White Chocolate Pumpkin Mousse

A luxuriously smooth and creamy dessert that combines rich white chocolate with spiced pumpkin purée, folded together with whipped cream for a perfect fall treat.

6 servings
19 min

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces white chocolate, chopped
  • 15 ounces pumpkin purée
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Heat chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl in a microwave on high 30 seconds. Stir, then heat 15 seconds more. Repeat until chocolate is melted and smooth.

    3 min

  2. 2.

    Mix pumpkin, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in another medium heatproof bowl. Heat in microwave on high until warm to the touch, about 1 minute.

    1 min

  3. 3.

    Add a large spoonful of pumpkin mixture to chocolate and whisk to combine. Add one-third of remaining pumpkin mixture to chocolate and whisk to combine. Repeat two more times until pumpkin mixture is incorporated and smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl-mixture should be cool to the touch; if it's still warm, let sit 5 minutes.

    10 min

  4. 4.

    Using an electric mixer on high speed, whip cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Add one-quarter of cream to pumpkin mixture and stir to combine. Gently fold in remaining cream. Serve immediately or chill until ready to use.

    5 min