Pumpkin Pie Dip and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Tired of Pumpkin yet?
I love pumpkin recipes this time of year and I think its perfect not just for Halloween and Thanksgiving but for Christmas as well.
This is one of my favorites - Pumpkin Pie Dip
Recipe:
1 8oz Package Cream Cheese (softened--whipped works even better)
2 Cups Powdered Sugar
1 (15oz) can solid pack pure pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie mix!)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon frozen orange juice concentrate (optional)
Cream the cream cheese and sugar together. Mix in pumpkin, spices, and orange juice concentrate. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Serve with graham cracker cookies or sliced apples! I like to slice apples and sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar on them.
Optional: carve out a pumpkin to use as a bowl!
If using a real pumpkin for a bowl - don't waste the pumpkin seeds!
I took all the pumpkin seeds and dried them off a bit. A tried to remove most of the pumpkin pulp but I didn't mind leaving a little behind for flavor. Toss the seeds in olive oil and sprinkle with salt. I used some Lawry's Season Salt and some Garlic Herb Seasoning.
Spread the seeds out on a cookie sheet.
Toast them in the oven at 375 degrees for about 20-30 minutes, until they are nice and golden brown. You may want to stir them up and spread them out again about half way through.
They make a yummy and flavorful snack!
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8 comments:
I love anything pumpkin - your photos are beautiful! (Visiting from Simple Things Sunday)
I love pumpkin - and being a vegetarian, have had stuffed pumpkin for Christmas. The rest of the family had turkey:)
Your photos are beautiful too - i like the pale blue against the bright orange- nice composition too. And the seed pics are fantastic! You might like to share your orange pics on Mandarin Orange Monday:)
That looks fantastic. I really love your food photography. You truly have a gift.
Sounds so easy to make - I'll have to try this out for Christmas to impress my relatives. :) Beautiful shots!
YUM- all over the place here!!! Great job on the food & the pics
Mmmmm, that sounds so yummy! I've never heard of that before but would love to make this recipe... Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #59!
Looks so good, love pumpkin too. Was nice to catch up, not a lot of blogging going on for me lately either. Hope you are enjoying your new job:)
Tiffany
Looks amazing!
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