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INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR PUMPKIN ALFREDO SAUCE
- Butter
- Cream cheese
- Heavy cream
- Rubbed sage
- Pumpkin puree
- Parmesan cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
- Nutmeg
IS PUMPKIN OK FOR A LOW CARB OR KETO DIET?
I love ALL things pumpkin so the first fall that rolled around after I went low carb I was like ? please tell me that I can have pumpkin!
- Parsnip
- Potato
- Acorn squash
- Butternut squash
- Peas
- Corn
- Pumpkin
Of the vegetables on this list, pumpkin has the least amount of net carbs.
½ cup of canned pumpkin has 6 grams of net carbs and 42 calories.
Pumpkin is lower-carb when compared to most other varieties of winter squashes.
However, pumpkin is combined with sugar in baked goods which, of course, gives most pumpkin recipes a higher carb count.
If you are looking for low carb or keto pumpkin dessert recipes, check out these:
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce (Low Carb)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 4 ounces cream cheese cubed
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree make it homemade
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- pink salt to taste
- cracked black pepper to taste
- Fresh ground nutmeg to taste
- Fresh chopped parsley or sage for garnish optional
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted.
- Whisk in the heavy cream, rubbed sage, and pumpkin puree, and bring to a bubble.
- Reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes, until sauce coats the back of a spoon.
- Whisk in the parmesan cheese and season with the salt, pepper, and fresh ground nutmeg to taste.
- Serve over butternut squash or zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash, steamed broccoli, or other low carb noodle replacement.
Disclaimer
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