THE DAILY TROT

TreatS of the season

by Zyania Garcia Hernandez

Want to eat something aesthetically pleasing that matches with the fall vibe? Something that you will enjoy consuming? Try creating these fall snacks that will “leaf” you satisfied.

Pumpkin Pie Cake Pops

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin pie

• ¾ cup Graham crackers

• Melted white chocolate.

• Sprinkles

Directions:

Smash up a small pie and the Graham crackers into a bowl. Once fully mixed together, roll the batter into balls. The treats then need to be placed inside the freezer for about 25-30 minutes. As the cake pops chill, melt up some white chocolate to coat them in. They should already be stabbed with a stick when doing so. Once they are all properly coated, top them with sprinkles.

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Apple Cinnamon Donuts

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour

• ¼ cup Corn starch

• 1 cup milk

• Apple

• Cinnamon

• OPTIONAL~ Sugar 

Directions:

Slice your apple(s) in a vertical manner, and cut out a hole in the middle of the pieces. After doing so, mix the flour, corn starch, milk and cinnamon all in a bowl. The apples are then to be coated in the batter made. Fry the pieces in a pan until golden brown, then coat them with cinnamon and sugar when done.

Pretzel Spider Webs

Ingredients:

• Pretzel sticks (8 per each web)

• Melted chocolate

• OPTIONAL~ Sprinkles

Directions:

Place the pretzel sticks into an asterisk kind of form on top of a tray on parchment paper. The chocolate can be melted in the microwave for 1 minute. Times may vary. Dip a kitchen tool into melted chocolate. (Spatula or spoon is recommended.) Slowly circle around the formed pretzels, carefully drizzling the chocolate, creating a spider web shape. Before the chocolate cools, add sprinkles on the chocolate.

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Caramel Apples

Ingredients:

• Apple

• Melted caramel

• TOPPINGS: Crushed walnuts, sprinkles, cookie pieces, coconut shreds or candy.

• OPTIONAL ~ Chocolate

Directions:

Stick a skewer into the top of the apple and press down towards the middle. Caramel can be melted in the microwave for asd1 minute. Times may vary. Gently dip the apple into the bowl of melted caramel, covering all, if not most of the apple. Chocolate may be applied after this step. Before the caramel and chocolate hardens, dip or cover the apple with toppings. Freeze if necessary.

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Pumpkin Spice Chai Cupcakes

Ingredients for chai spice:

• 2 tsp Ground cinnamon

• ½ tsp Ground cloves

• 1 tsp Ground cardamom

• ⅓ cup Granulated sugar.

• ½ tsp Ground nutmeg

• ¼ tsp Ground ginger

• ½ tsp Pumpkin spice

Directions: 

Mix all of the ingredients except the sugar. Separate the mixture in half and add sugar to one of the halves.

Ingredients for cupcakes:

• 1 ½ Cupcake flour

• 1 can Pumpkin Puree 15 oz

• ½ cup of Milk

• 1 ¼ Baking powder

• 2 tsp Vanilla extract

• ½ cup Melted butter or vegetable oil

• ¼ cup Granulated sugar

• 2 Eggs

• ½ tsp Baking soda

• ½ tsp Salt

• ½ Chai spice mixture without sugar

Directions:

Mix ingredients and place the dough into cupcake trays. Bake at 350°F for 20-23 minutes. Dip the cupcakes into the chai spice mixture

Ingredients for frosting:

• 4 oz Cream cheese

• ½ Unsalted butter

• 2 tsp Vanilla extract

• 2 cups Powdered sugar

• 1 tsp Espresso powder

• ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon

• 1 tsp leftover Chai spice.

Directions:

Use a hand or stand mixer to fluff the butter and cream cheese for 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until light and soft. 3-4 minutes on high if using a stand mixer.

If you are looking for a fall snack, these ideas are a great place to start.