Pumpkin Parfaits

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F&W's Justin Chapple layers superspeedy pumpkin mousse with whipped mascarpone cream and crushed chocolate wafer cookies for his gorgeous, delicious parfaits.

By

Justin Chapple

Updated on November 1, 2015

Pumpkin Parfaits — Photo: © Christina Holmes

Active Time:

45 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 45 mins

Yield:

12

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Ingredients

Two 15-ounce cans pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
4 cups mascarpone cheese
2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups crushed chocolate wafer cookies (6 ounces)

Directions

In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the pumpkin puree with the pumpkin pie spice, salt, 2 cups of the mascarpone and 1 1/2 cups of the confectioners’ sugar until thick.
In another large bowl, beat the heavy cream with the remaining 2 cups of mascarpone and 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar until soft peaks form.
Spoon half of the pumpkin mixture into 12 glasses and top with half of the mascarpone mixture and half of the crushed wafers. Repeat the layering once more. Refrigerate the parfaits until well-chilled, at least 1 hour, before serving.

Make Ahead

The parfaits can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.

Originally appeared: November 2015

Pumpkin Parfaits

Ingredients

Directions

Make Ahead

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