7 Fixes for holiday food disasters

Holiday food disaster #6: Piddly pumpkin

You thought your pumpkin pie recipe indicated two small cans of pumpkin to serve your crowd, but it turns out you need two large cans. Instead of serving tiny unsatisfying slices of pumpkin pie, turn that canned pumpkin into pudding.

Food fix #6: Impressive Pumpkin Pudding

For each can of pumpkin, prepare a box of instant vanilla or even chocolate pudding and stir in pumpkin along with pumpkin pie spice to your liking. Serve pudding in champagne flutes or wine glasses, topped with whipped cream and shaved chocolate. This pudding can also be used as part of a holiday trifle if you happen to have a chocolate cake on hand: Layer chunks of cake with pumpkin and whipped cream for an impressive holiday dessert.

Not into pudding? Bake this sweet Cranberry Pumpkin Bread

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