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Cat
Lv 4
Cat asked in Food & DrinkCooking & Recipes · 1 decade ago

Looking for a simple pumpkin dessert recipe?

I need a simple recipe for some kind of pumpkin dessert that doesn't require a ton of spices and steps. I don't bake regularly, and I think the only spice I have at home is cinnamon (and that's probably "expired" by now), so if there's a recipe that incorporates any kind of pre-made pumpkin bread, cake, cookies, etc, that would be great.

I'm not looking for a specific kind of dessert, so all suggestions are welcome! (However, I'm not wanting just a pie or anything like that.)

The one I make (that makes Hubby happy) will get the 'best answer'!

Thank you!

Update:

Right now, I'm thinking about making a pie, with a gingersnap crust, and pumpkin cheesecake filling. How does that sound? Do pumpkin and gingersnaps go together?

Update 2:

Simple! I don't have the means, the funds, the space, or the desire to make most of these recipes. As I said, I've got no spices at home, and it'll cost more to buy these ingredients than it would for me to just go out and buy a dessert somewhere. Fewer ingredients, fewer steps, please! (I also hate clean-up, so fewer ingredients is MUCH preferred!)

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  • Lana
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Pumpkin Waffles Recipe ,`)

    1 medium egg.

    ¾ cup of canned pumpkin.

    ¾ cup of milk.

    ½ cup of flour.

    3 teaspoon of butter.

    1 teaspoon of baking powder.

    ½ teaspoon of salt.

    Beat the egg until light and fluffy.

    Mix together with the other ingredients to form batter.

    Bake the batter in a hot waffle iron.

    Serve as desired.

  • Prepration Time15 Minutes

    Cooking Time 20 Minutes

    Difficulty Level Easy

    Main Ingredient: Pumpkin

    IngredientsFor crust:

    1/2 cup sugar

    1/2 cup Crisco

    Two cup flour

    1/2 teaspoon salt

    For filling

    1/2 can pumpkin

    1/2 cup sugar

    3/4 teaspoon salt

    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

    How to make Pumpkin Tart For crust: make soft dough by mixing all ingredients of crust. During blending add milk to make it soft like pie crust. Make a ball of dough and rolled into 5 inch circle.

    For Filling: Mix all the filling ingredients well and blend. Place filling on half of the tart circle. Fold other half over and seal. You can create a edge as you wish. You can take the help of a fork to make good edge. Bake on large cookie sheet at 375 degree until light brown. It takes nearly 20 minute to bake well.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Pumpkin Raisin Muffins

    cup Fresh or Canned Pumpkin

    3 1/2 cups Flour

    1 cup Sugar

    2 Eggs

    1 1/4 cup 2% Milk

    1/4 cup Soft Butter or margarine

    1 cup Raisins

    4 teaspoons Baking Powder

    1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

    1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg

    1/2 teaspoon Salt

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Preparation Directions:

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

    Put muffin cups into muffin tins or grease the tins.

    Cream butter(or margarine) and sugar until fluffy.

    Beat in pumpkin and eggs.

    Dredge raisins in 1/2 cup of flour.

    Sift remaining flour and spices together.

    Pour milk into a mixing bowl.

    Mix in dry ingredients by hand until just mixed.

    Stir in raisins.

    Spoon mix into paper cups in muffin tin.

    Bake at 400 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes.

    Serve pumpkin raisin muffins warm or cool. Spread on butter or margarine, if desired.

  • 1 decade ago

    Well this one takes a few more ingredients then you are looking for but it is really easy and very yummy. I have made this for 3 thanksgivings in a row (to change up instead of pumpkin pie) and I always get compliments on it.

    Ingredients

    1 recipe Gingersnap Crumble (recipe, below)

    1 quart vanilla ice cream

    1 15-oz. can pumpkin

    2 Tbsp. packed brown sugar

    1-1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

    1/2 tsp. salt

    1 cup whipping cream, whipped

    Directions

    1. Prepare Gingersnap Crumble. Set aside.

    2. Place ice cream in refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes or just until softened. In a large bowl combine pumpkin, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Stir ice cream to soften; fold into pumpkin mixture. Cover and freeze 20 minutes or until pumpkin mixture holds its shape when heaped with a spoon.

    3. Spoon ice cream into parfait glasses; sprinkle with Gingersnap Crumble. Cover and freeze until firm (4 hours to 48 hours).

    4. Before serving, top with whipped cream and a leaf pastry cutout. Sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice. Makes 10 servings.

    Gingersnap Crumble: In a small bowl stir together 1-1/2 cups crushed gingersnaps (about 30 gingersnaps) and 1/4 cup melted butter. Stir just until crumbs are coated.

    Here is another favorite.

    Leftover pumpkin creme brulee

    Ingredients

    * Leftover pumpkin pie

    * 5 tablespoons sugar

    Directions

    Peel crust off the outside of overturned pieces of pie and line the inside of small ramekins of coffee cups with the pie crust pieces. Spoon pumpkin pie filling (straight from the pie!) equally into small ramekins or stoneware coffee cups.

    Sprinkle a tablespoon of sugar over the filling in each ramekin.

    Using a mini-torch, torch the top until sugar is caramelized. The ramekins can also be browned under a broiler. If using a broiler, stick the cups inside a pan filled with 1/2-inch of water and place under the broiler until just browned on top.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Get a large platter and fill it with raw veggies! That will be a big hit because everyone eats forever during the holidays, a "relish" tray is easy and diet friendly! Carrot sticks, celery, broccoli (just the flower stuff) add some sweet and dill pickles and black and green olives. Put a dish with some Ranch dressing in it and you will have a hit! By the by, did you mean EASY recipes instead of EAST!?lol

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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    The truth is that the Paleo Diet will never be considered a fad because it's just simply the way that humans evolved to eat over approximately 2 million years. And eating in a similar fashion to our ancestors has been proven time and time again to offer amazing health benefits, including prevention of most diseases of civilization such as cancer, heart disease, alzheimers, and other chronic conditions that are mostly caused by poor diet and lifestyle. One of the biggest misunderstandings about the Paleo Diet is that it's a meat-eating diet, or a super low-carb diet. This is not true

  • 1 decade ago

    Pumpkin Pecan Parfaits

    1 C dairy beverage (soy milk, rice milk, cow's milk)

    1 (15oz) can pumpkin

    2 pkg (4 serving size each) sugar free vanilla instant pudding & pie mix

    1 ts ground cinnamon

    1/2 ts ground ginger

    1/4 ts ground cloves

    1 C whipping cream

    8oz cream cheese (low fat), softened

    1/4 C splenda (or I used regular sugar)

    2 ts vanilla extract

    1/2 C finely chopped pecans

    1. In medium bowl, combine dairy beverage, puddin gmixex, spices & pumpkin

    2. Whip cream until stiff. Set aside.

    3. In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, & vanilla extract. > Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.

    4. To assemble, spoon 2 TBpumpkin mixture into parfait, or small wine glass. Add 1 TB cream cheese/whipped cream mixture & 1/2 TB pecans.

    Repeat layers as you please.

  • 1 decade ago

    Pumpkin Cheesecake

    Crust:

    1 c. flour

    ¼ c. sugar

    1 cube butter, cut into 8 pieces

    Filling:

    4 8 oz. packages cream cheese, softened

    5 eggs

    1 ¼ c. sugar

    3 Tbs. flour

    ¼ c. pumpkin pie filling

    1 Tbs. vanilla

    For the crust, cut in and mix flour, sugar, and butter until

    well blended. Pat crust mixture into the bottom of a 10” spring

    form pan. Bake at 400o for 10 to 15 minutes in a 12”, deep Dutch oven until light brown.

    For the filling, in a large bowl, beat 1 package of cream

    cheese with 1 egg until smooth and creamy. Add one more package of cream cheese and one more egg. Beat until smooth and creamy. Add one more package of cream cheese and one more egg. Beat until smooth and creamy. Add the fourth package of cream cheese and two eggs. Beat until smooth and creamy.

    Add the remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. Pour into baked crust. Bake at 325o for 1 hour or until firm. Cool and serve. Try topping with whipped cream

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    Crust:

    2 packages honey graham crackers (about 20 rectangles)

    1 cup walnuts or pecans

    1 1/2 sticks butter, melted

    Filling:

    2 1/2 pounds cream cheese

    1 cup sugar

    4 large eggs, lightly beaten

    3 egg yolks, lightly beaten

    2 teaspoons cinnamon

    3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

    1 teaspoon ground cloves

    1 teaspoon ground ginger

    1 cup heavy cream

    1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

    1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin

    Heavy cream whipped with brandy, for serving

    Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

    For the crust: Put the graham crackers in a food processor and process until all the pieces are broken down to a sand-like consistency. Add the nuts and process until they are completely combined with the graham crackers. With the processor on, pour the butter in a slow steady stream, until the mixture looks bound together. Press the crust evenly into the bottom and a little up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

    For the filling: In a large bowl, mix together; cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and yolks. Add cinnamon, flour, cloves, and ginger. Blend together. Add cream and vanilla, and blend well. At this point, reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture. Add the pumpkin and blend until the color is even.

    Pour the pumpkin filling into the prepared crust. Take the reserved mixture and create a design on top; a swirl, or pour thin lines across, from top to bottom, then take a knife and working perpendicular to the lines of white filling, run the knife through in similarly spaced lines.

    Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 275 degrees F and bake for 1 more hour. Cool, then chill in the fridge overnight.

    Serve with brandied whipped cream

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  • 1 decade ago

    Pumpkin pancakes served with condensed milk is really good and really easy!

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