As the leaves change color and the temperature starts dropping, it’s time to warm things up. Take out your favorite sweater, your warmest socks and cozy up with a hot drink to enjoy the fall scenery. And with Halloween around the corner, there is no time like the present to throw some pumpkin into the mix. Pumpkins are a great source of vitamin A, and their seeds are packed with immune-boosting zinc.
Pumpkin Chai Tea
Ingredients:
1 chai tea bag (such as Yogi Chai Black)
1 cup milk (whole, skim, almond, soy)
1/8 cup organic pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Dash of cinnamon
Directions:
Pour about 4 ounces of boiling water over the chai tea bag. Let it steep while you prepare the pumpkin milk. In a saucepan, combine the pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice and milk until smooth. Pour the smooth mixture into the cup with chai and sprinkle with cinnamon. To turn this into a pumpkin chai latte, simply add your favorite coffee.
Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Ingredients:
Pumpkin seeds
Olive oil
Pink sea salt
Directions:
Place pumpkin seeds in a bowl and drizzle with a generous amount of olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Spread the seeds out onto a pan and toast them on the stove over a low heat until golden brown. Remove, let cool and enjoy.
