Thanksgiving Prepping

What are you prepping for Thanksgiving? Do you start your prep now, or do you wait til the day before to do anything?

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Minis

Yup Pumpkin, again!

Are you sick of it yet?

Well, I have never added pumpkin to cheesecake before. I have made different variation of the cheesecake bite, with chocolate, mint chocolate etc. However, not a puree..

Well it really was too easy.

 

First of all with cheesecake anything, your ingredients should be at room temperature so they come together like they should. If one item is too cold you may have liquid chasing the cheese around the bowl. Not Kidding. Had it happen. Cream you cream cheese alone before adding anything else, just as you would butter, add each item one by one. After all ingredients are adding, Whip well.

Make sure you use liners in the your cupcake tins.

Bake for 15 minutes, allow to cool. Refrigerate for best eating results.

 

I didn’t add any spices, but I plan to top it with Whip cream and a dash of pumpkin spice.

I will be placing this in ziplock bags and freeze until Thanksgiving. Allow to thaw and top with whip cream and cinnamon or cocoa powder.

My first batch I left in just a few minutes over, so they browned a bit.

Let me know how yours turns out!

 

Just wondering…

I continuously monitor my stats to see what posts are most popular, I have deemed the Tapioca flour Brownies seem to be a huge hit. I am curious to see if I produced more Gluten-Free Options would that please the audience? If you are looking for something in particular, but are afraid to experiment yourself, let me do that for you. Send in some ideas or suggestions. I’m game if you are

 

Thanks everyone

Portioning in Baking

I have had a lot of people ask me how my cupcakes come out all alike. Simple, portioning.

Scoop, my favorite item from Pampered Chef, Great for Cookies, Cupcakes etc

I utilize ice cream scoops, Scoopers like above to provide even portions in each cupcake, mini cupcake, cookie, that I do. Unfortunately, the above scooper, my favorite one, broke. Pampered Chef sells this one, as well as 2 larger sizes. This one above is great for the mini cupcakes, mini cheesecake, mini cookies. Apparently, I am too  rough with my kitchen stuff.

But if you are wondering if these work, yes they do!

If you are interested in a product like this my very good friend Stephani is a representative for Pampered Chef:

http://www.pamperedchef.biz/stephanijones

 

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