Ingredients:

• 4 ounces cream whipped cheese at room temperature
• 4 ounces mascarpone at room temperature (or cool whip)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 8 ounces pumpkin puree, canned pumpkin not pie filling
• 1 packet Frontier Soups Pumpkin Spice Mix
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Optional topping: 1/2 cup pecans, 1 Tablespoon maple syrup

Pumpkin Dip Recipe Directions:

1. In a medium bowl blend together the cream cheese and mascarpone until smooth.
2. Add brown sugar, spice blend, pumpkin, and salt, and blend again until smooth.
3. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
4. Sprinkle nuts and top with zigzags of maple syrup, if desired.
5. Place dip in a bowl surrounded by apple slices, ginger snaps, biscotti, cinnamon crisps, vanilla wafers, or other sweet cracker or cookie.

Inventive Variation: Use as an inside filler layer in a spice cake!