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Pumpkin Muffins

  2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ¾ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon salt 1 stick butter, softened ½ cup brown sugar 2 large eggs ¾ cup pumpkin puree ¼ cup milk sunflower seeds (optional) 12 Muffin cup liners   Mix dry ingredients well and set aside Preheat oven…

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Pumpkin Cream

    Simple, Light, Creamy, Heavenly…   8 oz. carton mascarpone cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 15 oz. can prepared pumpkin ½ cup ricotta cheese 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ½ cup whipping cream ½ cup chopped pecans   In a large bowl, stir together cheeses, pumpkin, powdered sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix until…

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Pumpkin Cookies

  1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed 2 large eggs 1 cup mashed or canned pumpkin 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts or pecans 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice   Preheat oven to 375° F. In a large mixing…

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Pumpkin Butter

Pumpkin Butter

  ¼ cup pumpkin ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon allspice 1 pound butter, softened   Heat ¼ cup pumpkin in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until it dries out – about 2 minutes Let cool In a mixing bowl, mix pumpkin, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon into one pound softened…

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Pumpkin Bread

  1 cup pumpkin 2 eggs 1/2 cup oil 1/3 cup orange juice 1 3/4 cups flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoons baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/3 teaspoon allspice, 1/3 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/3 teaspoon ginger)   Preheat oven to 350 (F). In a large bowl, mix pumpkin, eggs, oil, and juice until…

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Pumpkin Bars

    2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 cup oil 4 eggs beaten 1 2/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 – 16 oz. can pumpkin   Cream eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin in large bowl. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in…

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Pumpkin & Cheesecake Swirl Slices

    1 1/2 cups crushed ginger snap cookies, or vanilla cookies1/2 cup chopped pecans1/2 stick butter, melted 4- 8oz. pkgs cream cheese, softened1 cup sugar, divided1 tsp. vanilla4 eggs1 cup canned pumpkin1 tsp. ground cinnamon1/4 tsp. ground nutmegdash – ground cloves Pre-heat oven to 375 F. Mix cookie crumbs, melted butter, and nuts. Press…

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No Guilt Pumpkin Muffins

  No oil or shortening is used in these healthy and indulgent muffins. This recipe came from an old health club I used to belong to- Charlie Club. They had a restaurant at the club with healthy foods that taste great. These are really yummy muffins. ( I do put cinnamon sugar on the tops.)…

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Maple Pumpkin Pie

  1 single pie crust 1 15-oz. can pumpkin (or 2 cups fresh) ½ cup sugar ¼ cup pure maple syrup 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt 3 eggs, slightly beaten 1 cup milk   Preheat oven to 375 F. Combine pumpkin, sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt. Add eggs. Beat with a fork until…

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Roasted Pumpkin Puree

  Put the washed whole baking pumpkin on a foil lined cookie sheet Bake at 350 F for 90 minutes or until tender. Turn cookie sheet occasionally. Cool Skin will peel off Clean out seeds and pulp with a spoon Put pumpkin into a colander and let water drain off Put pumpkin meat into a…

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