Cinnamon Pumpkin Pie Poppers
on Sep 25, 2015, Updated Oct 13, 2021
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Cinnamon Pumpkin Pie Poppers – Have you ever made a delicious flop? How about a gorgeous mistake? Admittedly, most of my misses in the kitchen are not delicious. Nor are they usually even remotely gorgeous.
There are exceptions to every rule and I’m here to say that these Cinnamon Pumpkin Pie Poppers were both delicious and gorgeous, if I may be so bold to say.
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About these
I’m far from a professional baker. I’ve been around enough of them to know better. That said, I don’t have many misses in the kitchen. Not major, inedible, unusable ones.
This recipe, which started as something else, met all three criteria. Call it a disaster of the trifecta order.
Fortunately, it ended at the other end of the culinary spectrum : with these cinnamon pumpkin pie poppers. A gorgeous mistake, of sorts.
I suppose it’s hard to screw up too badly with anything that ends up tasting like a pumpkin pie. When it’s your own personal bite size pumpkin pie, even better.
These Cinnamon Pumpkin Pie Poppers took me completely by surprise. As an alternative to what I originally intended, I was only hoping they would be satisfactory to share with you, our reader.
Turns out, they are not only satisfactory, they are something that I want you to try.
Easy, yet elegant and fancy enough for a party or special event, they are also super simple to make.
A sheet or two of some store-bought puff pastry, a can of packed pumpkin, along a few other ordinary pantry staples and a muffin pan; that’s all it takes!
If all of my flops in the kitchen turned out this wonderful, I would take my kitchen endeavors far less seriously.
Other Pumpkin Recipes on Platter Talk.
This is a great recipe to make with your kids and for your kids. They’ll love helping you in the kitchen and they will especially love their own bite-size treats.
But you don’t need to be a kid to love these little pumpkin poppers. Give them a try and let me know if you agree. -Dan
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Cinnamon Pumpkin Pie Poppers
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 1 can packed pumpkin
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- toasted walnut pieces for garnish, optional
- whipped cream topping, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine pumpkin and sugar in medium size mixing bowl.
- Add egg and stir til well combined, fold in flour.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir together well.
- Roll out puff pastry sheet on lightly floured surface til approximately 11″ x 13″
- Use a wide-mouthed drinking glass (approx 3″ in diameter) to cut out rounds of puff pastry.
- Place each round in a muffin tin, mold rounds to fill each tin.
- Use teaspoon to fill rounds with pumpkin mixture.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- Garnish with optional ingredients, if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These look sinfully good! Hey sometimes some of the best recipes come from mistakes – glad it happen!
I love the rustic beauty of these tasty little bites. Personal punky pie. YUM! The Hubby will be in heaven.
These are adorable! My flops never look that photogenic, haha. I love that you’ve called them “poppers,” what a great bite-sized fall treat!
Thanks, Amanda. Happy you can appreciate!
Wow, they look amazing!! I love then already, I have to try the recipe soon!
You had me at pumpkin! I seriously can’t get enough!!
Many thanks, Diana!
Oh I do love when complete fails end up being great successes! But seriously, puff pasty and pumpkin – you were kinda set up to succeed mo matter what with those yummy ingredients I think 😉 These pretty bites truly do looks absolutely delicious.
Well Dan, you landed on your feet with this one. These little cuties would be most welcome at any holiday party. How adorable on a tray at a sidebar! I just want to gobble a few up!
Great portion control…..now some control to back away!!! This recipe sounds absolutely perfect for fall or any season. We love pumpkin all year. Thanks for sharing (even your mistakes).
I love the name of your new dessert 🙂 I could easily pop a few into my mouth. This recipe is perfect for fall get togethers.
Some of my best recipes are the ones I “screwed” up. Your pumpkin pie poppers are definitely the peak of perfection. I have to try them.