Nov

Frosty Pumpkin Pie Shots {Guest Post by Perry’s Plate}

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Today I am so excited to be welcoming Natalie of Perry’s Plate to her first cocktail party. (More on that in a minute.) Bottoms up, girl! Now you may think that cocktail parties are no place for kids but I would tend to disagree; so much of the food I’ve seen coming through the door lately is adult and kid appropriate (and this latest arrival is no exception.) And that is the wonderful thing about Natalie’s recipes – I know they are kid-tested and approved. On the contrary, when people ask me for kid-friendly recipes on my blog, I’m kind of at a loss since most of them have not been tried out on little humans. Others also warn me that I’ll have to change my cooking style when our kid is old enough to eat, but again, I would disagree – if mine is anything like Natalie’s, he or she will be happily noshing on Hazelnut Parsnip Soup, Sweet Potato Foil Packet Tacos, and Creamy Spinach and Avocado Spaghetti (or, Superguy as I once called it!)

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Hi guys! I’m Natalie, and I blog over at Perry’s Plate.

I’m so excited to be on Cara’s Cravings today! I adore Cara. I’ve been reading her blog since the Pumpkin-Spiced Cheesecake days (that’s the recipe that drew me in), and I love her creative recipes and dedication to clean eating! Plus, she’s one of the sweetest, nicest bloggers I’ve met online. I’m super excited for her to be a mom, too. *Squeal!*

To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to create for this shin-dig because . . .

I’ve never been to a cocktail party.

It’s true. Please don’t laugh. My lack of cocktail party invitations is most likely due to the fact that I don’t drink alcohol. (Neither do most of my friends.) I’m pretty stoked that Cara’s Clean Eating Cocktail Party is my very first one!

My husband, my three little girls (the biggest reason adult parties are lacking in our lives), and I are pretty clean eaters and veer toward the paleo/primal end of the spectrum (but not too strictly). We love our desserts, though, and take them very seriously. Birthday cake planning is talked about almost every single day.

Because we save “real” desserts for special occasions, we have a few things in our arsenal to tide over our sweet teeth during the week. These Frosty Pumpkin Pie Shots are one of our favorites, and would also be a great addition to a fall party spread!

We recently bought one of those rocket-fueled blenders. You know what I’m talking about, right? Well, there was a recipe for a chocolate frosty thing in the blender’s cookbook that we just LOVE. I tinkered with the recipe and came up with a pumpkin pie version!

If you don’t own one of these blenders, you can also make this recipe with a food processor and a regular blender. (See notes in the recipe.)