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.
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| Mix pumpkin mixture |
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| My sous chef helping blend |
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| Mix the whipped cream until peaks form |
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| The best part of cooking is tasting the beaters |
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| Fold 3/4 of the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture |
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| My sous chef posing |
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| Mix the tea and orange juice together |
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| Dip the ladyfingers in the tea mixture and place in dessert glasses |
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| Top with pumpkin mixture |
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| Dip more ladyfinger halves in the glass and place on top of the pumpkin mixture |
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| Add another layer of pumpkin mixture |
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| Add tea soaked ladyfingers |
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| Top off with pumpkin mixture |
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| Top with whipped cream and add 2 ladyfinger halves |
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| Serve & Enjoy |
To view the other winning desserts go to:
Caramelized Banana Pudding
Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake
Apple Raspberry Crumble
