Pumpkin butter recipe, and update

[erinubear]

Yay! The pumpkin butter is done! My apartment smells yummy. Ahhhhhhhhh.......

My friend Claire HannabellesMom said she might like a recipe. So here it is, for Claire, and for anyone else who might like it also

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[erinubear]

Hi Wendy,

It is an easy recipe, with the exception of stirring it and watching it carefully! I also have a finicky gas stove here at my apartment, and it makes the process a little more complicated because it is hard to get it on a good low setting without the flame going out. But you do the best you can.

I've taken this to Thanksgiving Dinners with my friends, and yes, they did use it on their rolls. Some people enjoyed it, and some still wanted to use cranberry sauce, but I thought it was fun to share an alternative. For me, I just like to have it around in the fall. It can be used on toast in the mornings, or on bagels. You can blend it into cream cheese and make a pumpkin-cream cheese spread. You can use it on waffles, french toast, or pancakes. Like I said before, you can put it on ice cream. I've blended it into oatmeal before. I confess, sometimes I just eat it plain, as an alternative dessert - I'll just have one or two spoonfuls. It tastes a lot like pumpkin pie but it's a lot healthier. I imagine you could invent other uses; you could blend a couple of spoonfuls into plain yogurt and make a pumpkin yogurt, if you are a yogurt eater.

One batch makes a good amount. You should have plenty for your Thanksgiving Dinner, and there would be leftovers. When I make it, I keep some for myself, and share some with friends. I have maybe 3/4 cup in the refrigerator for myself, and several 1/2 cup portions I'll be giving to other friends tomorrow. Hope this helps.

I also have a bigger recipe, using a larger can of pumpkin, if you want me to send it along.

Lots of hugs,
Erin