Celebrating Fall Flavors… with Braces!
Cue the classic Halloween movies, pumpkin spice flavors and fall-scented candles. It’s officially fall.
What better way to enjoy the change of weather (especially in the San Antonio heat) than with some tasty, braces-approved sweet pumpkin recipes?
As you probably know, eating with braces requires some additional care and caution—but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some seasonal sweets! It just means you’re given the opportunity to branch out and try some different recipes that won’t require a braces repair.
You never know which recipe could become your new favorite. Check out these delicious fall-inspired, pumpkin recipes to kick off the season.
Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Cookie Ingredients:
• 1/2 Cup Butter
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Cup Canned Pumpkin
• 2 Cups Flour
• 4 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 2 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. Ginger
• (Optional) 1 Cup Chopped Walnuts or Pecans
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Butter (Sweet Cream Salted)
- 8 oz. block of Cream Cheese
- 3 tsp. Vanilla
- 4 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
Baking Instructions:
- Mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and pumpkin; mix thoroughly!
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt and spices together
- Add the two mixes together and mix until blended.
- Once fully blended, drop a spoonful of the cookie batter onto a cookie sheet.
- The cookies will expand in the oven! Create as many cookies as the batter allows.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for approximately 15 minutes.
- Wait 15 minutes for them to cool.
- Ice the cookies with the cinnamon cream cheese frosting!
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Mix cream cheese, butter and vanilla until blended.
- Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, and continue to mix until sugar is blended.
- Add cinnamon!
Pumpkin Spice Donuts
Donut Ingredients:
• 4 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 4 to 5 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers Original biscuits
Pumpkin Squares
Ingredients:
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin puree
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
Although there are some foods you should avoid when eating with braces, there are plenty of tasty, braces-approved recipes to choose from.
Try out one of these recipes. Or try all three recipes in one night… No one’s judging.
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