Pumpkin Spice Spread Recipe 445

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and pumpkin with electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and chopped pecans.
• Spread cheese mixture on dinner plate or in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Cut 3 pecans in half lengthwise and position for eyes, place 5 whole pecans for mouth and 1 whole pecan for nose. Place remaining pecan on top for stem. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Serve with Bat Wings.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, pumpkin and sugar substitute; mix well. Beat in the cinnamon, vanilla, maple flavoring, pumpkin pie spice and nutmeg. Fold in whipped topping. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 4 cups. *Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Splenda No Calorie Sweetener. Look for it in the baking isle of your grocery store.

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in pumpkin, sour cream and spices until blended. Transfer to a bowl; serve with gingersnaps. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine cream cheese, pumpkin and sugar sub, mix well.
• Beat in cinnamon, vanilla, maple flavoring, pumpkin pie spice and nutmeg.
• Fold in whipped topping.
• Refrigerate till serving time.
• this is good used as a spread on cinnamon bagels, toast or any quick bread you like.

Steps:

• Soften the cream cheese and thaw cool whip.
• With a mixer on medium speed, blend the cool whip, cream cheese, and gradually blend in the pudding mix and eggnog.
• If it seems a little thick use a few more tablespoons of eggnog, milk, or half-n-half to thin it down to a good dipping consistency.
• Can be served within minutes!
• Serve with crisp pear and apple slices, ginger snaps, vanilla wafers, etc.
• Other variations: Try the recipe with vanilla pudding and pie filling, milk instead of eggnog, and two tablespoons of peanut butter--serve with apple slices and celery sticks.
• Or use butterscotch pudding and pie filling,, or pistachio pudding and pie filling,, nix the eggnog and use milk to thin the dip.
• You could even double the recipe and fold this into a cooked pie crust, chill 1/2 hour, and serve.