Yes, pumpkin season! For all you pumpkin lovers out there, I collected my five favorite pumpkin recipes. Try the pumpkies, especially. They’re the pumpkin version of brownies!
So I haven’t had a lot of time for baking lately. I’ve been hanging out and playing with my Baby Boy, taking Lucy for long walks because she was convinced she was pregnant and I had to keep her from nesting in the laundry basket, photographing Nutella frosting for my soon-to-be-finished ecookbook, returning lost library books, and vacuuming. God, I’ve been doing a lot of vacuuming lately!
I’ve also been dreaming about chocolate cupcakes with said Nutella frosting, a salted peanut and caramel cake, and mini high-hat cupcakes. And everything pumpkin!
So no recipe today. Just a round-up of my five favorite pumpkin recipes. You know, in case you DO have time to spend in the kitchen without a cute little 11-month-old clinging to your legs. Baby Boy is walking, btw! ← I’m SO proud 😊
Anyway, recipes.
1. Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins with a Sweet Maple Glaze
These muffins are huge, orange and perfectly pumpkiny. And glazed with a buttery maple glaze, which is the best thing if you ask me. They’re made with whole wheat flour, which makes them a bit more filling for breakfast than regular muffins, while the glaze on top still really gives you that I’m-totally-eating-dessert-for-breakfast feeling.
The muffins keep for about five days, but the maple glaze is definitely best fresh! Sticky, sweet, and messy!
2. Pumpkies (Spicy, Fudgy Pumpkin Bars with Walnuts)
Pumpkies. Do you get it? Like brownies, but with pumpkin? Because, yes, these babies are kind of like brownies, but with pumpkin. They’re fudgy, see. Just like a good brownie. More, importantly, they are SO good! Spicy, pumpkiny and moist, with a nice crunch from the toasted walnuts.
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