1 (8oz) package cream cheese (try low fat!), softened
1 (1-pound) can pumpkin puree or 2 cups fresh
1 cup brown sugar or confectioner’s sugar (to taste)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon orange or lemon zest
Cream the cream cheese and pumpkin together in a large bowl. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Taste and adjust the sugar, if necessary. CHILL>
Presentation ideas: Serve in (what else?) a small hollowed-out pumpkin, if desired.
Serve with your choice of:
? apple wedges, banana rounds, cherries or other fruit
? sugar cookies, vanilla wafers, ginger snaps
? bagels, gingerbread, graham crackers
Quantity
1
Quantity Unit
bowl
Prep Time (minutes)
10
Cook Time (minutes)
0
Ready In (minutes)
10
Ingredients
Amount
Measure
Ingredient
8
ounces
light cream cheese, softened
2
cups
pumpkin (canned) or mashed fresh
1
cup, unsifted
confectioners sugar
1
teaspoon
cinnamon, ground
0.5
teaspoons
ground ginger
0.5
teaspoons
nutmeg
1
tablespoon
Lemon zest
Steps
Sequence
Step
1
Cream the cream cheese and pumpkin together in a large bowl. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Taste and adjust the sugar, if necessary. CHILL.