Pumpkin-flavored snacks spice up fall

By Emma Harvey

Pumpkin-flavored treats keep autumn love alive with little hassle and cost.

Pumpkin Pretzel Puffs

Ingredients

• 1 bag microwave popcorn

• 12-ounce bag white chocolate chips

• Pumpkin pie spice

• Pretzel sticks

• Candy corn

• Brach’s Mellowcreme Pumpkins

Directions:

1. Pop the popcorn and pour it into a bowl.

2. Melt down the white chocolate chips, stirring occasionally.

3. Stir in the pumpkin pie spice.

4. Pour the white chocolate mixture over the popcorn and stir until the popcorn is coated with chocolate.

5. Crumble pretzel sticks and stir into the popcorn mixture.

6. Add candy corn or Brach’s Mellowcreme Pumpkins.

7. Cover the mixture and set it inside your freezer to cool.

Pumpkin Latte Shake

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup iced coffee (vanilla or original flavor)

• 1 cup vanilla or pumpkin ice cream

• Pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

1. Combine the coffee and pumpkin ice cream into a blender and mix until the shake is smooth.

2. Add the pumpkin pie spice, and enjoy all the tastiness of a pumpkin spice shake and latte in one drink.

Don’t have a blender? Shake the ingredients in a cup, and get an awesome arm workout.