Pumpkin Cream Oreo Cupcakes

When I first thought about starting this blog, I started looking at other food blogs and came across Lauren’s Latest.  Lauren is a young mother and wife and an extremely excellent cook, especially when it comes to desserts.  She was one of the women who inspired me to start my own blog and I took her recipe Pumpkin Cream Oreo Tarts, turned them into cupcakes and served them at our Thanksgiving party.  To say they were a hit would be an understatement.  One guest said it was an orgasm in his mouth (he even moaned a few times), I wasn’t sure what to say but there was a rush to the dessert tray and my other poor cupcakes were quickly overlooked. 🙂

You MUST try these tomorrow at your Thanksgiving table, or the next day or the next.  There is no baking, so they are easy to pull together and I promise you will be praised by anyone fortune it enough to eat them for  your dessert prowess!

FOR THE CRUST:

FOR THE FILLING:

FOR THE CREAM:

Directions:

For the crust, in a food processor, the entire oreo cookies. Pour in melted butter and pulse to mix. Spoon mixture into muffin cups that you place in muffin tin and press mixture down into bottom.  Place into the refrigerator.

Remove muffin cups from tin and place on pan or into two 13 x 9 baking dish (this will make it easier to plate when you serve)

For the filling, in a large bowl, whip cream cheese until smooth. Stir in pumpkin puree, sugar, vanilla and spices. Whip 1 minute on high. Scrape sides and mix again another 15 seconds or so until smooth. Divide mixture evenly between muffin cups and smooth the tops. Return to the refrigerator.

For the cream, whip cream with sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Divide evenly between the muffin cups and spread over top. Sprinkle with toasted walnuts. Store in the freezer until ready to serve, remove 1/2 hour before serving.

You can freeze these up to a month covered.  Place in refrigerator to thaw a half hour before serving.