When life gives you pumpkins, make butter. The good news is, this pumpkin butter doesn't actually have any butter. The bad new is, this pumpkin butter doesn't actually have any butter.
Quick flash back: I experienced a very dark time in my life 6 years ago. It started with a love affair with peanut butter. The affair soon turned into an unhealthy, overly-dependent relationship. Don't get me wrong, peanut butter can be a healthy addition to toast, bananas, smoothies, etc. However, there comes a point when a spoon becomes a dangerous and evil tool that allows pure, untainted peanut butter to melt on the roof of your mouth a couple dozen times a day. You begin to consider a Costco membership just to bypass those pesky 18oz. jars in exchange for a vat.
Don't act like you've never done it.
Ok, so maybe that's a little dramatic. But in all seriousness, I cannot purchase peanut butter and have it lying casually around the house. I've come to terms with this reality; the pumpkin butter helps ease the withdrawals.
Grab the following ingredients:
1 can pure pumpkin
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp cinnamon
1/4 C apple sauce
2 tbsp pumpkin spice
1/2 C sugar
Throw it all in a heavy pot or dutch oven. Bring to a boil, turn to low and simmer for at least 45 minutes. Inhale fall.
A spoon is totally appropriate.
This post may be a bit deceiving. I like to think that blogs (food blogs especially) are posted in real time. As in, I just made these. The problem is, I made these close to 7 months ago for my besties birthday. Full disclosure.
Here's the thing: homegirl doesn't like big productions on her birthday. Especially if she has to plan it. Give her a hammock and a mimosa, she's set. Then make an obnoxiously cute batch of cake pops and bring them to her office. Best friends are responsible for providing a healthy dose of humility on your 25th.
The most disturbing/satisfying part of this production is the fact that you have to pulverize a perfectly good cake.
Pulse it in a food processor until the crumbs become fine but still defined.
Mix with a tub of frosting, any flavor will do. Form into balls. Grab your lolli sticks and push em' in half-way through the ball. I dipped my sticks in the melted candy coating to act as an adhesive. You don't want your balls detaching from the sticks. 
Show your best pal how much you love her. Make cake pops for her birthday and talk about them 7 months later. 