Sausage & Pumpkin Topper

Name: Sausage & Pumpkin Topper
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 oz. pumpkin, mashed (about 1/3 cup); 1½ tsp. butter; ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon; 24 RITZ Crackers; 3 Italian sausage links, grilled, each cut into 8 slices; 3 pepper Jack cheese slices (2-1/4 oz.), each cut into 8 pieces; 2 tsp. green onions

Celebrate Thanksgiving with this holiday appetizer. Spiced pumpkin is topped with Italian sausage and pepper Jack cheese on a RITZ Cracker for a delicious bite.

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Makes 8 servings, 3 topped crackers each.

Ingredient list

3 oz. roasted pumpkin, mashed (about 1/3 cup)
1½ tsp. butter
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
24 RITZ Crackers
3 Italian sausage links, grilled, each cut into 8 slices
3 pepper Jack cheese slices (2-1/4 oz.), each cut into 8 pieces
2 tsp. chopped green onions

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Microwave pumpkin, butter and cinnamon in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec. or until butter is melted; mix well.

Spread onto crackers; place on baking sheet. Top with sausage and cheese.

Bake 3 min. or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with onions.

Recipe Tips

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ShortcutPrepare using 1/3 cup canned pumpkin.
How to Roast the PumpkinHeat oven to 400°F. Cover baking sheet with foil; brush with 1 tsp. oil. Cut small pumpkin in half; scoop out seeds. Brush cut sides evenly with additional 1 Tbsp. oil; sprinkle evenly with 1/4 tsp. EACH kosher salt and black pepper. Place, cut sides down, on prepared baking sheet. Bake 45 min. or until pumpkin flesh is soft enough to easily be mashed.