Fall is always one of our favorite times of the years. With the falling temperature and days getting shorter, I just had to show you another fun and easy activity we’ve done.
This pumpkin pie in a bag is not only a hit with the kids, it’s delicious, and is so easy to make.
You can just hand it over to your kids. And it’s a great activity to do with a fall unit study. Most of the ingredients you probably already have on hand.
EASY HOMESCHOOL COOP IDEA
But why in a bag? I originally had this recipe so that we could do this with a crowd of kids in a co-op setting.
The bags used in this recipe are thrown away to make clean up easy and that means you only need minimal supplies to take to the co-op.
Too, because it makes a lot, you can easily line up 10 to 20 paper cups and build the pie in the cups.
If you’re at home, you can use bowls to mix it.
We didn’t want to clean any bowls, so we stuck to the easy ziploc bags.
Look at this list of ingredients:
- 1 big can of pumpkin.
- 2 2/3 cold milk. We poured some in a measuring cup and stuck it in the freezer while we got the rest of the ingredients ready.
- 2 boxes of instant vanilla pudding mix. This is the secret to making it sweet.
- 2 gallon ziploc bags.
- Graham crackers.
- Butter.
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Then your choice to add ginger, cloves, and nutmeg.
- We used 4 glass ramekins to have big individual pies.
- whipped topping of course.
The list is really short and it doesn’t take too long to whip this together.
Empty the pudding mix and cold milk in the gallon size Ziploc bag.
Let your kids work out their frustration for the day by mixing and kneading the mixture in the bag until combined.
Next, add the pumpkin.
We also added a teaspoon of cinnamon and some nutmeg.
We’re not too crazy over here about ginger, but you can add about 1/2 teaspoon of it too. Just add whatever your family likes.
Just keep combining until the pudding, pumpkin, and spices are combined.
Next, grab a package of graham crackers to make the pie base. We just rolled it out until it was crushed pretty well.
We decided to add some melted butter to bind it and add some moisture.
Besides a bit of butter doesn’t hurt anything. We combined the butter with the crumbs right in the bag.
PUMPKIN IN A BAG
After the pumpkin pie mixture and crumb crust are combined, you’re ready to begin building your pumpkin pie.
Using a 1/4 cup plastic measuring cup, we divided out the mixture for the 4 ramekins.
Using the back of the plastic measuring cup, we pressed the crumbs down and packed it well.
Next, cut off one corner of the bag and squeeze it into each ramekin.
Smooth the top with a plastic knife, add just delicious whip cream and it’s ready!
We put ours in the refrigerator for a bit, but either way, it’s just delicious and fun to make.
This is a fun way to welcome fall. And I know your kids will love it.Also, you may like to read these other fun fall posts!
- Fall Homeschool Learning Resources For Middle School
- Fall Unit 1 {Pumpkins, Leaves, Corn, & More}
- Free Fall Unit Study Ideas– For Older Kids Too
Hugs and love ya,
