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I don’t know about you guys, but November has gone by in a flash! It has gone by so fast that I almost didn’t get to use the last few cans of pumpkin I had floating around in my house! I decided I needed to use them up before the thanksgiving season was over, and all things Christmas make their debut…but I mean hasn’t Christmas already done that?

Anyway, I was determined to make a few recipes with this canned pumpkin. After thinking through some ideas for the recipe I decided that I would start with a no-bake pumpkin bites recipe! I made the recipe, took care of the video aspect and BOOM they were delicious. I only used half the batch to make all the bites for the video and was too lazy to continue on. Which lead me to figure out a second recipe using the same ingredients!

The second recipe will be part Two to this blog post so keep an eye out, but in the meantime enjoy this awesome recipe for Pumpkin spice bites that are sure to keep any pumpkin lover happy!

Ingredients

Pumpkin Bites

· 1/2 cup pumpkin puree

· 2 tsp pumpkin spice

· 1/4th cup nut butter

· 1 &1/2 cup almond flour

· 1/4th cup agave

· Pinch of salt

· Chopped Hazelnuts*

Directions

In a large bowl mix together all of the ingredients except for the chopped hazelnuts.

Place mixture in the freezer for about 30-45 minutes or until the mixture has firmed enough to roll into balls.

Once ready use about a tablespoon worth of mixture and roll into a ball and then roll in the chopped nuts, coating the outside completely.

Serve immediately or store in the freezer.

I don’t know about you but when it comes to ice cream I can get pretty serious. Then you add in the toppings, make those toppings pumpkin and BOOM, the world explodes…well, maybe not explodes.

Thankfully when my friend from feasting on fruit and I collaborated with this recipe we took the necessary precautions and created something truly magical and avoided the whole world exploding thing.

If this Pumpkin Spice Sauce doesn’t do justice to those fall cravings I don’t know what will! It is creamy texture and perfectly balanced pumpkin flavor are complemented with the addition of almond butter!

The Almond butter adds a level of fall flavor that makes you feel like you’re looking at the fall leaves in New-England wearing a turtleneck sweater and sipping on a pumpkin spiced latte!

Overall this stuff is the bomb, and adding it to ice cream makes all the difference, especially for those in the southern states who are still rocking shorts and sundresses!

If you're not into ice cream, but still need a pumpkin fix fear not! This recipe is pretty versatile and can be used in coffee to make your favorite Pumpkin spiced latte! Or maybe just forget the coffee and go straight for making a pumpkin creamer, perfect for adding to tea!

Ingredients

· 1/4th cup coconut oil

· 2 Tbsp. canned pumpkin

· 2 Tbsp. maple syrup

· 2 Tbsp. almond butter

· 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Directions

Whisk all of the ingredients together until smooth and creamy texture forms.

Pour over ice cream and enjoy!