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Date(s) - 10/01/2021
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A monthly cooking challenge to spice up your kitchen… Try something new! Each month, pick up a FREE spice sample. The packet will also include a simple recipe and a list of cookbooks with additional recipes using the featured spice.

October’s Spice: Pumpkin Spice
The origin of pumpkin spice dates back to the and the Dutch East India Company. Most spices in today’s blend—cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, mace, cloves—are native to Southeast Asian islands. Some could be found exclusively on a few island groups that are now part of Indonesia.

Recipe: Pumpkin Schmear

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Add the cream cheese and pumpkin puree to a large bowl and beat until smooth with an electric mixer.
  2. Add the brown sugar, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and vanilla to the cream cheese mixture and blend until well combined.
  3. Scoop into a bowl and use as needed as a bagel schmear or a dip!

Cookbooks with other pumpkin spice recipes:

  • Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookbook by Stephanie Pedersen
  • Pumpkin It Up by Eliza Cross
  • The Book on Pie by Erin Jeanne McDowell
  • Purely Pumpkin by Allison Day
  • The Dollop Book of Frosting by Heather Saffer

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