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Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Dip
Get pumpkin overloaded with a pumpkin spiced cheesecake dip served in a pumpkin with white chocolate pecan cookies.
FOOD
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Dip
Get pumpkin overloaded with a pumpkin spiced cheesecake dip served in a pumpkin with white chocolate pecan cookies.
Ingredients
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Dip
- 500g Philadelphia cream cheese
- 3 tbsp pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 small Halloween pumpkin
- salted caramel sauce to drizzle
Candied Pecans
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups unsalted pecans halves
- 1 egg white
- ¼ cup melted butter
Cookies
- 20 butter cookies
- 200g melted white chocolate
- candied pecans
Steps
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Dip
- Using a large knife, careful cut the pumpkin in half. Using an ice cream scoop or tablespoon, scoop the inside of the bottom half out. Set aside.
- Add cream cheese, vanilla extract and sweetened condensed milk into a large mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer or spatula to mix until smooth.
- Add pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger powder, allspice and nutmeg and mix until well combined.
- Place a bowl in the hollowed out pumpkin and place cheesecake dip inside the bowl. Drizzle with salted caramel sauce, sprinkle with chopped pecans.
- Finish off by placing cookies half way in right before serving or serve on the side.
Candied Pecans
- Preheat Oven to 160c (320F). Line a large baking tray with foil and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add egg white, sugar and cinnamon. Whisk until well combined. Add melted butter and continue whisking until well combined.
- Add pecans and mix making sure they’re coated well.
- Lay out in an even layer on baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 20 min. Allow to cool down before trying to take off.
- Chop pecans up once cooled to large chunks. Set aside
Cookies
- Lay cookies out on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with melted white chocolate. Sprinkle with chopped candied pecans and allow to set.