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.
Ingredients
- •6 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- •15 ounces pumpkin purée
- •½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- •¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- •⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- •1 cup heavy cream
Cooking Instructions
- 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.
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.
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.
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
