Pumpkin Mousse Ginger Snap Parfait

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Pumpkin Mousse & Ginger Snap Parfait

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Layers of delicious lite mousse alongside crumbled ginger snap cookies

Course:

Dessert

Servings: 12 small desserts

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the mousse:

• 
  1
  envelope
  (.25 ounce) unflavored gelatin
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  spiced rum
  


• 
  1
  (15-oz) tin pure pumpkin
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  light brownish sugar,
  lightly packed
  


• 
  2
  large egg yolks
  


• 
  2
  teaspoons
  orange zest
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  ground cinnamon
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  ground nutmeg
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  sea salt
  


• 
  1 1/2
  teaspoons
  vanilla
  


• 
  1 1/2
  cups
  cold heavy cream
  

For the whipped cream:

• 
  1
  cup
  heavy whipping cream
  


• 
  1
  tablespoon
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  pure vanilla extract
  

For the cookie layer:

• 
  3 1/2
  cups
  crushed ginger snap cookies (see link inwards notes)
  

Instructions

To fix the mousse:

1. 
   
   Pour the rum to a pocket-size heatproof metallic bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin over the rum together with allow it represent nearly 10 minutes or until soft.
   
   


2. 
   
   In a large mixing bowl combine the pumpkin, sugars, egg yolks, orangish zest, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg together with salt. Whisk until combined.
   
   


3. 
   
   In a 2-quart saucepan add together H2O to a 1-inch depth. Heat the H2O to boiling, hence trim back to simmer. Set the bowl of softened gelatin over the simmering water. Heat together with stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Immediately whisk the hot mixture into the pumpkin making certain it is good blended.
   
   


4. 
   
   In a large mixing bowl crunch 1 1/2 cups cream on high until soft peaks form. Gently crease the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture together with laid aside. Do non over-beat.
   
   

To fix the whipped cream:

1. 
   

   In a large mixing bowl crunch 1 loving cup mutual coldness heavy cream until it begins to thicken. Add 1 tablespoon granulated saccharide together with 1 teaspoon vanilla together with crunch on high until soft peaks form. Do non over-beat equally yous wish it to travel creamy, non stiff.

   
   

To gather the parfaits:

1. 
   

   Divide one-half the pumpkin mixture into 12 pocket-size parfait glasses. Divide one-half the chopped cookies on travel yesteryear of the pumpkin mixture, hence travel yesteryear alongside one-half the sweetened whipped cream. Repeat layers together with garnish alongside 1/2 a whole cookie if desired. Cover together with refrigerate until ready to serve.

   
   

Recipe Notes

Mousse adapted from a recipe yesteryear Ina Garten

 

 

Click HERE for our slow Ginger Snap Cookie Recipe

There’s my starting fourth dimension pumpkin recipe of the season!  Whoohoo!  With hence much going on I missed the chance to celebrate my 2 yr blogging anniversary.  I can’t believe it’s been 2 years already together with wish to give thank yous you all for your continued back upward together with readership.  I’ll cause got a giveaway after this calendar week hence delight cheque back!

Thanks hence much for stopping by!

Tricia

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