PUMPKIN CARVING AND HALLOWEEN DECORATING CAN BE SO MUCH FUN!
Spiders and pumpkins and scarecrows OH MY!
My grandson's had lots of fun carving their Halloween pumpkins. This is a favorite receipe that I found in Familyfun magazine.
PUMPKIN TARTS
Ingredients
3 packages (15 tarts each) prebaked frozen mini pastry shells (we used Athens Mini Fillo Shells)
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
2 cups (plus extra for garnish) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 teaspoon (plus extra for garnish) pumpkin pie spice
1 (3.4-ounce) package cheesecake-flavor instant pudding and pie filling
Mint leaves (for garnish)
Instructions
Remove the shells from the freezer and let them thaw at room temperature for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the pumpkin, whipped topping, and pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl, whisking until smooth. Add the pudding mix and whisk until smooth and thick.
Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the filling into each of the shells (you can also pipe the filling with a pastry bag or a plastic sandwich bag with one corner snipped off), then top the tarts with whipped topping, a sprinkling of the pumpkin pie spice, and a mint leaf, if you like. Makes 45 tarts.
I made these tarts for a recent reunion and they were a hit! I used fresh mint from my garden.
