Showing posts with label Pumpkin Spice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pumpkin Spice. Show all posts

Friday, November 2, 2012

Pumpkin Pie Truffles

I'm not usually a big Pumpkin Pie fan, I realize that it is a Thanksgiving staple, but its not sweet enough to satisfy my sweet tooth.... until now!   Another truly unique recipe: 




Bill of Materials:
One Can of Pumpkin
One can of Sweetened Condensed Milk 
(NOT Evaporated Milk!)
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 T Cinnamon
2.5 T Pumpkin Pie Spice
Several Graham Crackers


Step One:  Mix all ingredients except for graham crackers in a bowl until completely mixed. 


 Step Two:  Use parchment paper to line a pie plate (or use a silicone one if you have it) and pour the pumpkin mixture into the pan.  I found that using parchment paper made clean up a LOT easier! 

Step Three:  Place Pumpkin mixture in the oven at 400 degrees for amount 10 minutes, then turn down to 350 degrees and let bake for another 30 to 40 minutes.  Times may be different for different sized pans or ovens.  Just check on it every 8 or so minutes to make sure it is not burning.  (As my grandma always said, you have to "use your head" with this one.)  


Step Four:  While pumpkin mixture is baking, use a food processor to grind up crackers into small chunks!  (I bet you know what we are going to be doing with this!)


Step Five:  Once done baking, pull pumpkin mixture out of the oven and let cool completely!  

Step Six:  Once the Pumpkin mixture is cooled, use a cookie scoop, or your hands, to make truffle sized balls.   



Step Seven:  Roll the pumpkin "pie" balls into the graham cracker crumbs for the "crust"


Step Eight:  EAT!  These truffles have the holiday staple of pumpkin pie but enough sweet to satisfy even the most picky sweet tooth!


You could also use left over pumpkin pie to make truffles too!  Just scrap off the pumpkin from the crust, roll, and coat with graham crackers and you have a new dessert!



 These delicious truffles have less than 75 calories per truffle!  (This does depend on the size of pumpkin pie "ball" - I got 33 truffles out of my pumpkin pie mixture which calculated to only 67 calories a piece )  



Are you a big fan of pumpkin pie?  Is it sweet enough for you, or do you have to smother it with whip cream?  I hope you enjoy these sweet tooth approved pumpkin pie truffles!  

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Truly Unique: Camp Fire Cookies

I LOVE Pinterest.  I mean LOVE, LOVE Pinterest, however I find that it actually doesn't help creativity, because I usually just end up copying everyone else!  With this in mind, I decided to come up with a TRULY UNIQUE dessert creation!  

I am totally looking forward to this fall, and camping with my to-be hubby (he kills all the spiders!)  Sitting by a camp fire, making smores is probably one of my favorite things to do in the cooler months.

In honor of this time of year (and my new love of everything Pumpkin Spice!), I created:






Bill of Materials:

Freshly Baked Sugar Cookies
Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses
Small Stick Pretzels
A bit of patience!


First, begin by making round sugar cookies.  You can make these from scratch or use a package. (I won't tell!!)


While your cookies are baking, break a third off of a hand full of pretzels.  You will need 6 "thirds" and 3 - 4 "two thirds" for each cookie.  




Next, unwrap the Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses (and eat a couple too!)  You will need 1 Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kiss for each cookie.




When the cookies come out of the oven, let them sit for barely a minute (they need to be soft for construction!)  Place the 6 "thirds" in a star shape in the middle of the cookie.  This is your "kindling".  



Once the pretzels are on the cookie, place a Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kiss on top of the kindling.  It will probably melt a little bit due to the cookies being warm.  If it needs a bit of help, place the cookies back in the oven for a minute.  



Then, place 3 - 4 "two thirds" pretzels in a triangle shape over the "fire".  



CAMP FIRE COOKIES!



If you are daring, place semi-sweet chocolate ships in a circle around the "camp fire" to make a "fire pit"!


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