Spiced Pumpkin Pie Dip

Ingredients:

1-15oz can of pumpkin puree (not pie filling)

4 oz cream cheese, softened (I used 1/3 less fat)

½ cup of packed brown sugar (dark or light)

2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ cup of chopped pecans (optional)

¾ cup of mini marshmallows

Apple slices for serving

Graham crackers for serving

 

directions:

Preheat oven to 350°.

In a bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese with paddleattachment until soft and creamy. Add pumpkin, brown sugar, pecans (if using), pumpkinpie spice and cinnamon; mix on medium speed until incorporated.

Spoon the mixture into a 2 cup baking or gratin dish. Topwith mini marshmallows and bake in the oven 12-15 minutes. Serve the dip warmwith apple slices and graham crackers.

The dip can be mixed ahead of time (without topping withmarshmallows) and stored in the refrigerator until ready to bake. Simply takethe dip out of the fridge, top with marshmallows, pop it in the oven and increase baking time by about5-7 minutes. Just watch the marshmallows to make sure they don’t burn.

Enjoy!