Pumpkin Pie Pops Food

PUMPKIN CAKE POPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. For the cake: Lightly coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice together in a large bowl and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and sugars together. Stir in the milk and vanilla, and then add the oil. Whisk in the pumpkin puree and pour the liquid mixture over the dry mixture. Use a wooden spoon to stir the batter together, and then switch to a whisk and give the batter a good 3 or 4 beats before pouring it into the prepared baking dish. Use a rubber spatula to smooth out the batter and place it in the oven until the cake is golden and springs back to light pressure, 25 to 28 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely. Meanwhile, place the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and toast them until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Transfer the nuts to a large plate to cool, then transfer to a cutting board and finely chop. Place the nuts in a medium bowl and set aside. Divide the cake into quarters and crumble it into a large bowl. Once all of the cake is crumbled, drag 2 forks through the cake in opposite directions to crumble it into a very fine crumb (you can also use a food processor to pulse the cake into fine crumbs). Set aside.
• For the frosting: Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper and set aside. Using a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on medium speed until airy, about 3 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until combined. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stir the cream cheese frosting into the cake crumbs and, once the mixture looks like wet graham crackers crumbs, roll it into ping pong-size balls. Place the cake balls on the prepared baking sheet and freeze for 1 hour. Place the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl and melt at 50-percent power, stirring every 30 seconds until the chocolate is completely melted, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes (or melt the chocolate over a double boiler, stirring often, until the chocolate is melted). Remove the cake balls from the freezer and insert a lollypop stick or small appetizer-length skewer into the top of each one (stick it in far enough so it is more than halfway through but doesn't puncture the other side of the ball). Dip each ball into the white chocolate, using a spoon to help coat the underside. Tap the stick against the side of the bowl a few times and swirl the stick to encourage the excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Dip the top of the ball into the nuts, and then place the cake pop back on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet, nut-side down (so the stick points straight up). Repeat with the remaining cake balls. Let the cake pops stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving. Serve that day or refrigerate for up to 3 days and then serve.

PUMPKIN PIE POPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Let piecrusts stand at room temperature according to package directions. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease.
• For filling*, in a small bowl combine pumpkin, brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice, and the vanilla.
• For spice sugar, in a small bowl combine granulated sugar and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.
• On a lightly floured surface, unroll one pie crust. Roll with a rolling pin to 12-inch diameter. Cut dough with a 2-1/2-inch round or pumpkin-shape* cookie cutter. Repeat with remaining pie crust.
• Place half of the cutouts on the prepared baking sheets. Brush edges with milk. Press the tip of a lollipop stick on each cutout. Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons of the filling into the center of cutouts. Top with the remaining pastry cutouts; seal edges with a fork. Brush tops with milk and sprinkle with spice sugar.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Using a spatula, transfer pie pops to wire racks (do not pick up by sticks while hot); cool.

PUMPKIN PUSH-IT-UP POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fill each muffin cup two-thirds full with batter.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from muffin cups to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream and brown sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Spoon into piping bag or large resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut tip off bag.
• To assemble, pipe small amount of filling in bottom of each push-it-up pop container. Drop 1 mini cupcake into each container; pipe filling on cupcake. Top each with second cupcake; pipe with filling. Add toffee bits. Place covers on containers until ready to serve. Store in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Oil pie plate.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy and smooth, then beat in egg until combined. Add pumpkin, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice and mix on low speed until smooth.
• Pour batter into pie plate and bake until edges are set and center is still a little wobbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a rack to let cool completely. (Cheesecake will set completely as it cools.)
• Cover cheesecake with a round of wax paper or parchment then wrap in plastic and chill until cold, at least 3 hours.
• Scoop out pumpkin cheesecake, packing cheesecake in ice cream scoop each time and leveling it off, then releasing it, flat side down, onto 2 small, wax paper-lined rimmed baking sheets. Freeze until frozen solid, at least 1 hour.
• Melt half of chocolate in a small, deep bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, then remove bowl from pan.
• Working with one pan of cheesecake balls at a time (and keeping the other pan frozen), rest a cheesecake scoop on a fork and lower it into chocolate, then spoon chocolate over it to coat it completely. Let excess chocolate drip off, then scrape bottom of fork against edge of bowl and return coated ball, flat-side down, to wax paper-lined pan. Sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs and push a lollipop stick 3/4 inch through ball. Repeat with remaining balls on first baking sheet. (If cheesecake begins to soften, return to freezer to harden.) Refrigerate finished pops.
• Melt remaining chocolate in another small deep bowl in same manner and coat remaining cheesecake balls.
• Keep pops refrigerated or frozen until serving.

PUMPKIN SPICE ICE POPS

Steps:

• Whisk 1 cup canned pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup each sweetened condensed milk and half-and-half and 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice. Freeze in ice pop molds.

PUMPKIN PIE POPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400° and make sure the oven rack is in the middle of the oven. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray the parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine pumpkin puree, brown sugar, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
• Pour pumpkin mixture into a small saucepan and over medium-high heat stir and cook till filling thickens about 6-8 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add in cream cheese, 1 egg lightly beaten, and vanilla extract and mix until well combined and smooth. Set aside.
• Take your chilled pie crust, roll out and cut out pumpkin shapes and place on parchment paper.
• Place popsicle sticks in the center of each pumpkin so that the stick is halfway up each pumpkin and the longest portion of the stick is coming out of the bottom of the pumpkin.
• Add a small spoon of filling to the middle of the pumpkin cut out.
• Optional: Next cut out the tops of the pumpkins and with a small sharp knife cut small triangles for the eyes and a simple smile or toothy grin for the mouth.
• Place the tops on the pies. Use a fork and press around the edges of each pie to crimp and seal the edges.
• Brush tops with beaten egg and sprinkle with turbinado sugar, if desired.
• Place in the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the cookie sheet. Use a spatula to lift the pies and place in a glass Kerr canning jar full of sugar to display and serve.