The Popularity of Pumpkin and our Favorite Recipes

It’s been 10 years since Starbucks introduced its famous pumpkin pie spice latte and since then, consumers have clamored for everything pumpkin.  This year Starbucks brought the seasonal favorite back to their stores in August, a full month early.  In the last five years, the US Dept. of Agriculture says pumpkin sales have jumped 34%.  Not to be outdone, we have our own fabulous take on pumpkin coffee creamer (without chemicals) and little delish pumpkin cakes.

Mini Glazed Pumpkin Cakes

1 box spice cake mix

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 egg

¼ cup (½ stick) melted butter

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350° and lightly grease mini Bundt cake or muffin tins
2. Mix ingredients
3. Fill tins and bake for 12 minutes
4. Let cool completely then drizzle with glaze

Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

2 – 3 teaspoons water

Directions

1. Mix powdered sugar and water until it forms a thick glaze
2. Drizzle over cooled cakes

Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

1 can sweetened condensed milk

2 cups milk

1/3 cup Torani Pumpkin Spice Syrup (can use any flavor you like)

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together and pour into container
2. Refrigerate