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Pumpkin Pecan Shortbread

Pumpkin Pecan Shortbread

“If you're a fan of pumpkin spice, you're going to love how we changed up this traditional Fall inspired recipe by incorporating a hint of pecans for a crunchy crust.”

ingredients

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10

Difficulty

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Easy

Time

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30'

2 servings

Fresh ingredients

egg
egg

1 unit

butter
butter

2 tsp

butternut squash
butternut squash

2 oz

Greek yogurt
Greek yogurt

1/2 unit

Pantry ingredients

wheat flour
wheat flour

0.71 oz

sugar
sugar

1 1/2 tbsp

walnut
walnut

1 handful

ginger
ginger

1 pinch

cinnamon
cinnamon

1/2 tsp

vanilla essence
vanilla essence

1/2 tsp

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350F.
2
Combine the butter, flour, chopped nuts, and one teaspoon of unsweetened plain Greek yogurt in a medium bowl.
3
In a small oven plate place the mixture and press to make a crust. Bake for about 5 minutes until the crust begins to brown.
4
In a medium bowl combine the pumpkin puree, about 25 grams of Greek yogurt, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, cinnamon, ginger, and mix until smooth.
5
Pour the pumpkin layer over the browned crust and return to the oven for approximately 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and the pumpkin layer begins to brown near the edges.
6
Allow to cool and garnish with raw pumpkin seeds. Store in the refrigerator.

Tips & Tricks

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We used canned pumpkin puree.

We used pecans nuts.

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