Pumpkin Feast - aka Pumpkin Pancakes and Pumpkin Spice Latte

I'm sort of kicking butt with posts today.  In honor of the start of fall (and non-100 degree weather!), I decided to incorporate pumpkin into my food today.  I started off with some pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes and also decided to attempt a mock of starbuck's pumpkin spice latte.  The latte was alright, not starbucks quality at all, but worth a shot.  Pancakes were perfect even with using just a bisquick base.

Pumpkin Pancakes

• 1 cup bisquick pancake mix
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4-1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• Nonstick cooking spray

Butter and Syrup if you like that on your cakes normally.

Combine all ingredients - batter might be a little thin.  Cook like regular pancakes.

Pumpkin Spice Latte

• 1 Tablespoon Pumpkin Puree
• 1 cup Rice Milk
• 1 teaspoon stevia
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups strong coffee
• more sweetener as necessary

Combine rice milk, pumpkin puree, stevia, and spices.  Heat in a small sauce pan over low heat until milk is frothy.  Remove from heat.

Pour 1/2 of pumpkin mixture into your coffee mug.  Heat for 30 seconds in microwave if it has cooled down too much.  Add 1 cup of strong coffee.  Stir.  Top off with a touch more pumpkin base and sprinkle with some nutmeg.  If you like whip cream you can go for that too.