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pumpkin and dulce de leche mousse

Pumpkin and Dulce de Leche Mousse

A quick fall dessert layering spiced pumpkin mousse with dulce de leche and fresh whipped cream.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Latin-Inspired
Keyword pumpkin dulce de leche mousse, pumpkin mousse, dulce de leche dessert, no bake pumpkin dessert, fall dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8
Author Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pumpkin puree Or one 15-oz can
  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup superfine sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Dulce de Leche (1 can)

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring together pumpkin puree, 1 cup cream, 1/2 cup Dulce de Leche, sugar, and spices.

  2. Simmer for 5 minutes.

  3. Remove from heat and let cool completely.

  4. Whip the remaining heavy cream and vanilla until soft peaks form.

  5. Fold into the cooled Dulce de Leche pumpkin mixture.

  6. Serve the Dulce de Leche and pumpkin mousse topped with whipped cream.

  7. Drizzle Dulce de Leche over the whipped cream using a fork and garnish.

Recipe Notes

You can also make Dulce de Leche at home with a can of condensed milk. I have a very sweet tooth, so I add an extra layer of dulce de leche at the bottom of each glass. It tastes better, and it looks better in the glass.