Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Spread

These days you can’t go into the store without finding pumpkin-flavored everything. It seems like every company is capitalizing on the pumpkin craze and releasing new products all the time. Sometimes I am tempted to buy all the pumpkin things. But sometimes I see something in the store and am motivated to go home and make my own version.

This was exactly the case when I saw not one but two different brands of pumpkin spice cream cheese in the supermarket last week. A flavored cream cheese spread seemed easier enough to make at home. It turns out that I already had all of the ingredients on hand and was able to make my own pumpkin spice cream cheese spread in just minutes. It has been at least a year or two since I have tried store-bought pumpkin cream cheese but like so many other things, I can only imagine this homemade version is so much better. It is thick, creamy and adds just the right amount of fall flavor to your regular cream cheese.

Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Spread

 

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Ingredients

• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 3 tbsp light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
• ¼ cup pumpkin puree
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, brown sugar and maple syrup. Using a hand mixer, beat until light and creamy, about 1-2 minutes. Add the pumpkin, spices and vanilla extract. Continue beating until smooth and combined. Refrigerate for at least one hour prior to use.

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 Source: Recipe from Pinch my Salt