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Pumpkin meets my favorite Italian dessert in this Pumpkin Cannoli Dip

  —— Where to find the best cheesesteaks in Philadelphia isn’t the only food topic which we locals have a strong opinion about (for the record, it’s Jim’s Steaks for me.) If you’re from South Philly or live near by and have any Italian blood in your family lineage, you probably have a preference on where to get cannoli – the fried dough pastry filled with sweetened ricotta. In our family, it’s Isgro Pastries (or Potito’s Bakery for a close second.) For our wedding reception, we had mini cannoli from Isgro’s brought in and I may or may not have gone on a “eat cannoli every single day” binge during our honeymoon in Sicily. True be told, my favorite part of the cannoli is the super...

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Donut Pumpkin Muffins: moist spiced pumpkin muffins are baked, coated in butter and tossed in cinnamon sugar for that perfect sweet outside – just like a donut!

Have you heard of donut muffins yet? They are sweet muffins that are brushed in melted butter and then tossed in sugar. So how do we take those to the next level? We turn the muffins into pumpkin muffins and we coat them in cinnamon sugar.  And then I can only describe them with two words — epically delicious.  If you love these Donut Pumpkin Muffins as much as my family does, make sure and check out my Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins and Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel!  PUMPKIN MUFFINS WITH A WHOLE CAN OF PUMPKIN One goal I have when making a pumpkin recipe is using an entire can of pumpkin, whenever I am able to. I know we...

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