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Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub

Today I am sharing my newest…Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub! I have grown quite fond of sugar scrubs lately. I have shared a few here in the past…Lemon Sugar Scrub (one of my absolute favorites), Brown Sugar Scrub, and a Peppermint Foot Scrub.

They are so easy to make and can be made with ingredients you already most likely have on hand. They make your hands and skin so soft and depending on the “flavors” you add, smell amazing! But I love the combination of fall spices that are in this specific body scrub. They smell so amazing and the scent lingers on your skin long after you have used the scrub. So you get wafts of “Fall” all day long! Yum!

Since I am craving all things pumpkin and cinnamon right now I thought it would be great to come up with a Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub…boy does this smell amazing.

Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub

Ingredients

2 cups Brown Sugar
1/2 cup White Sugar (or Raw Sugar)
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/3 cup Almond Oil or Coconut Oil (add more if needed)

Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl combine the sugars and spices.
Mix together with a wooden spoon.
Slowly pour in the Oil and stir until well blended.
You may add more if your scrub is too dry.
You don't want it to be runny, just a nice damp texture.
Cover in a tight container.
Store in the refrigerator up to 8 weeks.

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This scrub can be a great way to pamper yourself during the hussle and bustle of the Holiday season. Especially after you have been on your feel all day preparing this year’s Thanksgiving Feast. Or whip up a batch and give it to the hostess of your Thanksgiving Dinner.

And if you like Pumpkin Spice, you have got to make some Pumpkin Spice Play Dough!

Halloween Desserts—Pumpkin Oreo Pops

Ummm…yep…another version my of Oreo Pops for some fun Halloween Snacks and party ideas. This time we made some Halloween Pumpkin Oreo Pops.

Here are the supplies you will need to make them:

Wilton Candy Melts in Orange and Green

Double Stuff Oreos

Black Licorice (or Pretzel Sticks)

Popsicle Sticks

Mini Chocolate Chips

Stick the popsicle sticks in between the two cookie layers of the Oreos and set them aside on some wax paper. Melt your orange candy melts in the microwave in 20 second intervals until it is melted to a smooth and creamy consistency. Now “dip” the Oreos into the orange candy melts. I don’t actually dip them but rather take a spoon and smooth it onto the front of the Oreos. Then smooth the candy melt around the sides and onto the back of the Oreo. Be sure to do around the stick very well as this will be sure to hold them together when they have hardened. Lay them onto the wax paper and add some mini chocolate chips for the eyes and the mouth. Then to make the stem, I cut a piece of black licorice…but you could also use a pretzel stick. Then pop in the freezer for a few minutes.

Melt the green candy melts and then take the pops out of the freezer and add some leaves onto your pumpkins. I just drizzled a little leaf shape on the top. Pop them back into the freezer. After 20 minutes, they should be ready to share!