Pumpkin Spice Recipes as seen on Breakfast Television.

It’s officially pumpkin spice season and I’m 100% here for it (in both sweet & savoury dishes)! Bring on cozy sweaters, wool socks and pumpkin spice EV-ER-Y-THING. This tasty autumn flavour concoction is not just for fancy coffees anymore! Hope you enjoy these delicious & doable pumpkin spice recipes as much as I do!

Homemade Pumpkin Spice

You can purchase pre-made pumpkin spice, or make your own with fairly common pantry staple spices.

Tip: Take advantage of your local bulk food store for smaller amounts of spices.

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp (45 mL) ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp (10 mL) ground ginger
• ½ tsp (2 mL) each of ground nutmeg, ground cloves and ground cardamom
• ¼ tsp (1 mL) allspice

Directions

1. Stir together all ingredients and store in a small glass mason jar.

Char’s Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Bake

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Two of my favourite ‘P’s’ = pasta and pumpkin!! If you’re a fan of these two ‘P’s’ as well – this pasta bake might just change your life. Seriously, it really is THAT good.

Pumpkin Spice Muffins with Coconut Crunch Topping

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I’m declaring this muffin recipe as: the recipe you didn’t know you needed! These muffins are moist, explode with flavour, and look as if you purchased them from your local bakery thanks to the crunchy coconut topping.

Char’s Warm Pumpkin Spice Sip

This warm & comforting sip is more or less a ‘pumpkin spice latte’ without the coffee and/or espresso and copious amounts of sugar, fat & calories. I like to sweeten my sip with molasses – a little goes a long way and I love the robust flavour. I also like to add a scoop of collagen powder (anything to help my fifty year old sagging skin…ha!), but it’s optional.

Serve warm or shake all the ingredients together in a mason jan and serve over ice.

Ingredients

• ½ tsp (2 mL) pumpkin spice
• 1 scoop (10 mL approx) unflavoured collagen powder
• 2 tsp (10 mL) Crosby’s Fancy Molasses (or to taste) – click here for product info
• 1 ½ cups (375 mL) unsweetened almond (or milk of choice)

Directions

1. Place pumpkin spice, collagen powder and molasses in a large mug. Heat almond milk until desired temperature. Slowly whisk in milk until all ingredients are well combined. Sip & Enjoy!

Char’s Pumpkin Loaf with Caramel Mascarpone Frosting

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Pumpkin Loaf + Caramel Frosting + Candied Crunch Topping = Yes, please!!

Pumpkin White Bean Dip

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Enjoy the festive flavours of autumn all year long with this healthy and delicious dip.

Ginger Studded Pumpkin Spice Blondies

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I’m an absolute sucker for a sweet & chewy blondie. The addition of pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice adds an autumn flare to these simple-to-prepare squares. Hope you love these pumpkin-spice-ginger-studded bars as much as I do!

Find candied ginger (sometimes referred to as crystallized ginger) at your local bulk food store (or in the baking section of the grocery store).

Where to Find ‘Delicious & Doable’ Across Ontario

Find ‘Delicious & Doable ~ Recipes For Real and Everyday Life’ on Amazon (click here) or at one of the below retailers across Ontario:

Type Books ~ 883 Queen Street West, Toronto
Lemonberry ~ 2 Orchard Heights Blvd #10, Aurora
Fanfare Books ~ 92 Ontario St, Stratford
Casual Gourmet ~ 1027 King Street West, Hamilton
The Post Office – 18 Front St. N, Thorold
Chef’s Paradise ~ 1314 Bank Street, Ottawa
Gift It Grey ~ 19492 Opeongo Line, Barry’s Bay
Creative Cook ~ 35 Manitoba St, Bracebridge
Muskoka Brewery ~ 1964 Muskoka Beach Rd, Bracebridge
Stephen’s Butcher Shop ~ 8 Harris St, Port Carling
Hilltop Interiors ~ 1150 ON-141, Rosseau
Cedar Canoe Books ~ 72 Main St E, Huntsville
Clark’s On Main ~ 1090 Main Street, Dorset
Bigley’s Cottage Kitchen ~ 39 Bolton St, Bobcaygeon
Farmer’s Daughter – 72 Main St E, Huntsville
Kitchen Bits ~ 1390 Kingsway, Greater Sudbury