AUTUMNAL STUFFED PUMPKIN DESSERT

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I came up with my own variation of a stuffed pumpkin using all the warm rich flavors of fall and seasonally available produce. I serve this warm alongside a slice of pound cake with vanilla ice cream on top. It's also great for breakfast the next day!

Provided by Kbakerbio

Categories     Breakfast

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 baked pumpkin, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar or 1/2 cup maple syrup
1 small sugar pumpkin (3-6lbs)
3 granny smith apples
3 pears, any variety
1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup raisins
1 tablespoon orange peel, plus
orange juice, from orange
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons rum

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Mix spice mix together by combining the first five ingredients.
  • Cut the top of the pumpkin off leaving a lid but enough room to stick your hand in and clean out the seeds and stringy pulp.
  • Mix 2 tablespoons butter and ½ of the spice mix into a paste and rub it all over the inside of the pumpkin and pumpkin lid.
  • Bake the pumpkin with the lid on for 15 minutes on a cookie sheet.
  • In the meantime, coarsely chop the apples and pears, then mix with the last of the spice mix, butter (cut into chunks), and remaining ingredients.
  • Stuff the pumpkin tightly with the mix and place the lid back on. The inside stuffing will bake down a bit as the apples and pears soften.
  • Bake for 45 minutes and check for doneness based upon how soft the flesh is when pierced with a fork. Continue baking until pumpkin is cooked, covering the top loosely with foil if it starts to blacken.
  • Cool with the lid off for 20 minutes and serve scoops of the pumpkin flesh and stuffing next to vanilla ice cream and a slice of pound cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 452.4, Fat 21.3, SaturatedFat 6.1, Cholesterol 20.4, Sodium 465.9, Carbohydrate 67.7, Fiber 9.3, Sugar 51.4, Protein 3

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