Ingredients
- 250g pumpkin, peeled and cut into medium sized cubes
- 250g reduced fat cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 100g self raising flour
Tips: Puffs can be frozen. These can also be made using sweet potato.
Method
- Steam or roast pumpkin until soft
- Place pumpkin in a large bowl, mash or blend with hand blender, set aside to cool
- Add cheese, paprika and flour to pumpkin, stir until combined
- Allow mixture to cool for at least an hour to firm up
- Preheat oven to 180°c, line two baking trays with baking paper
- Place teaspoon sized balls of mixture onto trays
- Bake for 12–15 minutes, until golden brown
- Allow to cool completely before serving.
Nutrition information panel
Nutrient | Per Serve | Per 100g |
Energy | 135kJ | 897kJ |
Protin | 2.1g | 14.4g |
Total fat | 1.5g | 10.2g |
Saturated fat | 0.9g | 6.3g |
Carbohydrate | 2.2g | 15.0g |
Sugars | 0.3g | 2.5g |
Dietary Fibre | 0.1g | 1.27g |
Sodium | 52mg | 351mg |