This is a very simple and easy to do recipe that’s great to do with the kids, and for kids parties (as well as adults Halloween parties). We made this recipe a couple of years ago for the school party, but instead of serving it in the pumpkin, we made “cookies sandwiches”, spreading the dip on one cookie, and sandwiching it with another.
Creamy Pumpkin Dip with Cookies
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 3/4 cups pumpkin (or a 30ounce can)
4 cups powdered sugar (10x, or icing sugar)
2-4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (to taste)
1 small sugar pumpkin
Small fun candies – candy worms, candy spiders, candy corn, etc.
Shortbread, Oatmeal, GingerSnaps or any other hard cookie.
If you have a hand mixer, this will go a bit easier.
Mix together the cream cheese and pumpkin, until combined. Add in the sugar and spices and mix well. Refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to meld.
Meanwhile, carve out a pumpkin, removing seeds and strings. Fill with the pumpkin mixture. Put this on a plate or a halloween serving plate, and decorate with the small candies. Looks fun having the worms “crawling” out of the dip.
Serve with the cookies to dip with.
Note:
If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, use cinnamon, ginger, allspice – 2-4 teaspoons in total.
Variation
Pumpkin Cookie Dip
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
14 ounces marshmallow creme
15 ounces solid-pack pumpkin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and marshmallow creme until smooth. Stir in pumpkin, cinnamon and orange peel. Serve as a dip with gingersnaps. Keep refrigerated.
