Pumpkin Push It Up Pops Recipes

PUMPKIN PIE PUSH-IT-UP POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs and 1 teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fill each muffin cup two-thirds full with batter.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from muffin cups onto cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix remaining 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice into frosting.
• To assemble push-up pops, drop 1 mini cupcake into each push-up pop container. Add generous teaspoon frosting to top of each cupcake. Top each with second mini cupcake. Add dollops of frosting to tops of each. Sprinkle each with additional pumpkin pie spice. Serve.

PUMPKIN PUSH-IT-UP POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fill each muffin cup two-thirds full with batter.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from muffin cups to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream and brown sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Spoon into piping bag or large resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut tip off bag.
• To assemble, pipe small amount of filling in bottom of each push-it-up pop container. Drop 1 mini cupcake into each container; pipe filling on cupcake. Top each with second cupcake; pipe with filling. Add toffee bits. Place covers on containers until ready to serve. Store in refrigerator.

PUMPKIN CAKE POPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. For the cake: Lightly coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice together in a large bowl and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and sugars together. Stir in the milk and vanilla, and then add the oil. Whisk in the pumpkin puree and pour the liquid mixture over the dry mixture. Use a wooden spoon to stir the batter together, and then switch to a whisk and give the batter a good 3 or 4 beats before pouring it into the prepared baking dish. Use a rubber spatula to smooth out the batter and place it in the oven until the cake is golden and springs back to light pressure, 25 to 28 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely. Meanwhile, place the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and toast them until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Transfer the nuts to a large plate to cool, then transfer to a cutting board and finely chop. Place the nuts in a medium bowl and set aside. Divide the cake into quarters and crumble it into a large bowl. Once all of the cake is crumbled, drag 2 forks through the cake in opposite directions to crumble it into a very fine crumb (you can also use a food processor to pulse the cake into fine crumbs). Set aside.
• For the frosting: Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper and set aside. Using a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on medium speed until airy, about 3 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until combined. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stir the cream cheese frosting into the cake crumbs and, once the mixture looks like wet graham crackers crumbs, roll it into ping pong-size balls. Place the cake balls on the prepared baking sheet and freeze for 1 hour. Place the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl and melt at 50-percent power, stirring every 30 seconds until the chocolate is completely melted, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes (or melt the chocolate over a double boiler, stirring often, until the chocolate is melted). Remove the cake balls from the freezer and insert a lollypop stick or small appetizer-length skewer into the top of each one (stick it in far enough so it is more than halfway through but doesn't puncture the other side of the ball). Dip each ball into the white chocolate, using a spoon to help coat the underside. Tap the stick against the side of the bowl a few times and swirl the stick to encourage the excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Dip the top of the ball into the nuts, and then place the cake pop back on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet, nut-side down (so the stick points straight up). Repeat with the remaining cake balls. Let the cake pops stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving. Serve that day or refrigerate for up to 3 days and then serve.

PUMPKIN SPICE ICE POPS

Steps:

• Whisk 1 cup canned pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup each sweetened condensed milk and half-and-half and 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice. Freeze in ice pop molds.

PUMPKIN BROWNIE POPS

Steps:

• Using 2 3/4-inch round cookie cutter, cut each brownie into circle.
• Place frosting in small bowl and tint orange (see Decorating Tips). Using small offset spatula or knife, spread frosting in thin even layer on top of each brownie.
• Sprinkle each brownie with orange sprinkles.
• To create eyes, arrange 2 candy corn near top of 1 brownie and press gently to secure. To make nose, arrange 1 candy corn in between eyes and perpendicular to brownie. To create smile, arrange sugar candy bats in smile shape below nose and press into place. To make stem, push green apple licorice into top of brownie. To create leaves, arrange 2 mini green gummy candies alongside stem, gently pressing into frosting to secure. Decorate remaining brownies in same manner.
• Insert candy or craft stick into one side of each brownie.