Category: pumpkin
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Easy peasy Devil’s chocolate pumpkin puree cupcakes
This is going to be a short post because the ingredient list is short too: cake mix and pumpkin puree. Look, I know cake mix is not ideal. But sometimes, I need to make cupcakes quickly and I need a quick chocolate fix. So when I saw this recipe on Pinterest, I thought I’d try…
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Pumpkin bread with dark chocolate and pecans
When I saw this recipe come across the wires at work from The Associated Press, it had me salivating. By the time the holidays have rolled around, I’ve usually made at least two or three pumpkin-based desserts so I had this high on my “To Do” list despite the fact I was heavily pregnant…
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Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies
Sometimes, admittedly, I feel lazy. My friends and family may tell you I’m definitely not lazy because I’m always on the go, but sometimes I just don’t feel like seeing a recipe through. So I take shortcuts. Case in point: During my quick stop at Trader Joe’s in Boston, one of the mixes I…
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Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin-Chocolate Tiramisu
If you love pumpkin, if you love chocolate, heck even if you just love cake, you will love this dessert. I found this recipe after doing some Googling to find a way to use up my leftover pumpkin puree. And I’m so very glad I took a chance on this revamp of the classic…
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Pumpkin muffins with cinnamon streusel
I was in Boston to attend a conference last month and I entered Trader Joe’s to grab a bottle of water. I had five minutes to get in and out. In the span of those few seconds on the way to the cash register, I ended up grabbing a bottle of organic agave syrup, a store-brand brownies mix,…
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Pumpkin and cream cheese muffins with pecan streusel
Cream cheese is a necessity in our household. When we run out, we go into panic mode. Even when my son won’t eat anything else, he will eat cream cheese on toast. I’m no different. I love cream cheese on my bagels, in my slow cooker chicken stew, in my fettuccine Alfredo, and especially in my…
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Mini pumpkin spice bundt cakes
When the temperature drops, and the leaves crunch under my feet, I want nothing more than to warm my palate with the rich seasonal tastes of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. I took a several-week hiatus from blogging and baking after my son was born, but decided to get back in the kitchen and…