Pumpkin! Peanut Butter! Pantry ….And Party!

The other evening, I opened my pantry drawers looking for a snack!

Perhaps it was because I had just mixed up a batch of pumpkin bread and the yummy smell was driving me crazy!

Or perhaps it was just I was craving something.

Come on, friends….

….I know you do that too

…only perhaps you look in your pantry for something really healthy.

Ok, I have another confession to make.

I really didn’t care if it was healthy or not!

 

I picked up the package of peanut butter bites and said,

“Hello little sandwich cookies!!!!  How about you and me having a little party?”

After all, they were very small…smaller than a quarter so a couple wouldn’t hurt too much, would it?

I popped one in my mouth and instantly thought of Reeses peanut butter cups.

 

Hmmmmmm???? 

Chocolate!, yes chocolate would be nice.

I opened the freezer and hidden away in one of the drawers, (which I have made the candy drawer) , was a package of kisses.

Frozen candy is much less tempting, isn’t it?

Yeah! and I am going to keep telling myself that! 🙂

“Come home to mama”… I purred to those scrumptious little kisses.

 

But then I got to thinking….why not make my version of a peanut butter cup.

Something simple.

No melting chocolate, no mixing peanut butter with powdered sugar.

I remembered seeing in one of my Taste of Home magazines, a chocolate Hershey’s kiss and a vanilla wafer and a butterscotch morsel made to look like little acorns.

OK…my eyebrows went up into an arch and a smile spread across my lips…and I started salivating.

How about using my peanut butter bites instead of a vanilla wafer, I mused to myself.

Soooooo, I grabbed the peanut butter and made my own little version of little acorns, using Hereshey’s kisses, butterscotch morsels and peanut butter bites. I used peanut butter as the “glue” (instead of whipping up buttercream icing)….. to stick them together and I have to admit, they are yummy!

Especially if you love peanut butter.

I have these cute little owl dishes that I had just bought…just because…. and I placed a few of them on one of the plates. 

By this time, my pumpkin loaves were done, so I placed them near the little acorns.

The pumpkin loaf recipe is one I have had for years…and it is very moist which I believe is in part to using oil instead of shortening.

The recipe was given to me by a dear friend about 45 years ago, but who is counting?

You can find the printable recipe under my recipes in the bread category. It is called Sharon’s Pumpkin Loaf.

I have also shown the recipe below, the ingredients are so simple I am sure you have them in your pantry right now.

I have tasted many pumpkin loaves over the years and NONE are as moist and tasty as this recipe and it is quick and easy to make! 

Do you have a favorite pumpkin loaf recipe?

Have a great and wonderful day!