praline crunch

Last night marked our annual pumpkin carving and I got to thinking what would be an interesting substitute for your normal roasted pumpkin seeds. The best answer I came across is a brittle/praline type treat. I opted to try it out first with peanuts, because it was my first time making a candy like treat. I followed this recipe and believe it or not, it was super easy. Now that my pumpkin seeds have sat overnight, it's time to roast them and add them to this crunchy treat. 

pumpkin on pumpkin

You know it's fall when I start baking anything with pumpkin and I couldn't be happier. On one of my usual trips to the market during the week, I was able to sample a delicious take on the fall staple, pumpkin butter. I tried it with an open mind and found it delightful, not too heavy and the perfect spread for a little spice of pumpkin. I knew I wanted to accompany it with a bread of some sort, 1 because the bottle says if mixed with cream cheese, you won't eat anything else (OK it doesn't say exactly that, but as soon as I thought of the combo, I knew it's be to die for!) and 2 because who doesn't like pumpkin bread or even better, bread's little cousin, muffins. 

I can assure you that this combination of pumpkin on pumpkin is killer. Although either by themselves are equally as tasty.  So get out your pumpkin and start baking!