Harvest Pumpkin Soup with Cheddar

I made this soup and served it in bread bowls covered in cheddar.  It was really easy and very delicious. 

2 t canola oil
1 cup frozen chopped onions
3 cans chicken broth
1 29 oz can solid-pack pumpkin (not pie filling)
1 2.5 oz. package cooked bacon (about 1/2 cup)
1 T sugar
1/2 t dried thyme
1 cup cream or half/half
1/4 t nutmeg
1 t curry powder (optional)
1 cup granted cheddar cheese

1.  Add oil to pot and turn heat to high.
2.  Add onion and saute, stirring, until it begins to soften and turn golden, about 10 minutes
3.  Stir in broth, pumpkin, bacon, sugar and thyme.  Bring to a gentle boil and reduce heat to medium-high and simmer about 5 minutes.
4.  Remove the soup from the heat and add cream, nutmeg and curry powder (if using)
5.  Puree soup in two or three batches in a blender, leaving the middle of the lid open to avoid pressure build-up of steam.  Start on low speed to prevent splashing. 
6.  Season with salt and pepper.  When serving, spoon a little of the cheese on top of each bowl.

Found in Deseret News by Valerie Phillips

Pumpkin Alfredo Pasta

 

My sister-in-law told me about this recipe and I knew I simply had to try it.  The alfredo sauce you make as a base alone is delectable and I have a half batch left that I am using on pizza tonight.  Then, add the pumpkin, etc. and it is to-die-for.  I used cheese ravioli for the pasta and served it with homemade wheat bread.  Hello fall pasta!  Yummmmmmm.  Definitely give it a try.  HERE is the recipe!

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

I had some leftover pumpkin so I scoured Pinterest for pumpkin recipes and decided it was time I try a homemade pumpkin ice cream. I found pumpkin ice cream at Smith's a couple years ago and loved it but I can never eat all that ice cream so half of it sits until it goes bad. This recipe was super easy to make and the results were fabulous. It tasted a lot like Arctic Circle's pumpkin pie shake but maybe even better because it was a little lighter tasting. I loved it. I made it in my Kitchenaid ice cream maker and left it on "stir" for about 25 minutes.

HERE IS THE RECIPE! Yummo.

Pumpkin Snicker Doodles

I've made these before, but with a different recipe.  I really love the texture of these cookies but I think they are lacking a little on flavor.  I would put more spices in the dough next time and smother the outsides with more too.  Seriously can't beat the texture in my book, though.  This recipe also makes a good 40 cookies, which is awesome.  What a fun fall treat!

HERE is the recipe!

Chai Pumpkin Spice Cookies

I saw these on Pinterest and knew I had to make them.  They sound like the perfect "welcome fall" treat.  I immediately headed over to Target to secure my bag of the illusive pumpkin spice kisses.  These cookies were easy to throw together and pretty hard to screw up.  They are delicious and taste just like fall would if it were a flavor - along with fresh apples, pie crust and warm cider.  Make them today, I don't think you'll be disappointed.  Here is the simple recipe!

Pumpkin Cornbread

Last night I made Pumpkin Chili and this Pumpkin Cornbread as a side.  This is the perfect fall meal!  I am slightly obsessed with this cornbread recipe now, it has more flavor than normal cornbread with the spices and pumpkin - but the pumpkin isn't too much.  I poured honey on mine and it was wonderfully scrumptious.  Next time I hope I have some honey butter to go on it... that would make it out-of-this-world.

Heavenly...

Pumpkin Turkey Chili

My favorite fall recipe: Pumpkin Turkey Chili.  It's easy and fast to make and is just a great recipe for a cool, crisp autumn evening in your cozy home.  This recipe is from All Recipes.  I sometimes make a double batch just because it's so good to have leftovers of.  The pumpkin isn't overpowering at all, there is just a hint of it.

If you're looking for an easy, fall-like recipe to try for dinner, you should definitely make this.  Last night I made it with a new recipe I found, Pumpkin Cornbread.  I'll post that recipe next.  Perfect meal!

Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Okay... this may be my favorite pumpkin baked good recipe EVER.  My sister-in-law sent me this recipe and I wish I could kiss her from a 1,000 miles away for it!  Delicious, amazing, wonderful!


Pumpkin Cake


4 eggs
1 2/3 c. sugar
1 c. oil
16 oz. pumpkin
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. nutmeg


Mix eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin together until well blended. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into a sheet pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Do not frost until cool.

Frosting

6 oz. cream cheese
1 stick butter
2 tsp. vanilla
3-4 c. powdered sugar

Let the cream cheese and butter soften to room temp. Then mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla and powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and mix until smooth and you have reached desired consistency.


I am keeping it in the fridge and it tastes really great cold.  I definitely recommend keeping it cool before you eat it.  


I will be making this every fall forever.

Cinnamon Eclairs with Pumpkin Cream

Word to the wise... don't make eclairs for the first time ever on the morning of a baby shower that you're throwing.  It's a little stressful.  With that being said - on a normal, non-stressful day these Cinnamon Eclairs with Pumpkin Cream are relatively easy to make... slightly more challenging than other things I've made in the past but not too bad.  I found the recipe HERE.  These turned out pretty well for my first try ever and many people complimented them and loved that the cream was pumpkin instead of normal.  It was a lot of work but it was worth it to have homemade eclairs at the shower.

Step 1 of 3

The finished product.  

I left off the nuts because I knew not everyone would like them.  They aren't gorgeous... but they're also not hideous either... and that's a big step for me!  If you want to challenge yourself a little bit and end up with a yummy treat... make these!  You'll feel quite accomplished at the end of the process.

Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese

I am obsessed with Einstein's pumpkin shmear (sp??).  But I never make it to Einstein's and I wanted to try a homemade recipe to see how it measured up.  I made Skinny Taste's Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese - but I used fat free cream cheese (the recipe called for 1/3 fat).  I think next time I would use a full fat cream cheese - it would be worth it.  This cream cheese is more creamy and thick rather than light and fluffy like Einstein's.  I think I prefer Einstein's but this is still really tasty and easy to make.  Plus there is more of it so you're saving money.  I'll be eating this for lunch for a week on wheat bagels and I look forward to doing so!

Maybe next week I'll treat myself to an Einstein pumpkin shmeared bagel, though.

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Pumpkin recipes galore, I know!  I made these pancakes Sunday morning and they were delightful!  I covered them with syrup and Pumpkin Fluff Dip.  They were easy to make - not too many ingredients - and added a little flavor to the normal pancake.  If you love pumpkin spiced things, these are a real treat for a fall morning.  My husband really liked them, too.

Pumpkin Fluff Dip

I was having family over for dessert and made this Pumpkin Fluff Dip.  Wowza!  So easy and a total liability to have in the fridge for a pumpkin and whipped cream lover like myself.  I planted myself in front of a movie last night with a box of cinnamon graham crackers and dipped to my heart's content.  Bad.  But this stuff is good - I definitely recommend you try it for a Halloween or fall party.

Pumpkin Spiced Oatmeal Pecan Cookies

I made these Pumpkin Spiced Oatmeal Pecan Cookies over the weekend to kick off the fall baking season.  They were really easy to make and turned out healthy but delicious-tasting.  I've been eating them for breakfast, kind of like oatmeal but in a cookie.  HURRAY for pumpkin!  I am slightly obsessed with pumpkin, as you will come to find out in the following weeks.  The air is getting cooler and it's getting more enjoyable to be in the kitchen.  These make the house smell amazing.  There's not a lot that I love more than a fall day with the cool air coming through the front door, sun shining and the smell of baked goods coming out of the oven.

Thanks to a friend of mine for sending this recipe over!