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Pumpkin Pierogis with Spicy Maple Sweet Potato Sauce

Homemade pierogis filled with pumpkin filling and topped with sweet and spicy sweet potato puree sauce.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American, Polish
Servings 6 servings
Calories/Serving 311 kcal

Ingredients
  

Pierogis

  • Dough for pierogis, raviolis, tortellini, wontons or any other form of dumpling.
  • 1 cups pumpkin puree, ...[$1.25]
  • ⅕ cup brown sugar, ...[$0.10]
  • ⅛ tsp. nutmeg, ...[$0.05]
  • salt and pepper

Sweet Potato Sauce

  • ½ stick butter, divided...[$0.50]
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced...[$0.35]
  • ½ large onion, chopped...[$0.50]
  • 1 whole sweet potato, chopped...[$0.65]
  • 1 cup coconut milk, ...[$0.74]
  • 4 tbsp. maple syrup, ...[$1.12]
  • 1-2 tbsp. chipotle or cayenne powder, ...[$0.20]
  • 1 tsp. salt, ...[$0.07]
  • ½ tsp. pepper, ...[$0.46]

Instructions
 

Pierogis

  • Prepare your dumpling dough. You can find the details from the link in the post.
  • Combine pumpkin puree, brown sugar, nutmeg, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well.
  • Spoon appropriate amount of pumpkin mixture into center of dough. Somewhere between 1-2 tablespoons.
  • Crimp edges and set aside for cooking later.
  • To freeze for later, lay pumpkin pockets on a baking sheet and freeze for about 4 hours. Take out and store in plastic freezer bags for later use

Sweet Potato Sauce

  • In a skillet sauté minced garlic, chopped onion, and chopped sweet potato in 2 tbsp. butter.
  • When the sweet potatoes are soft, add the rest of the butter, milk and maple syrup and mash or blend the mixture until it is completely smooth.
  • Add seasonings to taste and mix again until everything is even and creamy.
  • Top sauce on pierogis and serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 521mgPotassium: 242mgFiber: 3gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 12550IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1.4mg