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easy pumpkin mousse
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5 from 8 votes

Easy Pumpkin Mousse

This easy pumpkin mousse recipe will wow your guests with it's elegance, but it is actually very simple to make!
Prep Time1 hour
Resting Time4 hours
Total Time5 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 303kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 box vanilla pudding mix 3.4 ounce package
  • 15 ounces pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 ½ cup heavy cream

Chocolate Cups

  • 12 ounces chocolate chips melted
  • Food safe paint brush or basting brush ½ to 1 inch brush

Instructions

  • Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe glass bowl, microwaving for 60 seconds and then stirring. Continue microwaving in 30 second increments and stirring in between, until chocolate is completely melted.
  • Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Scoop chocolate into cupcake liners to about ¼ full, and then use the brush to paint the chocolate up the sides of the liner. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight before carefully removing the liners. A toothpick can be used to pull the liner away from the chocolate.
  • Mix the vanilla pudding mix, pumpkin puree, milk, sugar and spices until smooth.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, mix the heavy cream at high speed until thick.
  • Fold the whipped cream into the pumpkin pudding mixture.
  • Put pumpkin mousse into a piping bag and then pipe into the chocolate cups.

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 6036IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 1mg