Pumpkin Mousse Trifle
This feather light pumpkin mousse layered with crushed ginger cookies and whipped cream is delicious, quick to make and a joy to look at!
Servings: 10
Equipment
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Ingredients
For the pumpkin mousse
- 2 tsp unflavoured gelatin
- 60ml / 1/4 cup Galliano or any other vanilla flavoured liqueur
- 400g / 1¾ cups This is an affiliate link.pumpkin puree your own or canned
- 200g / 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg yolks, large
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
- 250ml / 1 cup heavy cream
- 1½ tsp pure vanilla extract
For the trifle
- 7-8 ginger cookies crumbled
- 250ml / 1 cup double/heavy cream
- 4 tbsp icing/powdered sugar
- 1 tsp This is an affiliate link.vanilla extract
Instructions
For the pumpkin mousse
- Pour Galliano in a small microwavable bowl and sprinkle gelatin powder over it, let stand for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl combine pumpkin puree, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and vanilla and egg yolks, mix with a whisk until well combined.
- Put the bowl with Galliano and gelatin in the microwave and heat it on high for 1 minute, gelatin should be fully dissolved. Pour the gelatin mixture into the pumpkin mixture and combine.
- Whip heavy cream until soft peaks form and gently fold it into the pumpkin mixture.
- In a medium bowl combine heavy cream with icing sugar and vanilla and whip with a hand mixer until soft peaks form.
- Crumble the cookies and set aside.
To assemble the trifle
- Layer the pumpkin mousse, crumbled ginger cookies and whipped cream in small glasses starting with the pumpkin mousse and finishing with crumbled cookies as shown in photos.
- Chill in a refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Notes
- This recipe could be made a day ahead.
- To make this dessert alcohol free, replace the Galliano with water and an extra teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Nutrition
Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 141mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 7012IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg