Sunday, December 29, 2013

Pumpkin Tiramisu

The delicious winning dessert from the December votes.  It turned out excellent!  

Ingredients:
1 14 oz can Pumpkin Pie
1 pack Cream Cheese (softened)
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
2 Cups Heavy Cream
1/3 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 tsp Almond Extract
1 Cup Orange Spice tea (brewed with 1 teabag and chilled)
1/2 Cup Orange Juice
24 Lady Fingers

Directions:
Mix pumpkin, cream cheese, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice.
In a separate bowl use a hand mixer to mix heavy cream, sugar and almond until medium peaks are formed.  Fold 3/4 of the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture.
In a small bowl combine the tea and orange juice.  
Slice lady fingers in half and dip 2 halves in to the tea mixture and place in a single layer in bottom of the dessert glass.  Top with a thin layer of the pumpkin mixture.  Add more lady fingers dipped in the tea mixture either 2 or 4  depending on the glass to lay a single layer down.  Top with pumpkin mixture and repeat until you hit the top of the glass.  Top with a dollop of whipped cream.  Garnish with 2 lady finger halves. 

Mix pumpkin mixture
My sous chef helping blend
Mix the whipped cream until peaks form
The best part of cooking is tasting the beaters
Fold 3/4 of the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture
My sous chef posing
Mix the tea and orange juice together
Dip the ladyfingers in the tea mixture and place in dessert glasses
Top with pumpkin mixture
Dip more ladyfinger halves in the glass and place on top of the pumpkin mixture
Add another layer of pumpkin mixture
Add tea soaked ladyfingers
Top off with pumpkin mixture
Top with whipped cream and add 2 ladyfinger halves
Serve & Enjoy

To view the other winning desserts go to:

Caramelized Banana Pudding

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

Apple Raspberry Crumble

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