Kitchen Confessions: Pumpkin Spice Parfait

Everywhere we look we see pumpkin. And we're okay with that. Because we are all....

We are most definitely all about the pumpkin everything. Pumpkin is one of our favorite flavors, and not just in the Fall. We love pumpkin year round, but it's so nice that this time of year pumpkins are in season and we can enjoy it even more.

The moment it turned Fall-ish (and because it is the South I'm totally going off the calendar and not the weather because today it's 90 degrees!), we dusted off our cookbooks and bookmarked some of our favorite pumpkin recipes to put on our menu.  From appetizers to delicious desserts the pumpkin options are endless!

I love love love the yummy pumpkin bread recipe Carrie Beth shared last year. I've been majorly craving it for months, but haven't had the time to make it. Sometimes I just need something quick and easy to satisfy pumpkin craving. I stumbled upon these Krusteaz baking mixes and let's just say we are slightly addicted.

They are so yummy! I love that they only require a few ingredients, and they are usually things I already have on hand. I can make a quick and yummy dessert that everyone loves with very little effort. Now that's my kind of pumpkin everything!

Over the weekend I needed a dessert for a dinner, but with sports and other activities didn't have a lot of time to make something extravagant. After doing a little brainstorming I came up with these easy Pumpkin Spice Parfaits.

Because I already had some Krusteaz Pumpkin Spice Quick Bread on hand it cut my prep time down to nothing. Not to mention so. much. YUM!!

If you want a little pumpkin spice fix, or need a quick dessert option for the upcoming holidays this is definitely a recipe to put on your radar.

PUMPKIN SPICE PARFAIT

Serves 6-8

Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

• 1 box of Krusteaz Pumpkin Spice Quick Bread
• 10 oz of heavy whipping cream
• 2 cups of chopped pecans
• 1 can of whipped cream
• 1 tbsp of cinnamon and sugar
• Optional: cinnamon stick for garnish

Instructions

1. Bake Kruzteaz Quick Bread according to instructions. 
2. Let bread cool then slice and set aside. 
3. In a trifle dish or individual serving pieces (we love to use mason jars!) spread the bottom with a small amount of heavy whipping cream as your base layer. 
4. Break slices of the bread into large pieces and layer over the whipping cream. Then layer with whipping cream, pecans, and bread. Repeat until filled to the top. 
5. Top off with whipped cream. Sprinkle lightly with the cinnamon/sugar mixture and a few pecan crumbles.
6. Garnish with cinnamon stick. Serve and enjoy!

Note: Might also taste yummy garnished with drizzled caramel or butterscotch chips!

Such an easy - yet yummy - dessert! I love that the quick bread mix was able to help me in a pinch, and I know it will be a favorite of ours all season. 

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What is your favorite pumpkin recipe to make during the Fall? 

Jen

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Kitchen Confessions: Pumpkin Bread

About a month ago a friend of mine asked if my family would eat pumpkin bread and I wasn't about to turn it down, even though (at the time) I thought I didn't like pumpkin bread.  I wanted to be polite and I knew the Mr. would eat it so I gracious accepted it.

Fast forward to later that evening when I was up late doing some blog stuff on the computer and wanting a little snack.  I decided to try a little bit of the pumpkin bread. I toasted it, spread butter on it and was hooked at first bite.  I'm not lying when I say I went to bed thinking about it and couldn't wait to wake up the next morning so I could have it for breakfast.  It was THAT good.  I just kept wondering how in the world I went 36 years without knowing that I liked pumpkin bread.

My kids ate it, the Mr. ate it and I certainly ate my fair share.  It was gone in a day and I needed more. I couldn't stop thinking about it so I emailed my friend, begged for the recipe and, of course, she sent it to me!  Here's the thing. I didn't even own loaf pans.  So, while I was shopping for the needed ingredients I also added some loaf pans to my grocery cart.

Pumpkin Bread Recipe 

Ingredients: 
3 cups sugar
1 cup oil
3 eggs
1 16 ounce can pumpkin
3 cups plain flour, unsifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup pecans (chopped)
*Note- I made mine without the pecans. 

Directions: 
1. Mix first four ingredients well.
2. Add dry ingredients and spices.
3. Mix thoroughly.
4. Fold in nuts.
5. Divide mixture among three loaf pans which have been greased and floured.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-65 minutes.
*Note - Check around 45 minutes because mine got a little overdone. 

This recipe makes 3 loaves, which is great if you want to share some with friends and neighbors like my sweet friend did.  Or, if you love it like I do, you can just eat it all yourself!  Actually though, I have more ingredients in my pantry and hope to get some more made this week so that we can package up a few loaves with pretty ribbon and share with our teachers and a few friends.

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