Fluffy Pumpkin Tartlets
"A lovely fall appetizer. I served these at a bridal shower and they were a huge hit! You can buy premade tartlet shells if short on time-the filling is a snap to put together. Cook time includes 2 hours of chilling. I also like to use cheesecake pudding mix. The filling is good as a dip with graham crackers too...mmmm!"
photo by Kaarin
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 42mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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48 tartlets
ingredients
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Shells
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
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Filling
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
- 1 (5 ounce) package vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 2⁄3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
directions
- For shells, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar; mix in flour to form a soft dough.
- Cover and refrigerate at least one hour or overnight.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls; place in ungreased mini muffin pan. Press dough with a tartlet shaper dipped in flour to form a shell.
- Poke shells several times with a fork, then bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes until golden. Cool several minutes in pan, then completely on a rack. (If needed I reshape the tartlets immediately after baking.).
- For filling, mix pumpkin, dry pudding mix, milk, and spices. Fold in whipped topping.
- Pipe filling into each tartlet shell.
- Keep refrigerated until using.
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Reviews
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These are sooo delicious! I love love love the shells; they are well worth the extra work. The filling is light and delicious as well! I always add a little extra cinnamon and cloves, but it's good without it too! Thanks for this recipe! -
These were great! I had one box of vanilla pudding and one box of pumpkin spice pudding so I used that instead of all vanilla. It was nice and fuffy like a mousse texture. Also, I didn't make the shells I used chocolate shells that I had on hand. I would definitely make these again!
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I'm a stay at home mom with 3 adorable children-an 8 year old daredevil son, a 5 1/2 year old princess and a wild little 2 year old girl! I love to cook, and like having my little helpers in the kitchen!
I usually love recipes that are completely from scratch (I still love them actually) but right now my focus is on having any kind of food ready by mealtime! It's a little crazy here lately. Every summer we have a huge organic garden, apple orchard and raspberry and blueberry patches, along with a woods full of wild foods waiting for me to learn what they are so I can collect them. I'm learning about wild mushrooms first, so if anyone has any tips, let me know. We also eat wild venison which my husband and I hunt ourselves. It's our favorite meat, since it's lean, organic and cheap! Some of my hobbies are: hiking, biking, rock climbing, gardening, playing in the water with my kids, or just swinging in the hammock with a good book. I go stir crazy if I spend too much time inside.
