09/09/2026
🌿 SIMPLE FUEL — PARABLE RECIPE
Frozen Pumpkin Spice Protein Rice Cake 🎃
Yet another not-so-aesthetic picture of something nutritious and delicious—taken right in the middle of real life. More specifcally, right in the middle of a pottery work break.
It is pumpkin spice season, after all!
This one is ridiculously easy and can be enjoyed fresh, but I think it’s especially delicious frozen.
INGREDIENTS
* Canned pumpkin
* Pumpkin pie spice, to taste
* Splash of vanilla
* Vanilla whey protein powder
* Rice cake
* Slivered or sliced nuts
You could also use nonfat Greek yogurt in the pumpkin mixture or combine Greek yogurt and protein powder depending on what works best for your nutritional needs.
DIRECTIONS
Mix the pumpkin with pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, and whey protein until creamy.
Pile it onto a rice cake, sprinkle with slivered nuts, and enjoy it right away—or do what I did:
Pop the whole thing into the freezer for about two hours.
It firms up into a wonderfully cool pumpkin-spice treat with the crunch of the rice cake and nuts underneath.
Simple. Sweet. Filling. And easy peasy.
PARABLE FROM THE PLATE
We have a tendency to overthink healthy eating.
We convince ourselves we need complicated recipes, specialty products, or perfectly planned meals before we can begin taking better care of ourselves.
But stewardship doesn’t have to be complicated.
Look at what’s already in your kitchen.
Pumpkin. A little spice. Protein. A rice cake. Some nuts.
Mix it together. Try something. Freeze it. Don’t freeze it. Add Greek yogurt. Change the amount of protein. Learn what works for you.
God has already provided an incredible variety of foods to nourish our bodies. Our job isn’t to make it complicated. It’s to learn, make intentional choices, and faithfully care for what He’s entrusted to us.
Don’t overthink it.
Sometimes Simple Fuel really is that simple. 🤍
Steward the machine. Fuel the calling. Reflect His glory.
