Honey Mozzarella Corn Muffins

Honey Mozzarella Corn Muffins

In case our recent slew of pumpkin posts was not enough of an indicator, Thanksgiving is fast approaching! And though I love traditional thanksgiving foods, I’ve come to the realization that I am officially physically incapable of making anything “normal.” I signed up to make cornbread for an early Thanksgiving potluck with my friends at school and this was no exception. I figured that since honey and mozzarella are good together, cornbread tastes great with honey, and cheesy cornbread is amazing too, why not combine them together?

White Pumpkin Chip Butterscotch Blondies

White Pumpkin Chip Butterscotch Blondies

I hate cold weather. Hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it. To me, fall marks the onset of snowstorms, frozen fingers, nippy winds, and general, dark unhappiness. Nevertheless, fall does bring with it two redeeming features—fall clothing and pumpkin. Now, if you’re like me, you would love to use pumpkin year-round and ignore culinary seasonal traditions. Unfortunately, the grocery stores and I do not see eye-to-eye. Countless times, I have tried to buy pumpkin only to be told that it is “not in season” or “only carried during certain times of the year”. Frankly, I call shenanigans because canned pumpkin is good for like umpteen years (or, ya know, two), but fall is the one time a year that I can lay down my burning torch and buy pumpkin in peace, in bulk, and in good fashion.

Caramel Pumpkin Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Caramel Pumpkin Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

There’s nothing that makes you want to be a kid again quite like being a senior in college. And if you’re in my position right now, though I can’t help you return to a time of no worries or responsibilities, I can tell you how to make a version of an all-time favorite childhood snack that is more grown up, but in a good way. So take a break from panicking about your future, and use the BEST fall ingredient (pumpkin, of course) to make a delicious treat that combines the goodness of classic rice krispie treats with chocolate, caramel, and pumpkin! What’s not to love about that?