Pumpkin Carving Menu: Sweet Treats
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Shortbread // NF; With substitutions: V, DF, GF
Apple Pie Bites // V, DF with substitutions
Brown Butter Pumpkin Shortbread
- Serve on your favorite cookie serving dish.
INGREDIENTS FOR 6-8 SERVINGS
- ½ c butter, 113g, browned
- ⅓ c powdered sugar, 34g
- 1⅛ c flour, 135g
- ⅛ t salt
- ½ c decadent pumpkin butter, 135g
- ½ t vanilla
- 1 t ground cinnamon
- ½ t ground ginger
- ⅛ t ground cloves
- ⅛ t ground nutmeg
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cook butter on medium high for 3-5 minutes, until it becomes golden. Pour brown butter in a bowl and let cool.
- Mix the pumpkin butter and powdered sugar.
- Add cool brown butter and vanilla. Mix until fully incorporated.
- Mix flour, salt, and spices.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet and mix well.
- Place dough between two pieces of parchment paper, roll ~1/3in thick and freeze for 10-15 minutes. There's no need to flour the parchment.
- Use a 2¼ in ring to cut out cookies. Re-roll scraps and repeat process.
- Place cookies on baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 18-24 minutes.
- Remove cookies and let cool on rack.
- Glaze cookies, if desired.
- Remember: The thicker you roll the cookie, the longer it will take to bake. Watch carefully, as they will burn easily.
Apple Pie Bites
- Serve with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.
INGREDIENTS FOR 8 SERVINGS
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice, and additional apple pie spice (about ¼ teaspoon) for sprinkling on top of crescent rolls
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- 1 small Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced into 8 (½-inch) slices
- 1 (8 ounce) tube Pillsbury Original crescent rolls
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and apple pie spice. Set aside.
- Melt butter and toss apple slices in butter, set aside.
- Arrange crescent roll triangles on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Evenly distribute brown sugar mixture onto each triangle.
- Sprinkle each triangle evenly with the chopped pecans.
- Place an apple slice on the wide end of each triangle. Wrap crescent roll dough around each apple.
- Brush each crescent roll with remaining butter. Sprinkle lightly with additional apple pie spice.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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