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Mini Pumpkin Pie Trifles

November 24, 2015 by overtimecook 2 Comments

Mini Pumpkin Pie Trifles are a decadent and creamy twist on a classic treat.

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Here’s a little secret. I’ve never had pumpkin pie.

Crazy, right? Well. What can I tell you? Growing up, pies were usually fruit based. We’d have apple pie, cherry pie, and others. Occasionally, we’d have pecan pie. But somehow, I never had a slice of pumpkin pie.

And because, as an adult, I enjoy creating twists on traditional favorites, I didn’t bother with pumpkin pie. Instead, I made Pumpkin Pie Trifle.

Are you ready for the next shocker? Here goes: I don’t love heavily flavored pumpkin recipes.

Don’t get me wrong. I love a bit of pumpkin flavor in my treats, as evidenced by my pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin pancakes. But I like a subtle pumpkin flavor – not being knocked over the head with it. And that’s the real reason that I’ve created these trifles. The fluffy, dreamy pumpkin mixture has just the right amount of pumpkin – it’s there, but not overwhelming.

So whether you’re like me, and don’t like too much pumpkin, or whether you simply want to try something new this Thanksgiving, here’s your dessert: Pumpkin Pie Trifle.

You can thank me later.

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Mini Pumpkin Pie Trifles
Author: Miriam Pascal, OvertimeCook.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8-12 mini trifles
 
(Originally published in my column in Ami's Whisk Magazine)
Ingredients
Crumble:
  • 8 vanilla sandwich cookies
  • 1 cup flour
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • pinch ginger and cloves
  • ¼ cup oil
Mousse:
  • ⅔ cup canned pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • pinch ginger and cloves
  • 1 8-oz container cream cheese or tofutti cream cheese (unwhipped)
  • ½ cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream or non-dairy whip topping
Instructions
Crumble:
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Crush the cookies so they are mostly large crumbs with a few bigger pieces for texture. Mix with all of the ingredients in a small bowl until combined.
  3. Line a cookie sheet with baking paper and spread the crumbs on it.
  4. Bake at 350 for five minutes, stir, then bake another five minutes.
  5. Set aside to cool completely before making the trifles.
Mousse:
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, brown sugar, vanilla and spices. Add the cream cheese and confectioner’s sugar and whisk until smooth.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the whip topping until stiff peaks form. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold the whipped topping into the pumpkin mixture and stir until incorporated. Don’t overmix.
  3. Refrigerate the mixture for at least an hour, but preferably longer, until the mixture is stiff enough to pipe.
Assembly
  1. In a glass or jar, layer the crumble and mousse in alternate layers.
  2. Serve chilled.
Plan Ahead:
  1. These trifles freeze beautifully. For best freezing results, assemble in glass jars with lids.
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Tools Needed for This Recipe: 

Small Mason Jars

Piping Bags and Tips

Rubber Spatula

 Baking Sheet

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Filed Under: Dessert, Holiday, Mousse and Trifle, Seasonal Tagged With: dessert, mousse, pie, pumpkin, thanksgiving, trifle


Comments

  1. Jennie V says

    November 24, 2015 at 7:26 pm

    I don’t like a huge amount of pumpkin flavoring either. This looks really good. I’m really gonna have to try it!

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