No-Bake Pumpkin Pudding Cups

What you need

• Paper bag, 1 zip bag
• Milk, 1 cup cold milk
• Clear cups, 6 small clear cups
• Pumpkin puree, 1 cup
• Graham crackers, 8
• Instant vanilla pudding mix, 1 small box (about 3.4 ounces)
• Cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon, plus a pinch
• Whipped cream, 1 can
• Bowl, 1 large bowl, plus 1 small bowl
• Whisk, 1
• Spoon, a few
• Measuring cups, 1
• Plate or tray, 1 tray or plate
• Phone, 1, for a timer
• Sturdy cup, 1, for rolling the crackers

How to do it

Grown-up prep: Wash hands together, then set everything on a table within reach. Open the pumpkin and pudding mix so the kids can scoop and pour.

1. Put the graham crackers into the zip bag and seal it.
2. Roll a cup over the bag to crush the crackers.
3. Spoon the crumbs into the bottoms of the cups.
4. Press the crumbs down with the back of a spoon.
   Ask: What do you think will happen when the wet filling goes on top of the crumbs?
5. Tip the pumpkin, pudding mix, milk and cinnamon into the big bowl.
6. Whisk it for two minutes, until the filling gets thick.
   Ask: What is happening to the milk and the pudding mix as you whisk?
7. Spoon the pumpkin filling over the crumbs.
8. Chill the cups in the fridge for fifteen minutes. Ask for help if you need it
9. Top each cup with a swirl of whipped cream and a pinch of cinnamon.
10. Share your cups for dessert, and vote on a name for them!
    Ask: What is the best name for our pumpkin dessert, and why?

Play it again

• Name game: invent a new name for the dessert each time you make it.
• Swap the spice: try a little less cinnamon or add a drop of vanilla and taste the difference.
• Cup parade: make extra cups and deliver them to family members with a song.