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Save on Groceries in 2025

Stack the Savings on Your Holiday Baking + Mini Pumpkin Pies with Gingerbread “Dust”

November 1, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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STACK THE SAVINGS at Dollar General: Save big on holiday baking ingredients and supplies when you shop the amazing bundles + combine them with the $5 off $25 coupon on Saturdays! 

As you start to sketch out your holiday baking plan, I want you to add Dollar General to your list of stores to check for great prices on holiday ingredients.

One of my go-to places for affordable shopping is Dollar General and they have so many fabulous holiday baking (and cooking) ingredients available – and bundled together on sale.

Let’s go to the store together and I’ll show you how to STACK THE SAVINGS!

When looking for the best bang for my buck, I like to go shopping on a Saturday – so that I can get the recipe bundle savings AND use the $5 off $25 order coupon (only available on Saturdays!). Here we go…

How to Stack the Savings 

  1. Shop these holiday bundles, shown above, to maximize savings on popular holiday meal and baking ingredients. 
  2. Shop on Saturdays to take advantage of Dollar General’s $5 off $25 order coupon.

To access this coupon, you’ll need to download the myDG app and set up your account.

You can find the Saturday coupons under the Deals tab. Tap the “+’ sign and it will be added to your account. You’re able to add any other deals to your app, too.

When you checkout, you’ll be prompted to add your phone number into the pin-pad and it will take the $5 off any qualifying order! 

PRO TIP: Turn on notifications to get reminders!! 

Here you can see the coupon deduction for the holiday ingredients that I purchased to make:

  • Mini Pumpkin Pies with Gingerbread Dust
  • Pumpkin Spice Cookies
  • Sugar Cookies with frosting and sprinkles
  • Pistachio Pudding Pie
  • Baking staples like eggs, cream cheese and whipped cream
  • AND containers for gifting cookies! 

Holiday Baking Ingredients Available Now at Your Local Dollar General

  • Baker’s Angel Coconut Flakes
  • Betty Crocker Cake Mix Spice Cake
  • Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Gingerbread (Used in Recipe Below)
  • Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Pumpkin Spice
  • Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Snickerdoodle
  • Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Sugar
  • Clover Valley Bark White Chocolate
  • Elf on The Shelf Chocolate Drizzler
  • Jell-O Pistachio Pudding
  • Jet-Puffed Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows
  • Jet-Puffed Snowman Marshmallows
  • Keebler Mini Pie Crusts 6-count (Used in Recipe Below)
  • Nestle Butterscotch Morsels
  • Nestle White Chocolate Morsels
  • Stuffed Puff Peppermint Stuffed Marshmallows
  • Clover Valley Canned Pumpkin (Used in Recipe Below)
  • Clover Valley Whipped Cream (Used in Recipe Below)
  • Eagle Brand Evaporated Milk (Used in Recipe Below)

Shop holiday cooking and baking bundles at Dollar General and stack with the $5 off $25 Saturday coupon to score the best savings.

Every dollar counts for your holiday baking – get the ingredients at value pricing at Dollar General.

VIDEO: How to Stack the Savings at Dollar General + Mini Pumpkin Pies Recipe

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Mini Pumpkin Pies with Gingerbread Dust

Make everyone their own pumpkin pies with a touch of Gingerbread dust!
Prep Time15 minutes minutes
Cook Time35 minutes minutes
Servings - 12 mini pies

Ingredients 

  • 12 prepared mini graham cracker crusts
  • 15 oz. Clover Valley can pumpkin puree
  • 12 oz. can evaporated milk
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Clover Valley whipped cream topping

Gingerbread Dust

  • 17.5 oz. bag gingerbread cookie mix
  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbsp water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Set the prepared mini pie crusts onto a baking sheet.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, and salt. Ladle about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of the pumpkin mixture into each of the pie shells, filling up to the top brim of the graham cracker crust.
  • Carefully transfer the mini pies into the preheated oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the pie is set in the middle. Remove from the oven and let cool while you finish getting the gingerbread dust ready.
  • While the mini pies are in the oven, mix up the gingerbread cookie mix as directed on the bag. The dough will be thick.
  • Once the dough is prepared, place it on a baking sheet that's lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Place a piece of plastic wrap over the top and press down and roll the dough until it's about 1/4-inch thick. Remove the plastic wrap. Bake in the oven with the mini pies for 15 minutes. Remove and let cool.
  • To make the dust, break off the edges of the giant gingerbread cookie and place into a baggie. Crush the cookie with a potato masher or rolling pin, to create small pieces of cookie "dust."
  • When the pies have cooled down a bit and just before serving, add a dollop of whipped cream and a few pinches of the gingerbread dust over the top. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: This post is underwritten by Dollar General. Shopping experience, recipes and opinions are my own.
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