Pumpkin Spice Butter

Yield: 9 tablespoons

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Combine butter, pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Mix well.
2. Keep tightly covered in the refrigerator up to 3 weeks.

Notes

Variation: Substitute 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice for cloves, ginger and nutmeg.