When the holiday's come around, we are tempted by treats treats treats! They are EVERYWHERE! Your office, your child's school sends home cookies in their backpacks, your parents house has chocolate and of course don't forget all the merry wine!
I was wondering last year how I could fill my home with nice holiday treats, without all the sugar and calories?Ugh... this was a challenge. You know as well as I do, when given an option between healthy treats vs Christmas cookies, those little red and green iced cookies are going to win out with your kids hands down!
Well, here is a recipe for a holiday treat that has won over the teachers at school, my diabetic mother-in-law, and ding ding ding... CHILDREN! And they are so fancy looking, you will have people asking you if you are a pastry chef in disguise. Tee hee!
Spicy Pumpkin Rasin Tarts
- One can organic natural pumpkin or one pie pumpkin, cooked and pureed.
- Two boxes of mini tart shells
- Two table spoons of brown sugar
- One table spoon of pumpkin spice
- 1/3 cup of sour cream
- 1/2 cup of flour
- 1/2 rasins
In one large mixing bowl, place all the ingredients. Fold, do not whip ingredients together. You want some density to the mixture.
Fill the tart shells with pumpkin mixture and then place on sprayed cookie sheet. This mixture will yield up to 40 tarts. Most boxes of tart shells come with about 15, so you should have plenty.
Bake at 350F for 15 minutes, take out to cool and serve.
Have a wonderful, safe and most of all healthy holiday. My wishes to all families out there is to enjoy each other and don't let the stresses of the holiday season get to you.
Cheers!
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