Canned pumpkin is a quick and easy way to add flavor and moisture to your favorite baked goods and sweets. Not just for pies, pumpkin puree can be used to make all kinds of delicious treats, including fudge. From cookies and bread to whoopie pies and muffins, canned pumpkin purée is an easy way to add delicious fall flavor to your favorite recipes.
Canned pumpkin is pretty much always present in my pantry, no matter what time of the year it is. And, if I get down to only one can of pumpkin, I tend to freak out a bit, convincing myself that I won’t be able to find it available when I need it due to a pumpkin shortage. Oh yes, the great pumpkin shortage. Every other year or so, the news tries to convince us that there will indeed be a pumpkin shortage. I’m over it. For the most part, canned pumpkin is always available. Now, I will admit that some stores don’t carry enough of it, which means that they may run out of it until a new shipment arrives. However, if I visit another store, nine times out of ten, they are going to be practically bursting at the seams with canned pumpkin. So, yes, while it’s on sale, fall is a great time to stock up on canned pumpkin purée, however, don’t feel the need to buy twenty cans of it to squirrel away.
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Buttery Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins
Nothing says autumn like the smell of pumpkin muffins baking on a crisp fall day. Made with ground cinnamon, canned pumpkin, butter, and a healthy dose of vanilla, these muffins are sure to be a hit with everyone. They have a super-moist texture and a sweet, buttery flavor that’s pretty hard to resist. Enjoy them with a cup of coffee or tea for breakfast, as a special occasion dessert treat, or even share them with friends as a way to welcome autumn.
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Crystallized Ginger Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies
Add an extra touch of flavor to your autumn pumpkin cookies with the addition of crystallized ginger. These cookies are soft, chewy, flavorful, and have just the right hint of pumpkin and ginger spice to help you celebrate the season. Pumpkin spice is nice, but guess what? Crystallized ginger pumpkin spice is where it’s really at.
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Pumpkin Spice Praline Pecan Fudge
This decadent homemade fall dessert combination of praline pecans, chocolate fudge, and pumpkin pie spice is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth with its rich, sweet, irresistible flavor. The praline pecans add a delightful crunch and the pumpkin pie spice adds a cozy warmth to the chocolate-flavored fudge. This is a delicious and indulgent pumpkin spice praline pecan fudge seasonal treat you won’t want to miss out on this fall.
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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread Breakfast Loaf
Have you ever opened a can of pumpkin and found yourself not using the entire can in a recipe? What do you do with the leftover pumpkin? Make pumpkin bread, of course. A soft, moist, and sweet breakfast pumpkin bread loaf, studded with miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips. Add a banana and a cup of tea or coffee and breakfast is served.
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Cinnamon Pumpkin Snaps are soft, chewy cookies with a crunchy cinnamon sugar coating sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. They’re made with canned pumpkin and a generous amount of cinnamon, giving them a uniquely delicious flavor that’s perfect for the season. These cookies are so tasty that you won’t be able to resist the temptation to grab another. You might want to consider baking a double batch to make sure you have enough to go around.
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Prize-Winning Pumpkin Whoopie Cookies
These prize-winning whoopie cookies will totally blow your socks off. They’re made using pumpkin and chocolate, which is the perfect autumn flavor combination. And, with a cream cheese filling sandwiched in between two of the pumpkin and chocolate-flavored cookies, this is a fall treat you’ll simply find hard to resist.
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Granola Cookies
These pumpkin chocolate chip granola cookies are a delicious and healthy treat, packed with loads of flavor and texture. The oats, chia seeds, and pepitas provide a crunchy texture, while the pumpkin purée, peanut butter, honey, and cinnamon add just the right touch of sweet fall flavor. And once miniature chocolate chips are folded into the mix, these cookies will surely satisfy your sweet tooth, whether you enjoy them as a snack, an after-meal treat, or even as a breakfast companion to fresh fruit.
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The Best Ever Classic Pumpkin Bread
If you’re like me, you’ve probably tried just about every pumpkin bread recipe available, always to end up being sadly disappointed. No longer. This classic, simple, sweet pumpkin bread has all of the flavors you’re looking for, with exactly the right moist and tender texture. So far, it’s the best ever basic pumpkin bread recipe I’ve tried.
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Pumpkin Streusel Breakfast Squares
These breakfast squares are an easy and delicious way to start your day. Whether you make them in a brownie bar pan or a muffin tin, you’ll be amazed at the transformation of an ordinary box of spice cake mix into something extraordinary. The sweet pumpkin flavor is enhanced with a cinnamon streusel topping and a decadent powdered sugar drizzle. With the simple ingredients and minimal prep time involved in making these delightful breakfast squares, you’ll be sure to have a delicious start to your day.
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Just because Thanksgiving is over, doesn’t mean that you can’t crack open a can of pumpkin to make a few Christmas cookies. And, when you use that canned pumpkin to make moist and chewy gingerbread cookies, well, I’m pretty sure that just about no one in this world is going to have anything bad to say about you combining holidays to make this flavorful, zesty, delicious, and festive sweet holiday treat.
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