5-minute, fast and easy pumpkin pie cup recipe

November 7, 5:40 PMSan Jose Dessert ExaminerJoy Valerie Cronn

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This recipe is so fast and easy, you can teach your children to make it in just 5 minutes, and there's no hot oven to worry about .
It makes a sweet afterschool snack, or even  a dessert younger children can be proud of bringing to the familly dinner table.

Pumpkin Pie Cup Recipe
Total Time: 5 minutes Makes: 1 serving

Ingredients:
4 small cookies such as Nilla Wafers or  sugar cookies
1 pudding snack such as JELL-O Vanilla Pudding
1/8 tsp. pumpkin pie spice plus 1 dash for decoration
2 tablespoons whipped cream or Cool Whip topping (in a can)

1. Place cookies in a dessert glass.
2. Mix pudding snack and pumpkin pie spice; spoon over wafers.
3. Top with whipped cream just before serving.
4. Sprinkle with a dash of pumpkin pie spice.

TIP:
No pumpkin pie spice in your cupboard?  Just substitute with a pinch each of cinnamon and nutmeg.

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