Inspired by Martinique’s tropical cuisine, mildly spicy whipped pumpkin can stand alone as a dessert or accompany seafood as an exotic side dish.
Prep Time: 1 hours, 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 15-oz can pumpkin puree
- 1 cup plus 2 cups chilled heavy cream
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ounces white chocolate, shaved
Preparation:
In a medium saucepan, stir together the pumpkin, 1 cup heavy cream, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Chill for at least 1 hour before preparing the mousse.
Whip the remaining 2 cups chilled cream into peaks. Gently stir ½ cup of the chilled pumpkin mixture into the whipped cream. Once the ½ cup of pumpkin is almost fully incorporated into the cream, fold in the remaining pumpkin. Serve chilled with white chocolate shavings as a garnish.
Makes 8 servings.
