Best Pumpkin Pots De Crème With Amaretti Ginger Crunch Recipes

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PUMPKIN POT DE CREME



Pumpkin Pot De Creme image

This gourmet dessert is a wonderful alternative to the Thanksgiving standard of pumpkin pie. I like to offer 2 desserts for that day. This one can be made the day before, freeing up valuable time on Thanksgiving Day for other preparations. These melt in your mouth.

Provided by redforever

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     French

Time 9h45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups whipping cream
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup pumpkin puree
½ vanilla bean, split and scraped
1 teaspoon dark rum
5 egg yolks
2 tablespoons white sugar
½ cup chopped toasted pecans
¼ cup maple syrup

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Combine the whipping cream, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin puree, and the vanilla bean pod and seeds in a saucepan over medium-low heat; bring to a simmer; stir in the rum. Remove from the heat cover and stand 15 minutes.
  • Beat together the egg yolks and 2 tablespoons sugar. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the cream mixture. Pour the egg yolk mixture into the saucepan with the cream mixture to make a custard; stir; simmer 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Arrange 6 ramekins in a shallow baking dish. Pour the custard evenly into the ramekins. Pour boiling water into the baking dish to half-way up the sides of the ramekins. Loosely cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the custard is nearly set with a dime-sized circle of jiggly liquid remaining in the center of each ramekin, 25 to 40 minutes. Allow to sit, loosely covered with aluminum foil, another 30 minutes.
  • Cover each ramekin with plastic wrap; chill in refrigerator overnight. Top each custard with pecans and maple syrup to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 491.2 calories, Carbohydrate 30.3 g, Cholesterol 279.4 mg, Fat 40.4 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 20.3 g, Sodium 136.7 mg, Sugar 23.4 g

PUMPKIN MOUSSE



Pumpkin Mousse image

This light and airy mousse is just the thing when you want the flavor, but not the heft, of pumpkin pie. We think it's an elegant end to a hearty autumn meal - Thanksgiving or otherwise.

Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories     custards and puddings, dessert

Time 25m

Yield About 6 cups

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup cold water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin (a scant tablespoon)
3 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar, divided
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt, if desired
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream

Steps:

  • Fill a medium pot with a few inches of water and bring to a simmer.
  • In a small pot, add ¼ cup of cold water, sprinkle gelatin over the top and let soften for a minute or two. Place on stove and stir over low heat to liquify, being careful not to boil. When gelatin is dissolved, remove from heat and let cool.
  • In a medium stainless steel mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and ½ cup sugar.
  • Add the pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and milk and beat to blend. Set the bowl over the pot of simmering water on the stove and beat constantly with the whisk (this could be done with a portable electric mixer on a low setting, but it tends to splatter) until the mixture thickens and becomes custardlike, about 5 minutes.
  • Pour and scrape the gelatin into the pumpkin mixture. Pour and scrape the mixture into a large mixing bowl and let pumpkin mixture cool for about 10-15 minutes.
  • Beat the egg whites until they hold soft peaks and slowly add the remaining sugar, beating until the whites are firm and the sugar has been fully incorporated. Beat half of the whites into the pumpkin mousse. Add the remaining whites, folding them in gently.
  • Beat the cream until it is stiff and fold it into the mousse. Divide prepared mousse among parfait or wine glasses. Chill until set, at least 2 hours or up to a day.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 198, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 112 milligrams, Sugar 27 grams, TransFat 0 grams

PUMPKIN CREME BRULEE



Pumpkin Creme Brulee image

Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories     dessert

Time 1h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup plus 6 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 of a vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
6 large egg yolks
1/2 cup pumpkin puree

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. In a large heavy bottom saucepan, combine the cream, milk, one-quarter cup of the sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and allspice. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add them and the bean to the saucepan. Stir at a medium heat until the sugar is dissolved and then just bring to a simmer. Remove from heat.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the yolks and one-quarter cup of the sugar. Remove the bean from the cream mixture and whisk a small amount (not more than one-quarter cup) of the mixture into the egg yolks to temper them so they do not scramble. Slowly add all the cream to the yolks, whisking constantly, until the mixture is smooth and pale yellow. Put the pumpkin puree in a large bowl and gradually whisk in the cream mixture until completely incorporated and smooth.
  • Strain the custard through a very fine sieve into a chilled pitcher. Pour the mixture into six four-ounce molds. Set the molds in the oven in a baking pan containing enough hot water to come one inch up the sides of the molds. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until set. To determine if the custard is done, lightly tap the sides of the custard dish; if the mixture "makes waves" then it is not done. Cool slightly on a wire rack, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight.
  • Preheat the broiler just before serving. Evenly sprinkle one teaspoon of granulated sugar on top of each custard. Broil until the sugar caramelizes, anywhere from one to four minutes, depending on broiler's heat. Watch carefully so the sugar doesn't burn; it should be a golden brown. Serve in individual molds on dessert plates.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 362, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 41 milligrams, Sugar 24 grams

MAPLE PUMPKIN POTS DE CRèME



Maple Pumpkin Pots de Crème image

Serve this perfect fall dessert after a dinner of roast pork tenderloin.

Categories     Milk/Cream     Dairy     Egg     Dessert     Bake     Thanksgiving     Pumpkin     Fall     Maple Syrup     Gourmet     Anniversary

Yield Makes 10 individual custards

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup whole milk
3/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
7 large egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
Special Equipment
10 (2- to 3-oz) custard cups or ramekins

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Whisk together cream, milk, syrup, and pumpkin in a heavy saucepan and bring just to a simmer over moderate heat.
  • Whisk together yolks, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl.
  • Add hot pumpkin mixture to yolks in a slow stream, whisking constantly. Pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring cup, then divide among custard cups (you may have some custard left over, depending on size of cups). Bake custards in a hot water bath, pan covered tightly with foil, in middle of oven until a knife inserted in center of a custard comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer custards to a rack to cool completely. Chill, covered, until cold, at least 2 hours.

PUMPKIN POTS DE CRèME WITH AMARETTI-GINGER CRUNCH



Pumpkin Pots de Crème with Amaretti-Ginger Crunch image

It may be Thanksgiving, but to make pumpkin pie is a relatively thankless task. Always invited but often ignored, most pumpkin pies are too heavy to enjoy after a large dinner. Yet the meal is somehow incomplete without it. Sometimes it's kinder to break up the union of pumpkin and pie. An ethereal custard covered with crunchy cookie crumbs and spicy-sweet ginger plays the pumpkin role with more grace. Traditional pumpkin-pie spices like cinnamon and nutmeg can be used or not, according to the impeccable taste of the cook.

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories     dessert

Time 1h

Yield 10 - 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup canned pumpkin puree
3 cups heavy cream
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
8 egg yolks
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, optional
2/3 cup crumbled amaretti cookies
1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger

Steps:

  • In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, bring pumpkin puree cream and vanilla bean halves to a boil; set aside for 15 minutes, and then remove vanilla bean halves. In a medium metal bowl or the top of a double boiler, combine egg yolks and sugar. Place bowl over a pot of barely simmering water (make sure bottom of bowl doesn't touch water). Whisk constantly until mixture forms a ribbon when you lift the whisk, about 6 or 8 minutes. Be careful not to overheat, or egg mixture could curdle.
  • Whisk in hot pumpkin mixture, and cook over medium heat, whisking often, until mixture has consistency of thick cream, 40 to 50 minutes. Mixture should gently steam; be careful not to overheat. Add cinnamon and nutmeg, if using, and mix well. Strain into a pitcher or a bowl with a pouring lip.
  • Divide mixture among 10 to 12 teacups, ramekins or custard cups. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or up to 2 days. Just before serving combine amaretti crumbs and ginger, and sprinkle on top of each dessert.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 282, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 42 milligrams, Sugar 10 grams

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