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#151 |
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another great use for chayote......saving some calories and carbs over the traditional recipe.
I made a chayote pumpkin pie this morning. I took 3 chayotes and steamed them until fork tender. Then put them in the magic bullet to make them of applesauce consistency. (I didn't drain them and should have..will do next time and this forced me to alter my recipe a little.). Then: 1/3 cup of pumpkin pie spice Davinci syrup 1 t. of vanilla extract (I used vanilla butter nut) 3 eggs 2 T of coconut flour (I had to add this because I didn't drain the squash) cinnamon to taste Mix all this together. Then a crumb topping 1/2 c. of pecan meal (or nut meal of any kind or finely chopped nuts) 1 1/2 T of melted butter 3-4 packes of Splenda 1 capful of maple extract Mix to a crumbled. Scatter over top of the squash batter. Back at 350 for 25 minutes. This was really good. If you don't have DAVINCI SF Pumpkin Pie Syrup, I think it would work with the SF pancake syrup, or plain, probably even vanilla and then use pumpkin pie spice or nutmeg & cinnamon, etc. Doesn't seem that you could go wrong. It was very very good. |
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#152 |
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About how much chayote puree would you get from 3 chayotes? I'm trying to figure out the carb savings frome using pumpkin. By the way, souncs delicious. I am always interested in shaving carbs.
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The USDA data base lists Chayote (raw) as 5.95g carb per cup, minus 2.2 fiber which is 3.75g net carbs per cup.[/COLOR]
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#157 |
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Thanks for the info, Larry. I think puree would be higher in carbs, because more would fit into a cup. But even doubling it, the chayote puree would be way less carbs than the pumpkin.
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I made some chayote apple chunks (just steamed them, covered, in a skillet for 10 minutes), and tossed 'em over peanut butter yogurt with a drizzle of raw honey. Definitely a good combo!
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Lauren!
![]() Ever since I saw this thread I have been on the hunt for this veggie and have not found it yet. ![]() I'm going to check out a few Mexican grocery stores in hopes they might have them. |
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Can't wait to make some of these. I bought 2 yesterday and some of the apple flavored sticks! Yay!
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Mexican grocery stores
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I'm in Charlotte NC and we have a chain called Compare Foods that caters to Mexicans and Latins.They have Cayotes this week 3/ $.99. Needless to say I'll be picking up a bunch.Also have a flea market that I may check out for them. I stopped by an Oriental market this week looking for Shirataki noodles, they said "HUH!". ![]()
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Success in my first chayote experience. I bought some a while ago and they have been hanging out in the fridge waiting for me to find the time and energy. I made a combo recipe of Lauren's and Linda Sue's fried apples. After cooking the squash as Lauren said, I cooled then sauteed in butter, cinnamon, lemon juice, some sweetener and about half a packet of the 4c apple juice mix. When it tasted right I put that over some full fat yogurt. Yumm! Really worth doing some experimenting with. Thank you Lauren, Linda Sue and everyone else for their input.
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My local Mexican grocery store had them for.....are you ready? For....4 for 99 cents this week!!!!! They were HUGE too! I bought 8 of them and have used 2 so far. How long do you think they will last?
Also, how do you know if they are "ripe" or not? Some were a darker green, than others. I just took a chance, but, there should be a stage where they are ripe, and better tasting. Keep the recipes coming for these little gems! We're enjoying Linda Sue's Fried Apples soooooooooo much!!!
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I looked into growing my own (which I may try at some point) and it is my understanding they are harvested in the fall so the price should be getting better for everyone. I have no idea about the keeping qualities or ripeness issues. Hoping someone here does.
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#166 |
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Chayote Preserves......OMG....do you miss jelly???
I was experimenting again today because I wanted jelly. Checked out the SF jellies at the store. Still 5 carbs per serving....which for me...is too high.
So.... Here's the ingredients 1/2 c. chayote (steamed) 2-3 T. Any flavor SF Davinci syrup 3/4- 1 t. of guar gum. Run the steamed chayote thru the magic bullet until applesauce like consistency. Add all the syrup and 1/2 of the guar gum....run through again. Add the rest of the guar gum...run through again. (I'm always cautious with the guar gum). Put in microwave and nuke at 1 minute intervals until it is the consistency of apple butter or pumpkin butter. I put it on a floopsie....OMG...I thought I was having real fruit "butter" again. Pinch me!!!. Dee |
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In the South, we call these mirlitons. There are some excellent recipes using this vegetable. My favorite is mirlitons stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Unfortunately, the recipe calls for breadcrumbs, so that eliminates the low carb-ness of them.
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Ok-I'm back, and it was EXCELLENT! lauren has done it again. It's been a really rough weekend. I needed a little comfort food.
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#171 |
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The endless possibilities
Yesterday...
I also made carmel apple fried apples with chayote. Basically I took 2 chayotes and steamed them. Then, took the diced chayotes with 1T of coconut oil in a pan. 1/3 c. of SF Davinci carmel syrup and cinnamon to taste. sprinkled a little guar gum on it. It was wonderful. BUTTTTTTTTTTTTT, This morning, I made a hot cereal that was really good too. Took 1/3 c. of flaxmeal. Added hot water and mixed well, heated some of the carmel apples and mixed. Very good breakfast. I always loved oatmeal and really miss it. ![]() ![]() Gotta love the old chayote. Dee |
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Bumping.....to keep this thread active - for people posting all things chayote here.
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#174 |
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Found chayote at my local Asian market. I made the apple slices. What a kick! They taste so much like apples. I used Totally Light 2 Go Drink mix for the apple flavoring. I believe you could fool anyone with this stuff. I'm going to experiment with applesauce, apple butter, and apple cake. Thanks, Dee.
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Ok, I read most of this thread and couldn't find the answer. Are these known by a different name? Cause
A. I can't find them anywhere and B. They are not listed on the induction list as acceptable.
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#176 |
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Look at post #42 on page 2 - lots of names for this veggie!
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I wonder if they can be frozen for later use? Has anyone tried?
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I haven't tried, but I will for my next purchase. I am too busy eating the ones I got to freeze any. I'm thinking they would come out like cooked apples, but I'll check and see.
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I found these at walmart last night. I made LS fried apples then put an almond flour crust on it. O. M. G. It was delish and I am super stuffed right now. I only used 1/2 of one chayote. mmmmmmm delish
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