Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

You Will Need:

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground cloves
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Blend in eggs one at a time. Remove 1 cup of batter and spread into bottom of crust; set aside.
Add pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg to the remaining batter and stir gently until well blended. Carefully spread over the batter in the crust.
Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is almost set. Allow to cool, then refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. Cover with whipped topping before serving.

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Pecan Tarts

Don't want to make a whole pie for Thanksgiving?? How about individual servings...

☆•♥✱ Pecan Tarts ✱♥•☆

Crust:

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup margarine or butter, softened
1 cup flour

Filling:

1 egg
¾ cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
Dash of salt
⅔ cup pecans, chopped

For the crust, mix cream cheese and margarine/butter. Stir in flour. Chill one hour. Shape into two dozen balls and press each one into a tart pan to conform to the shape of the pan. Do not grease or spray pans.

For the filling, beat the egg, sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Pour half the pecans on the crust. Pour filling into tart shells. Put remaining pecans on top. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.

Recipe/Picture Source: http://www.ourstate.com/pecan-tarts/

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Chocolate Acorns

Chocolate Acorns

Ingredients

• 36 whole Hersey's Chocolate Kisses
• 36 whole Bite Size Nutter Butter Cookies
• ¾ cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Preparation Instructions

1. Unwrap the Hersey Kisses and set aside.
2. In a small bowl, melt 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips in the microwave for 2 minutes on 50% power. Stir until smooth.
3. Using the end of a knife, dab the melted chocolate onto the top of each Nutter Butter. Push the flat bottom of the Kiss into the chocolate and onto the cookie. Place it (cookie side down) onto a baking sheet to harden. Repeat with remaining Kisses.
4. When finished “gluing” the Kisses and cookies together, use the remaining melted chocolate, in the same process as above, to stick the remaining chocolate chips onto the top of the acorns to create stems (see photo).
5. Pop one in your mouth and ENJOY!!!

http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/holidays/chocolate-acorns/


Others have suggested using peanut butter for the "glue" instead of melting chocolate chips. Someone said these are really good, especially if using the caramel kisses.

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Onion Ring Loaf with Copy Cat Outback Steak House Dipping Sauce

Onion Ring Loaf with Copy Cat Outback Steak House Dipping Sauce

Ingredients:

4 to 6 mild white onions
1 cup milk
3 eggs, beaten
Salt
About 2 cups pancake mix
Oil (for deep frying)
Parsley (optional)

Directions of Onion ring loaf:

Slice onions crosswise and separate into rings.
Soak rings in mixture of milk, eggs and salt for 30 minutes.
Dip each onion ring into dry pancake mix and fry until golden brown in oil heated to 375 degrees F.
Press the fried onions down solidly, without crushing, into a Bundt pan.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes.
Turn onto a serving plate.

Copy Cat Outback Steak House Dipping Sauce:

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons ketchup
2 teaspoons creamed horseradish
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1 dash black pepper
1 dash cayenne

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread - (lightened up)

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread - (lightened up)

Yields 8 mini loaves (or 2 larger loaves)

A lightened up Pumpkin Cream Cheese bread that everyone will love!!

Pumpkin Bread

2 cups canned pumpkin
3 eggs
1 egg whites
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 t baking soda
2 t pumpkin pie spice

Cream Cheese filling

8 oz reduced fat cream cheese (room temperature or softened slightly)
4 tbsp sugar
1 egg
2 tsp flour
1 tsp vanilla


Instructions

Preheat oven to 350

Prepare one mini loaf pan (it should hold 8 loaves) or 2-9x5 loaf pans with nonstick spray

Bread Layers

In the bowl of your stand-mixer or hand-mixer combine pumpkin, eggs and egg white until smooth

In a separate medium bowl whisk together flour, sugars, baking soda & pumpkin pie spice

Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet, mixing until just smooth, set aside

Cream Cheese Layer

In another bowl either for your stand-mixer or hand-mixer combine all ingredients until smooth

Bread Assembly

Pour or spoon half of the pumpkin bread mixture into the bottom of the mini loaf pan or the large loaf pans

Evenly divide the cream cheese mixture over the pumpkin bread mixture and smooth out using the back of a spoon

Pour the remaining pumpkin bread mixture over the cream cheese mixture, covering as much as you can

Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean

Let cool for about 10-15 minutes and then remove from the pans

Each mini loaf is 9 WW+ points, so divide as needed based on how many slices you get from the loaf.

♥´¯`*•.¸¸♥ Calories: 324 - Total Fat: 2.8 g - Saturated Fat: 1 g - Trans Fat: 0 g - Cholesterol: 85.2 mg - Sodium: 397.4 mg - Total Carbs: 65.2 g - Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g - Sugars: 42.7 g - Protein: 10.4 g

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apple-slice-and-caramel-dip turkey

Will there be a kids' table at your Thanksgiving gathering this year? If so, surprise them with this apple-slice-and-caramel-dip turkey!

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