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Take Back Pumpkin Spice

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Mercer chapter.

October is here. The leaves are turning; the air is becoming crisp; and the white girls are clomping around in their Ugg boots. Everyone makes fun of these girls with their iPhones, leggings, and Starbucks cups full of pumpkin spice lattes. While pumpkin spice is a defining characteristic of the fall season, this fall flavor needs to be broadened. This wonderful taste should not be restricted only to lattes.

So, kick off your Ugg boots and North Face/Patagonia jacket, light your pumpkin candle, and change into your fuzzy pajamas and slippers. Start perusing for a movie on Netflix (preferably a rom-com) while you pick up some ingredients and pans. Throw your PSL to the wind and try these new recipes.

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

 

Ingredients:

2 scoops protein powder (chocolate or vanilla)

1 cup pumpkin canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

4 egg whites

1 cup oats

2 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon honey (or 3-4 teaspoons of sweetener of your choice)

1 tablespoon butter

 

For the full website, check out this website:

http://www.droolworthydaily.com/drool-worthy-daily/pumpkin-spice-protein-pancakes

 

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Batter Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened

 2-1/2 cups sugar

 3 eggs

 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin

 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour

 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

 1 teaspoon baking powder

 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 3/4 teaspoon salt

 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

 1 cup buttermilk

           

Frosting Ingredients:

 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

 1/2 cup butter, softened

 4 cups confectioners’ sugar

 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

 

For the full recipe, check out this website:

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pumpkin-spice-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting

 

Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow

Ingredients:

1 cup white chocolate chips (or any kind of chocolate chips)

1/4 cup (half stick) butter

1/2 cup peanut butter or Biscoff spread (cookie butter)

2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

9 cups rice or corn chex cereal

1 cup powdered sugar

 

For the full recipe, check out this website:

http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/pumpkin-spice-puppy-chow-recipe/#_a5y_p=1012912

 

Help change people’s minds about typical white girls. Give your boyfriend a cupcake that he will love before telling him its pumpkin spice. Bring some puppy chow to class and share some so that people will know why your love for pumpkin spice is totes legit. So, try some of these out at your sorority Halloween party or just to have some snacks while watching scary movies. Have fun falling in love with these delish dishes!

 

Photo used from http://www.forbes.com/sites/michelinemaynard/2013/09/22/how-starbucks-tu…