How to Eat Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin pie isn't just for Thanksgiving anymore. Pumpkin pie filling is so versatile and easy to use it can be eaten as a variety of sweet and savory treats from cookies to cheesecake. These ideas on how to eat pumpkin pie are perfect for the holidays, harvest parties or any other autumn celebration.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Taste the difference between store bought canned pumpkin and homemade stewed pumpkin by cooking your own pumpkin filling from scratch.
2. Add a little spice to your pumpkin by flavoring it with rum, maple syrup or other flavored extracts.
3. Top pumpkin pie with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and candied nuts for added flavor and texture.
4. Make pumpkin pie filling into ice cream. Simply mix the filling with softened vanilla ice cream and chill in the freezer.
5. Bake pumpkin pie cookies for a quick and easy treat. Create pumpkin pie ice cream sandwiches with pumpkin pie cookies and a scoop of vanilla or pumpkin pie ice cream.
6. Dress up pumpkin pie by making into a decadent pumpkin pie cheesecake or baking it into a pumpkin spice layer cake with cream cheese frosting.
7. Serve pumpkin pie at breakfast as hearty muffins that are healthy as well as tasty. Or make pumpkin bread and top with farm fresh butter.