Pumpkin Cream Oreo Tarts & a Favor

Hey guys! TGIF! Don’t these tarts look so cute and festive? It makes me want to carve pumpkins and go trick-or-treating! I got my bake on and made a TON of pumpkin desserts. Get ready for some seriously tasty treats!

But first-

I’ve been trying to recruit you all to vote for one of my recipes. I entered a recipe into a contest to win a trip to Hawaii. Why? Because {1} I’ve never been to Hawaii {2} I’d like to win a recipe contest and {3} it would make for a GREAT honeymoon! You see, my husband and I never got a honeymoon. We were two crazy kids who fell in love in college and got married…while still going to college. We got married on Thanksgiving break when we had a few days off. Then, we went right back to school. We had good intentions of going on a honeymoon…just later. AND THEN…I miraculously got pregnant. So there went any and all of our plans and funds. Since then, it’s been on the back burner. Like WAY back burner…. Usually I don’t enter recipe contests that require people to vote because I think that is stupid and I’ve tried those before and usually don’t win. However, considering this is a great prize, I thought I would hijack this post {just for a paragraph} and ask my favorite people in the whole world {you!} for a favor. If you’re feeling charitable…please click on this link HERE and “like” my recipe. I would be really grateful and I promise to make you yummy recipes for ever and ever! Thanks for listening! Oh, and I love you! Muchos!

Ok, hijacking averted!

As I was saying….aren’t these tarts too cute? These are one of the many many recipes I tested over the last few days that I fell in love with. They are amazing. And decadent. And fancy looking. And super easy! {–>no baking required!!!} And straight up changeintoyourstretchypants delicious. Did I mention they had a beautiful oreo crust? Oh mama.
 Chocolate + pumpkin = happy tastebuds.

Forreals. Whoever thought of that combination deserves something pretty.

I had these tarts made in 20 minutes flat yesterday. Yes, they really are THAT easy. All you do is grind your oreos with melted butter and press that mixture into your tart pans. Then you whip cream cheese, pumpkin puree and some spices together to create the filling. Spread the filling onto the crust. Whip some cream, top with walnuts and voila! Dessert. If you don’t have these cute little tart pans, then you can make this into a large tart or a regular pie. No big deal.

Hope you all have a great weekend! {Thanks in advance for the votes, too!}

Pumpkin Cream Oreo Tarts
yield: 4 tarts
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Ingredients:
for the crust-
16 Original Oreo Cookies
4 tablespoons butter, melted

for the filling-
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup plain pumpkin puree
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

for the cream-
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 tablespoons chopped, toasted walnuts {for garnish; optional}

Directions:

In a food processor, grind oreo cookies. Pour in melted butter and pulse to mix. Spoon mixture into 4 individual tart pans {mine were 4 inches x 1/2 inch} and press mixture down and up the sides of the pans. Place into refrigerator.

In a large bowl, whip cream cheese until smooth. Stir in pumpkin puree, sugar, vanilla and spices. Whip 1 minute on high. Scrape sides and mix again another 15 seconds or so until smooth. Divide mixture evenly between tarts and smooth the tops. Return to refrigerator.

Whip cream with sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Divide evenly between the four tarts and spread over top. Sprinkle with toasted walnuts. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.