Pumpkin Bavarian Dessert Recipes

PUMPKIN BAVARIAN CREAM TART

Steps:

• Combine the pumpkin, light cream, milk, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, salt, and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Pour the cold water into a small bowl and sprinkle gelatin over to soften.
• Combine the egg yolks and the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar in a large saucepan. Use a hand mixer to beat the yolks and sugar until they become thick and pale, about 5 minutes. Mix in the blended pumpkin puree and heat gently over low heat, stirring, just until the mixture is hot and small bubbles begin to form. Do not boil. Spoon pumpkin mixture into a large bowl and stir in the vanilla, whiskey, and gelatin mixture. Refrigerate the pumpkin mixture until it begins to set, about 20 minutes.
• Use a hand mixer to whip the heavy cream in a large bowl. With a rubber spatula or wire whisk, fold 1/3 of the whipped cream into the cooled pumpkin mixture. Gently run the spatula through the center of the bowl, then around the sides of the bowl, repeating until fully incorporated. Add the remaining cream, folding just until incorporated.
• Pour mixture into prepared pastry shell and chill until set, 2 or 3 hours. Garnish with additional whipped cream, if desired.

PUMPKIN BAVARIAN CREME

Steps:

• 1. Place the bourbon in a small bowl or cup and sprinkle with gelatin. Allow the gelatin to bloom. 2. Heat the sugar, coconut milk and pumpkin puree over medium heat. 3. Whisk the egg yolks and cornstarch together. Temper* the pumpkin mixture into the egg yolks and return to the heat. Stir continuously over medium heat until the mixture is very thick. Add the gelatin, vanilla and spices and cool completely. 4. In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk, whip the whites until they are at medium peaks. 5. Cook the water and remaining sugar until a temperature of 250 degrees is reached. 6. Whip the whites until they are a stiff peak and turn down the mixer. Pour the hot sugar syrup into the whites. Turn the mixer to high and whip until the meringue has cooled. 7. Fold the meringue into the chilled pumpkin mixture. Serve over Pumpkin Sponge Cake *Temper the eggs by slowly bring up the temperature of the eggs by gently adding the hot liquid to the eggs. This will prevent them from scrambling! If you DUMP all the hot liquid in at once, you will have scrambled, curdled eggs

PUMPKIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Set aside 1 cup of cake mix. Combine remaining cake mix with melted butter and 1 egg and mix until well blended; spread mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• In a large bowl combine pumpkin, brown sugar, milk, 3 eggs and pumpkin pie spice; mix well and pour this mixture over cake mix mixture in baking dish.
• In a small bowl with a pastry blender, or in a food processor, combine chilled butter and white sugar with reserved cake mix until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle chopped walnuts over all.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until top is golden.

PUMPKIN BAVARIAN DESSERT

Steps:

• Cook pudding according to package directions. Combine in a large bowl the prepared pudding, pumpkin, sugar,spice and vanilla. Mix well. Chill for 1 hour.
• Prepare an 8-inch spring form pan with the 2 Tablespoons of corn syrup and sprinkle with 4 ounces of the toasted almonds. Set aside.
• Beat the whipping cream until stiff and then fold into the chilled pumpkin mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan. Freeze overnight.
• About an hour before serving, loosen torte around edges with a knife; release spring and carefully lift off pan. Place torte and bottom base on a large serving plate. Place in refrigerator to soften.
• Just before serving, scoop the ice cream into petals with a large spoon and mound on top of torte. Drizzle with the Golden Sparkle Sauce and sprinkle with the remaining almonds. Cut into wedges, serve with additional sauce, if desired. This dessert will hold up well in freezer for several days. Golden Sparkle Sauce: Heat sugar in a heavy skillet over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until melted into a golden syrup.Remove from heat and very slowly stir in the boiling water. Return to heat and add the butter and corn syrup. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and blended; remove from heat(the sauce will be thin,but thickens as it cools). Store in a covered jar at room temperature. Makes 2 cups..