09/12/2025
🎄✨ The Festive Pumpkin 🎃✨
Pumpkin is one of the most nourishing ingredients of the season, warm, comforting, and packed with nutrients that support your body during the busy festive months.
Here’s why your body loves pumpkin:
🌾 High in fibre – supports digestion & keeps you fuller for longer
🌟 Rich in beta-carotene – a powerful antioxidant for glowing skin & strong immunity
🥗 Low-calorie, nutrient-dense – satisfying without the heaviness
🍯 Naturally sweet – means you can bake with less added sugar
🧡 Pairs beautifully with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger
And nothing brings these flavours together quite like our Festive Pumpkin Spice Greek Yogurt Cake — light, moist, flourless and high in protein. Perfect for a healthier holiday treat!
🎂 Festive Pumpkin Spice Greek Yogurt Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
• 1 cup pumpkin purée
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions:
1️⃣ Preheat oven to 180°C and line or grease a loaf tin.
2️⃣ Whisk together the pumpkin purée, yogurt, eggs, maple syrup (or honey) and vanilla.
3️⃣ Add pumpkin spice, baking soda and salt. Mix until smooth.
4️⃣ Pour into your tin and bake 35–45 minutes, until the centre is set.
5️⃣ Let cool, then (optionally) frost with Greek yogurt or cream cheese and sprinkle with nuts.
A festive treat that’s wholesome, delicious, and kind to your gut. ✨
For personalised nutrition guidance:
📞 Louise — +27 83 600 2899
📧 louise@life-nutrition.co.za
🌐 www.life-nutrition.co.za
