How to Make Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread

It is the season for pumpkin, and what could be better than make some pumpkin spread for eating in the morning with your bagel, or spread on cracker for snack?

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Light cream cheese
• Canned pumpkin
• Light brown sugar
• Maple Syrup
• Cinnamon
• Whole Wheat Bagel
• Whole wheat crackers

1. Combine 3/4 cup of light cream cheese, 1/2 cup of canned pumpkin, 1/3 cup of light brown sugar, and beat at medium speed until well blended!

2. Fold in 1 tablespoon of maple syrup, and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon until the cream smooth.

3. Cover and put in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, or until chill enough to spread.

4. Use this pumpkin cream cheese with whole wheat bagels in the morning, or with whole wheat crackers for snack!
   
   This is a fun activity to do with your children to celebrate autumn season, and there are very few ingredients to use in this recipe!

Tips & Warnings

• Children love to help, enlist their involvement
• Teach them to measure

[midcenturymaven]

on 7/29/2009 Pumpkin cream cheese on a bagel- yum! I'm almost looking forward to summer being over now. Well, not quite.

[mcccmu]

on 5/6/2009 Doesn't matter what time of year it is, I love pumpkin. Since I also love cream cheese, it makes sense to add this unique recipe to my collection. Thank you! 5*

[Meri]

on 4/10/2009 I haven't heard of anything similar to this. I am putting this recipe on my "fav" list to try.

[FrazzledNanny]

on 1/28/2009 I love pumpkin recipes. Thanks for this great spread. 5*

[PositivelyWrite]

on 12/11/2008 Sounds delicious!