Pumpkin Cream Cheese Empanadas Recipe

October 3, 2014

I love all things pumpkin. Each fall, I challenge myself to come up with new and exciting ways to utilize pumpkin in delicious recipes. Canned pumpkin is extremely versatile and is always yummy when baked up into something sweet—and these empanadas are no exception. These are a hit time and time again and they make an excellent snack for the kiddos.

The filling is warm and creamy, with a flavor similar to pumpkin cheesecake but without all of the work and time it takes to prepare. This pumpkin cream cheese empanadas recipe are easy to make and even easier to eat. Bake up a batch or maybe even two because they go FAST and are sure to be a welcome addition to your fall baking repertoire.

Christina Stanley-Salerno is a recipe developer, food stylist, photographer and blogger at TakeBackYourTable.com. She has an intense passion for the family meal and as a work-at-home mother of two growing boys, knows first-hand the challenges of trying to get a meal on the table. Before going freelance, she was on-staff at Every Day with Rachael Ray where she had the pleasure of working alongside some of the best in the food business. She is now a full-time work at home mom, writing recipes for everyone from Momtastic to Parents.com. Creating simple, quick and healthy meals is her specialty and her trick to keeping the family meal a reality, even on busy weeknights.
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