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I know most of us try to do at least a little something to be more eco-friendly. Recently I learned one more easy thing I can do to help our planet, and help my food taste better too! This holiday season I was introduced to pantry staple items from Pacific Foods that are packaged in Tetra Packs.
Tetra Packs are cartons made of 70% paper, a renewable resource, from selectively harvested, re-grown trees that are FSC-certified.These cartons use 1/3 of the packaging of cans, are space-saving, stackable and easy to open. The unique packaging process preserves the flavor and nutrients of food without the use of preservatives.
Easy recipes: Pumpkin Bars
I used the Pacific Foods Pumpkin Puree in my recipe for pumpkin bars.
Ingredients
- 1 cup melted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 jar of cream cheese frosting
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a 9×9 inch pan
- In a medium bowl, beat eggs well.
- Beat in sugar, butter, punpkin, and vanilla.
- Add flour, mixing well.
- Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes
- Cool completely
- Frost top of bars with cream cheese frosting.
This recipe is very easy to make and it was well received at my church Christmas party. There were a few bars left at the end of the party but some of my friends asked if they could take them home.
Be Carton Smart
We can all Become Carton Smart just by buying foods in Tetra Packs instead of in cans. Make sure you Follow #CartonSmart on Pinterest for lots of eco-friendly ideas. You can also Tweet @CartonSmart how you are being #CartonSmart this holiday season.
It sure looks like I will be looking for Pacific organic in the near future. Always looking for was to save the planet too.
This is one of my absolute FAVORITES!! Found you on the lovely ladies linky party!!
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Shelly, Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the Pumpkin bars!
Oh. My. Deliciousness. I love pumpkin – I just found some pumpkin k-cups hiding in our cabinet. I think this recipe would go well with my coffee. Can you send some over?
That is interesting. I never knew that you could put pumpkin in something other than cans. And the bars look great! Thanks for linking up with the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board!
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I love this brand, and I have some of their pumpkin in my pantry leftover from the holidays. I pinned your pumpkin bars…totally need to make those!
Thanks for linking up at Wordy Wednesday! 🙂
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I’ve also pinned it to the Tasty Tuesday’s Pinterest board–Thanks for linking up to Tasty Tuesdays!
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Thanks for pinning!