So what do you get when you cross pumpkin pie, pecan pie and crumble bars? Well…these things! And I threw in some maple syrup just for good measure! I had found pumpkin butter at Trader Joes, and without any idea what to do with it, I bought a jar. While it has the unfortunate consistency of baby food, it tastes amazing (and *nothing* like baby food!) so I decided to make these Maple Pumpkin Butter and Pecan Crumble Bars. They are simply fab! Perfect thing to add to your Thanksgiving dessert and can be made in advance.
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Cranberry Cardamom and Toasted Pine Nut Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate Mini Chips
My mum has an expression for using random ingredients and/or leftover food for a meal which roughly translates to “sideways through the refrigerator”. Sometimes it feel like that when I throw random things together in my drop cookies. This time: dried cranberries, white chocolate mini-chips, pine nuts, oatmeal, and a healthy dose of cardamom. Delicious combination, even if it is a bit unorthodox!
It’s the middle of September now and that means that it’s beginning to feel a little more autumn-like here in New England. Soon the leaves will start and foliage season will be here! Autumn always gets me thinking about cinnamon, nuts, apples and even maple (although in theory, that should be a spring flavor) so this week, I decided to make some cookies that encompass those. Thus, these Maple Pecan Cinnamon Chip Cookies. Warm spices, hearty pecans. Very yummy.
Here is a riff on old-school Rice Crispies Squares: Rice Crispies Squares with nutty browned butter and … wait for it … Nutella! Oh so posh, right? Originally I had intended to dip them in chocolate as well, but it’s been so hot that that would have just melted in your hand. I’ll have to try that variation when it it cooler out!
GORP, as one theory goes, is “good old raisins and peanuts”. Well, this GORP ain’t no regular stuff then because this trail mix is chock full of tropical fruit and nuts. I’m a big fan of trail mix and almost always make it myself. I do a lot of road trips in the summer, and it’s better than having to stop for junk food. The dried mango is particularly yummy. All the fruit and nuts are from Trader Joes, because they have the best!