Fortified pumpkins can be found in Kakariko Village at Olkin’s Pumpkins. These pumpkins are extremely tough and are cooked to both soften them and help increase Link’s toughness. During your first visit to the shop, Olkin will offer you a free pumpkin. He knows how to run a business; it will get you running back for more all throughout pumpkin season. Just don’t tell Olkin that Hinox like to carry fortified pumpkins. It might be a bit more dangerous to go that route but at least the pumpkins will be free.
It is officially pumpkin flavor season and I figured it would be a great time to dive into a pumpkin recipe. When I saw the recipe for pumpkin pie in Breath of the Wild I was very excited to recreate this item. The image from the game always felt more like a cheesecake than a traditional pumpkin pie. With that in mind, I started working on how to combine the flavors of a cheesecake with those of a pumpkin pie. It was extremely important that all the essential spices would be present in all the bites. Due to the cream cheese mellowing out the pumpkin flavors it was important to amplify the traditional pumpkin spice flavors. It was very important to use gingersnap cookies for the crust at the bottom. I am typically not a huge fan of heavily clove-flavored desserts so the amount I add to the filling can be doubled if it is a flavor you enjoy.
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