Monday, October 31, 2011

{mini pumpkin pies + halloween photos}




My love of regular desserts taken into mini bite size form continues with this recipe from Bakerella for mini pumpkin pies.  This recipe is seriously foolproof; the pie dough is the ready made kind you can find at any grocery store and the filling has only a handful of ingredients.  Topped with some whipped cream and this is the perfect dessert for any get together from now until Thanksgiving!








Besides this weekend being filled with a lot of baking, we also went to two Halloween parties.   On Saturday night we co-hosted our annual pumpkin carving contest/party at our friend's place in Venice.  


 {halloween themed confetti system, see a tutorial here}


 {mini pumpkin pies making an appearance alongside sangria & red velvet whoopie pies}


 {our entry into the pumpkin carving contest}


{my airplane costume from the Toddlers's dept at Target & party host, Terra, as a Cheeto}


Sunday night we were invited to a Halloween potluck which I contributed the mini pumpkin pies, but this time I topped them with whipped cream.  The whipped cream is a great addition, but you really can't put it on until right before you want to serve the pies; otherwise it melts. 


 {my "Miss Universe" costume with Heather, the host of the potluck}




Happy Halloween!

5 comments:

  1. you are to cute!! love the costumes...and all the little details are adorable!

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  2. Um that is the cutest costume ever. Yay for target and yay for trader joes canned pumpkin being WAAAY cheaper than the brand stuff at the grocery store. I will try and make these for thanksgiving entertaining. :)

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  3. Can I please eat those mini pies now?! They look amazing. I think I'm going to use your inspiration for a dessert I have to bring to an upcoming dinner party :) Love, love, love.

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