As they say “there’s always room for Jell-O”. Likewise, there’s always room for this pumpkin rum mousse recipe. It’s a light and flavorful dessert.
Number of Servings: Eight
Pumpkin Trivia: Pumpkins offer a lot of health benefits. Pumpkins were once recommended as a cure for freckles. They were used as a remedy for snake bites. And, the seeds are known to help avoid prostate cancer in men.
Pumpkin Rum Mousse Ingredients
1cup
Canned Pumpkin
1 envelope
Unflavored Gelatin
2/3 cups
Sugar
4
Eggs, beaten
1/4 cup
Rum
1/2 teaspoon
Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon
Ginger
1/4 teaspoon
Mace
1/4 teaspoon
Ground Cloves
1 cup
Heavy Cream
Whipped Cream
Nuts- Almonds
How to Make Pumpkin Rum Mousse Directions
Warm the rum and eggs in a small saucepan.
Slowly add in gelatin, stirring constantly.
Heat and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Set aside and allow to cool slightly.
In a large mixing bowl, gradually add the sugar and beat for 3 to 4 minutes until it is thick and light.
In a second bowl, combine and mix pumpkin, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and mace.
Combine the rum gelatin and the egg mixtures, stirring well.
Gently add in the heavy cream.
Pour into small serving dishes. (Or, pour into a glass baking dish)
Refrigerate for several hours until firm or overnight.
Decorate with whipped cream and nuts.
Serving Tips and Suggestions:
Add a cherry on top for color and decoration.
Top with blueberries
Both of these fruit add splendid color contrast to white of Whipped Cream, but do not take away from the pumpkin flavor.
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