WHITE CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN SPICE MOUSSE

Ingredients:

¼ cup cold water

1 package unflavored gelatin

¼ cup boiling water

1 tablespoon sugar

½ cup white chocolate chips or baking chocolate

2 tablespoons butter

¾ cup pumpkin puree

1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

¼ cup sugar (to taste)

1 ½ cups heavy cream, whipped

Whipping Cream for Garnish

Directions:

Pour the cold water into a small bowl and sprinkle with the gelatin.  Let stand for 2 minutes.  Pour the boiling water over the gelatin  and add 1 tablespoon sugar and whisk until the gelatin is dissolved.

Melt the butter over low heat until it is mostly melted, add the white chocolate, stirring constantly.  Just before it is completely melted, remove from heat and continue stirring.  Set aside..

Place the gelatin mixture, pumpkin,  pumpkin pie spice and sugar into a blender or the bowl of a food processor and puree smooth.  Add the white chocolate and blend again until combined.

Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the whipped cream and gently fold the ingredients together.  Spoon the mixture into parfait or stemmed glasses.  Cover, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. 

Garnish whipped cream  and pumpkin pie spice.

Ingredients

Melting Chips and Butter

Melted White Chocolate

Gelatin over Cold Water

Gelatin with boiling water and sugar

Pumpkin and Spice

Pumpkin and white chocolate mixture

All Mixed

Ready to Set