I like and some I don't, but this was pretty tasty. I used apple pie spice instead of pumpkin pie spice because I don't like cloves anyway and didn't feel like going out to buy some. I don't think it affected the flavor at all!

Pumpkin Spice Smoothie

1 Weight Watchers French Vanilla smoothie packet
1 cup skim milk
1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or apple pie spice, or cinnamon and nutmeg)

Put all ingredients together in a blender and blend away! Enjoy!

Pumpkin Polenta Muffins

Another yummy healthy baked good! These are basically a pumpkin-flavored and seasoned corn muffin. A nice, filling way to have a fall-themed baked good without breaking the bank. ;) One was plenty for a nice afternoon snack.

Pumpkin Polenta Muffins
Posted on the Weight Watchers Power Foods Board by Lynn

2 cups canned pumpkin (one can)
1 cup Egg Beaters® 99% egg substitute
1 cup granulated Splenda
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (I used apple pie spice and a little extra cinnamon because I had it on hand; you could also use 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp each of ginger and nutmeg.)
1 cup skim milk
2 cups cornmeal (I used Bob's Red Mill Stone Ground Cornmeal, medium grind)

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Spoon into 12 regular-sized muffin cups and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Baking and eating my homemade baked goods is one of my favorite things to do, but it can eat up a lot of points very quickly. So when I had a couple of overripe bananas to use up, I asked the Weight Watchers Power Foods Board for advice on banana bread. I was met with a few recipes for baked oatmeal, one of which I decided to try tonight. It was quite yummy!

Here is the recipe, shared by Lynn on the Power Foods board:

Baked Oatmeal

2 1/2 cups oatmeal
1 1/4 cup canned pumpkin, mashed banana, applesauce, any pureed fruit or veg. (or 2 or so cups of shredded zucchini)
2/3 cup splenda (or to taste)
1 cup skim milk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 T apple pie spice
OR 1/3 c cocoa powder and a bit of sf/ff chocolate pudding mix (pudding optional)
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients together and spoon into muffin cups sprayed with cooking spray. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until done.

I made it with the cocoa powder, no pudding, and mashed bananas. Very tasty!