PUMPKIN PALOOZA

Happy Tasty Tuesday back from a glorious long weekend!! I'm gonna be screwed up on my days all week but I can tell you two things for sure: I LOVE Pumpkin and I LOVE the word Palooza!!!! Put the two together and bam are you in for a treat. And call me cra-cra-craaazy but I am linking this up with Momfessional's Tuesday Talk and Girl Chat because in the category of what I cannot live without, Pumpkin stuff in the Fall is it!! Of course I cannot love without my family and carmex on my lips every night but These two meme's explain it all, lol

Now, several people I work with do not like pumpkin and I know some of you bloggers don't either but this girl is obsessed with all things pumpkin with the exception of Pumpkin Pie, cannot stand it. I know, weird, right? Anyway, last Fall I shared several of my favorite pumpkin recipes and I've gathered 4 of them here to get you going for our pumpkin treat pleasure through this whole season. And hold onto your gourds as the next 3 Tuesdays, yes, every Tuesday in September I will be bringing you 3 more scrumptious pumpkin recipes that you will swoon over. I have already made one of them and let me tell ya, literally the yummiest thing that has ever gone into my mouth.

So Let the September PUMPKIN PALOOZA BEGIN!!

First up is this gem, the Cider Pumpkin Sheet cake with caramel frosting. I am a huge apple cider lover so it was a great "Andrea in the kitchen" moment to decide to combine it with my beloved pumpkin puree. The result is this moist sheet cake just waiting to be savored with your coffee, tea, milk or even the cider itself. Great for a crowd too.

CARAMEL CIDER PUMPKIN 

SHEET CAKE RECIPE HERE

Next Up is one of my favs....the Pumpkin Spiced Fudge, This was one of my sweepstakes winners at our county Fair. Just sink your teeth into this pumpkin goodness loaded with melted white chocolate and you'll wonder where it's been all your life. So yummy!!

PUMPKIN SPICED FUDGE RECIPE HERE

Oh yeah, here is a concoction of mine that was developed from finding pumpkin spice pizzelles at a farmers market. I even made them healthier by using the Oikos pumpkin greek yogurt. The result is the most fluffiest cheesecake mousse and such a satisfying treat with fewer calories. A real punkin' keeper.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE MOUSSE 

PIZZELLES RECIPE HERE

And last but NOT least; my favorite cookie of ALL TIME: Pumpkin Drop Cookies. I make them every Fall, like 2-3 times and we gobble them up so fast. So moist and the caramel frosting just melts in your mouth. If you make no other cookie at all this Fall, make these!!

PUMPKIN DROP COOKIE RECIPE HERE

I have no pumpkin concocted treats in the house right now, so it's either bake or go get pumpkin doughnut munchkins at Dunkin Doughnuts. Either way, some yummy pumpkin treat is finding it's way into my mouth today, lol.

Have a GREAT and Tasty short week!!! YAY!!
PUMPKIN PALOOZA 2.0 coming Fall 2017!

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PUMPKIN DROP COOKIES with CARAMEL FROSTING

Happy Tuesday. I swore I was not going to do another pumpkin recipe but it IS Halloween week and this does happen to be my personal favorite Pumpkin recipe of ALL time. Yes, all time!! Yum  

I made these last Friday and it was not until I had them frosted that I decided another pumpkin recipe post was indeed needed and trust me if you love pumpkin, you will LOVE these cookies. So soft, and the caramel frosting sets up just right for the perfect compliment to the subtle pumpkin drop cookie.

I am not a fan of pumpkin pie so I usually bring Sweet Potato Casserole or
 my Pumpkin Sheet Cake or best of all, these yummy cookies for a quick grab after (or before) Thanksgiving dinner!

PUMPKIN DROP COOKIES with CARAMEL FROSTING

INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour

FROSTING 
4 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons heavy cream
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS 
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Stir in pumpkin.
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.  Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
Drop by heaping tablespoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Bake for 11-12 minutes.
Transfer to parchment paper
To make frosting: In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cream, and brown sugar over medium heat.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture just begins to boil; remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Then, mix in powdered sugar and mix on medium speed til smooth. Spread frosting over cookies quickly as it hardens up .

 

Enjoy, my pumpkin loving friends!!

These would be great to munch on while passing out Halloween candy on Saturday.

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