Welcome to 2023’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event! If you're new here, welcome! If you're a returning haunt, welcome back!
HalloweenTreatsWeek is a yearly blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife. You'll find that this fun and spooky event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some frightfully fun Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween loving bloggers!
I know that everyone thinks sweets and candy when they think about Halloween but I really wanted to kick things off with a savory recipe. I eat hummus pretty much every afternoon and I'm always looking for some fun ways to change it up. I found James S's recipe for Creamy Pumpkin Hummus on the Taste of Home website and I tweaked it just a bit.
I used blood orange juice, super fitting for Halloween, right? I couldn't find pumpkin oil, so I used olive oil instead. I absolutely love pepitas but I'm not really crazy about pomegranate so I substituted dried cranberries.
The suggested dippers were pita chips, apples and pears. Since the orange juice and the dried cranberries lean in the "sweet" direction, it's also great with graham crackers or gingersnap cookies.
This will be great all Fall long, but you can embrace the Halloween theme by serving it up in small plastic cauldrons that you can find at party stores or department stores.
Thank you so much to Angie for hosting this week! Make sure to check out all of the fun recipes that we're sharing this week! You can follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media to collect all of these frightful recipes to use at your own Halloween parties and events!
Creamy Pumpkin Hummus
Ingredients
- 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup olive oil or pumpkin seed oil
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin seed oil or olive oil, optional
- 1/4 cup salted pumpkin seeds or pepitas
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- Baked pita chips, sliced apples or pears, graham crackers
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine the first 9 ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a serving platter or bowl.
- Garnish with oil if desired; top with pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries. Serve with pita chips, apples, pears, and graham crackers.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
For this years 6th annual HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 18
hauntingly talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween
recipes throughout the week!
Today's Halloween Offerings:
- Evil Dragon Deviled Eggs from Big Bear's Wife
- Chocolate Cherry Skull Cakes from Semi Homemade Recipes
- Witch Hat Garlic Bread from Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Candy Corn Cookie Cake from The Spiffy Cookie
- Spooky Spider Decadent Cupcakes from For the Love of Food
- Monster Mash Cereal Cheesecake from Sweet ReciPEAs
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites from It’s Shanaka
- Halloween Brains Cupcakes from An Affair from the Heart
- Breadstick Snakes from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Jack O'Lantern Tostadas from Palatable Pastime
- Witches Broom Cookies from Best Cookie Recipes
- Baked Intestine Pie from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
- Spooky Roasted Potato Skulls from Savory Moments
- Mummy Donuts from The Redhead Baker
- Mummy Dogs from Savory Experiments
- Easy Spider Cupcakes from Hezzi-D's Recipe Box
- Creamy Pumpkin Hummus from Jolene's Recipe Journal
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I love Taste of Home recipes too! I love this!
ReplyDeletePumpkin Hummus is a favorite but I haven't made it in forever!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many ways to make hummus! I have some tahini calling for a recipe. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea for all the Fall events! Looks delish and I can't wait to give it a try
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