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I think I’m fiiiinally starting to understand the American obsession with pumpkin pie at this time of year. I’ve still never actually had pumpkin pie (which kind of makes my previous sentence a bit ridiculous, but go with me), but these pumpkin pie crackers were sooo tasty that I can imagine the real thing is just as good.
The idea of pumpkin pie has just never really excited me before. Vegetable pies are all well and good, but when it comes to dessert, I assumed that vegetables needed to keep well away. Turns out, pumpkin in dessert isn’t half bad.
Of course, since I’m a pumpkin pie newbie, I used a bit of artistic license on this recipe – it’s really just tinned pumpkin mixed up with some sugar, spices, and a little bit of…
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