SALT LAKE CITY — When leaves turn from green to red and gold, and the summer air grows crisp, it’s time for flannel, cider and, of course, all things pumpkin.

Tis the season for pumpkin-flavored Oreos, pumpkin-flavored beverages and pumpkin bread.

Many people seem to harbor the pumpkin passion, and there is no shortage of pumpkin recipes.

If you’re craving the festive flavor, read below for some pumpkin recipe ideas.

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups Libby’s Pure Pumpkin

3 cups sugar

1 cup canola or vegetable oil

⅔ cup water

4 eggs

3 1/3 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, mix together pumpkin, sugar, oil, water and eggs until the ingredients are well combined.

In a medium mixing bowl, stir flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg thoroughly before slowly pouring them into the large bowl. Stir those ingredients together well.

Using Pam Cooking Spray, spray two 9X5 nonstick loaf pans. Pour the mixture evenly into the loaf pans. Bake the bread for 45 to 55 minutes. To make sure it’s done, stick a toothpick in the center of the bread. If it comes out clean, it’s ready to be pulled out.

Source:The Frugal Girls

No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1, 8-ounce pkg. softened cream cheese

1 cup canned pumpkin

½ cup sugar

½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1, 8-ounce tub Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

1, 8-inch ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust (a homemade crust works as well)

Directions:

Using a mixer, beat the cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar and pumpkin pie spice until all the ingredients are blended together.

Then gently mix in 2 ½ cups of Cool Whip. Spoon the ingredients into the crust and refrigerate for 3 hours or until it is firm. Top the cheesecake with the rest of the Cool Whip and serve.

Source:Cupacakes & Tiaras

Frosted Pumpkin Bars

Ingredients:

Bars

1 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

2 15-ounces cans of pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

2 teaspoon cinnamon

Frosting

8 ounces softened cream cheese

½ cup butter

2 tablespoons cream or milk

1½ teaspoons vanilla

4 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Bars

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the first three ingredients together before adding the rest. Pour the mixture into a greased cookie sheet or a jellyroll pan. Bake the bars for 25 to 30 minutes. Let the bars cool completely before frosting them.

Frosting

Mix all of the ingredients until smooth before spreading the frosting evenly over the bars.

Source:Thirty Handmade Days

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