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October 25, 2009

Peanut Butter Pumpkins

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Peanut Butter Pumpkins

I made these Peanut Butter Pumpkins for the first time four years ago.  It's funny that I forgot about them until this year, because they were a favorite at our first BYOP (Bring Your Own Pumpkin) pumpkin carving party.  Since we were celebrating our 5th BYOP party this year, I just had to make them again.  These are a deceitful delight, as they may look more like marzipan pumpkins, rather than peanut butter.  But, once you bite into them, it's hard to stop popping these puppies into your mouth!

It's helpful that you can make these a few days ahead of time so you can concentrate on your other party food!  Then, the day of the party, I carried them in a container to the park and displayed them on my mini cupcake tower for easy grabbing. So cute!

Mini Pumpkin Tower

Peanut Butter Pumpkins

Printable Recipe

Makes: About 40 small pumpkins

1 bag (10 oz) peanut butter chips
1 can (16 oz) vanilla spreadable frosting
¼ teaspoon orange paste or gel icing color (not liquid)
pretzel twists or thin pretzel sticks, broken into short stems

Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In 2-quart saucepan, melt peanut butter chips over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in frosting and icing color until well blended. Refrigerate until cool enough to handle, about 1 hour.

Shape mixture into 1 ¼-inch balls; flatten slightly. Use edge of rubber spatula to make grooves in each ball to resemble pumpkin. Press 1 pretzel piece into top of each for stem; place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Store in covered container in refrigerator.

Source: Pillsbury Halloween, October 2005

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  1. Rachel says

    October 17, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    FOR A MORE, AND FASTER, WAY TO MAKE THEM MORE ORANGE:

    to make it look more orange, dye the frosting first and then mix the peanut butter chips and frosting. i just made them last night and they were 100% awesome!

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  2. Christy says

    November 02, 2009 at 9:35 am

    These are too cute!! Wish I had seen these prior to Halloween, but I think they would be perfect for Thanksgiving too! My kids will love these!

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  3. Karine says

    October 28, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    They look amazing! Great job 🙂

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  4. Julie Griffith says

    October 28, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    We just made these and they are great. My kids, aged 10, 8 and 4 all loved helping and they are truly yummy!
    Jewels

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  5. gaga says

    October 25, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    Oh, that's just adorable! Can you believe October is almost over?!?!

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