INGREDIENTS
Pumpkin Butter:
app. 2-lb. (or medium-sized) pie pumpkin (prepared as described below) OR 2 c. pumpkin pureé*
1/8 cup
apple juice
scant 1/2 c. brown sugar
2 tbsp
maple syrup
1 1/4 tsp
ground cinnamon
nutmeg
1 1/2 tbsp
lemon juice
salt (or few grinds sea salt), to tase
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Dip:
1 cup
pecans - toasted, chopped
4
slices bacon, cooked crisped & crumbled
1 1/2 cups
(app. 8 oz.) pumpkin butter
8 oz
cream cheese, softened
2
green onions
salt (or frew grinds sea salt), to taste
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The 2.2-lb. pumpkin that I used - once seeded, roasted, peeled, and blended - yielded about 3 c. of pureé.I set aside a scant 1 c. of the pureé and used 2 c. (or around 13 oz.) in the pumpkin butter.