Day 4 of conference rooms and hotel food – I’m ready to get back to Maine and cook up some homemade fall treats like Lidey Heuck’s Maine Pumpkin Buckle, a dessert that pays homage to her time at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine – about 30 minutes north of where we live.
The recipe draws inspiration from two beloved pumpkin desserts she discovered in her college dining hall.
This New England-style buckle features a moist pumpkin sponge sweetened with maple syrup and warmed with classic fall spices – cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.
A rich cream cheese mixture is swirled top top of the batter and finally finished with a brown sugar-cinnamon crumble.
Baked then sliced, you are rewarded with a divine layers Fall dessert.
Book: Cooking in Real Life, page 236
Rating: 5/5
How Easy Is That: Easy
Store-Bought Is Fine: Pumpkin puree
Pricey Ingredients: —
Hard-to-find: —
Recipe not online.
