Thanksgiving means family, football, and, of course, pumpkin pie! Throughout mid August to late November, most of the world goes through pumpkin mania.

Autumn is characterized by the changing leaves, colder weather…and of course, pumpkin spice. Walk into any store and there’s sure to be at least one pumpkin spice item.

Over the years, folks have gotten creative in how to incorporate pumpkin into a variety of recipes. Starting off humble, pumpkin was a happy addition to breads, pies, and scones. But when Starbucks introduced Pumpkin Spice Latte’s in 2003- THE WORLD WENT CRAZY. This loving combination of ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, endeared a nation into celebrating this wonderful season.

Today, Pumpkin Spice is a tradition, lasting from August to November. Whether pumpkin is synonymous with granola or even shampoo, be sure to get your pumpkin fix before it disappears at the end of the month. And don’t forget to honor the great pumpkin by making these wonderful mini pumpkin pie pops.

You Will Need:

Ingredients

• 1 package of pie crust or puff pastry
• 1/2 cup of pumpkin purée
• 1/4 cup of brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/4 cup of liquid egg or 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice

Glaze:

• 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup

*Note* If you want the glaze to be less syrupy reduce the amount of maple syrup added.

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 Fahrenheit
2. Roll out your pie crust or pastry
3. Use a glass cup to cut out shapes, or get creative and use a fun cookie cutter or mold to shape the pies. Yields about 6
4. Place the bottom crust of your pies on a ungreased cookie sheet
5. Mix together pumpkin, brown sugar, maple syrup and spice to make the filling, fill each shape with 1 tbsp of this filling
6. Cut out 6 more shapes in pastry or pie crust
7. Gently, apply crust on top of pumpkin filling
8. Press sides down to make an imprint, and hold all of the ‘goods’ inside
9. Brush each pie with a little egg wash, this is 100% optional, but adds a golden crust to each.
10. Place your pies in the oven at 350 for 25 minutes

Instructions, The Glaze

1. Add your powdered sugar into a bowl
2. Combine maple syrup and vanilla extract
3. Drizzle glaze over the mini pumpkin pops
4. Enjoy!!

This glaze is deadly simple, but it is very,very soupy, so if you’d like more of a icing consistency, reduce the amount of maple syrup to 2 tbsp.

These pops are incredibly simple to make, and completely delicious. You’re sure to love them for Thanksgiving, Christmas or as a nostalgic memory of autumn. Enjoy!!!!