Happy Tea Party Tuesday!
The links last week were amazing.
I enjoy so much what everyone brings to the
Tea Party and try to visit each and every one of you.
As I stated last week, I have been
interested in the endless possibilities
of using the mini fillo tart shells!
Last week I offered a great recipe for
I was thrilled to see how popular it was!
This week my inspiration came from
picking pumpkins and decorating for fall.
The simple, yet elegant, snacks this week
are sure to please anyone you plan to host
for a Fall Tea Party.
First in the line up is
Pumpkin Spice Tea Sandwich
I found this sitting on the shelves at Target and just
knew I had to make something with it!!
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| Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese!!! |
What you need:
*Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bread (Pepperidge Farm)
*Pumpkin Cookie Cutter (Wilton)
*Pumpkin Pie Spice Cream Cheese (Philadelphia)
*Pumpkin Pie Spice (optional)
*Regular Cream Cheese
*Green Food Coloring
*Toasted Pecans
*Piping bags (optional)
*Wilton piping tip 10 and 3 (optional)
**I am sure you could make your own version of the pumpkin spice cream cheese using regular cream cheese and adding 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice and a touch of orange food coloring!!
The How-to ~~This is EASY:
*Cut out pumpkin shapes from bread
*Place pumpkin pie spice cream cheese in bowl and add additional 1/4 tsp of pumpkin pie spice (if desired) and 1/4 cup toasted pecans and whip together.
*Place regular cream cheese in small bowl and add a touch of green food coloring and whip together
*If desired, place pumpkin pie spice cream cheese mixture into piping bag with wilton #10 piping tip and pipe small amount onto pumpkin shaped bread - or just spread on with knife
*Using piping bag with wilton #3 tip, if desired, pipe green cream cheese onto top of pumpkin in shape of stem or spread on with knife
The next easy and fun tasty tea time treat is
Spooky Pumpkin Tassies
What you need:
*mini fillo tart shells
*1 can premade pumpkin pie filling (or make your own)
*4 oz cream cheese, softened
*whipped cream
*baking chocolate or chocolate candy wafers for melting
*piping bag with wilton #1 or #2 tip or plastic squeeze bottle
The How-to:
*preheat oven to 350 degrees
*thaw mini fillo tart shells
*mix can of pumpkin pie filling and 4 oz softened cream cheese
* spoon 1 tsp of filling into tart shells
*bake at 350 degrees for 16-18 min, times may vary
*to make the spider webs, melt chocolate and pipe little mini webs onto wax paper and let harden
*to assemble - pipe a dollop of whip cream onto top of tassie and place chocolate spider web on top!
VIOLA!
I stumbled upon the original idea for these on the Athens Site
awhile ago but for the life of me could
NOT find the direct link again!!
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| Simple, yet elegant cream teapot I got from Kirklands!! |
I am enjoying these treats with the
creamy and smooth
from my favorite Minnesota Tea Room, Aprille Showers!
What are YOU bringing for Tea this week??
I am having tea with:
TEA, INSPIRATION & TABLESCAPES:
Martha's Favorite TeaCup Tuesday
The Plumed Pen ~ Tuesday Tea for Two!
Tea Cup Tuesday at Artful Affirmations
The Plumed Pen ~ Tuesday Tea for Two!
Tea Cup Tuesday at Artful Affirmations
OTHER FUN SWEETS/FOOD and CRAFT LINK PARTIES YOU MIGHT LIKE:
Mouth Watering Mondays, Melt in Your Mouth Mondays, Mingle Monday, Made it on Monday Sumo's Sweet Stuff Made by You Mondays Making the World Cuter Mondays Motivate Me Monday Joy of Desserts Dittle Dattle Amaze Me Monday Jam Hands Recipe Share Monday Mangia MondaysTUESDAY Crazy for Crust Confessions of a SAHM Delicious Dishes Cupcake Tuesday Let's Do Brunch Tempt my Tummy Tuesday Mandi's Tasty Tuesday Topsy Turvy Tuesday Handmade Tuesday Tasty Tuesday Tip Me Tuesday Time Out Tuesday Get Your Craft On WEDNESDAY Cast Party Wednesday Lil' Luna Ginger Snap Crafts Wonka Wednesday Whatever Goes Wednesday Wow Us Wednesday Look What I Made Wednesday What I Whipped Up Wednesday Let's Do Brunch Whatever You Want Wednesday Wow Me Wednesday This Chick Cooks Gooseberry PatchTHURSDAYArtsy Girl Sweet Treats Thursday Sweets This Week Thursday Show Your Stuff House of Hepworths Brambleberry Cottage FRIDAY: Tidy Mom Inspiration Friday Feathered Nest Friday Bacon Time Friday Party Sweet Tooth Friday Show and Tell Friday It's a Hodgepodge Friday Weekend Wrap Up Flaunt it Friday Sassy Sites Friday Fun Fridays Unfolded Food on Fridays Friday Flair Foodie FridayWEEKEND Sweets for a Saturday So Sweet Sundays The Girl Creative Sundae Scoop