Thursday, November 11, 2010

Pumpkin Chocolate Tiramisu


 From Martha Steward Every Day Food (with a little adjusting)

  Pumpkin Chocolate Tiramisu


 1 c mascarpone cheese*
 1 1/4 c cold heavy cream, divided
3/4 c powdered sugar, plus 2 tsp for dusting
5 Tbsp almond- flavored liqueur*
1 can pumpkin
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped or use chips
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa, plus 1 1/2 tsp for dusting
27-30 lady fingers
1/4 tsp cinnamon

In large bowl whisk mascarpone cheese (or substitution, see below) until smooth, add 1 c cream, powdered sugar and 2 Tbs liqueur   whisk until soft peaks form
Add pumpkin and fold in until well incorporated.


 In a small microwave bowl combine chocolate and 1/4 c cream, heat for 10 second increments, stirring after each until melted. Stir until smooth.
Place 1/3 pumpkin mixture into medium bowl and  fold in chocolate, set aside

 In a small bowl add 1 Tbs cocoa to 1/3 c hot water, add 3 Tbs liqueur.
Cover bottom of an 8 in pan with layer of lady fingers. Brush with cocoa/ water.
Add a layer of pumpkin mixture (1/2)
next add another layer of lady fingers, brushed with cocoa
place pumpkin chocolate mix over this layer
now another layer of lady fingers, brushed with cocoa
and top with remaining pumpkin
cover and refrigerate 4 hours. (Be sure and spray plastic wrap to keep from sticking, or cover with inverted tupperware)
To Serve combine remaining cocoa powder, powdered sugar and cinnamon and dust.
Martha did not add powdered sugar to her dusting, I did because I wanted it a little more mild and sweet.










* Substitutions

-if you can not find mascarpone you may use cream cheese, ricotta cheese or a combination of both, I used 3/4 cream and 1/4 ricotta for this recipe and it turned out great

-you may use almond coffee syrup (even amount) or almond extract (use 1/2 the amount stated)
 

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my! That sounds delicious. All my favorite things in one place!

Jacqueline said...

The first time I had Tiramisu without coffee was in Italy! (I must be allergic to coffee flavor because I really can't do anything with even a hint of it in it.) I love, love, loved it! This looks and sounds fantastic. I am printing it off. This would be such a fun surprise for Thanksgiving.

Kitty Deschanel said...

This looks sooooooo good! I love anything with pumpkin or chocolate.

You might want to stop by my blog - there's a fun surprise waiting for you today :)

Mimi said...

Nice take on tiramisu!
Mimi

Hezzi-D said...

Wow! This looks so good!

Unknown said...

Just in case you didn't know, this looks amazing! I love the idea of mixing in pumpkin to my most favoritist recipe! Thank you SO much for sharing with Friday Potluck this week!!!!

carolyn bradford said...

OMG!!! My oldest will die over this!!! His two favorites... blended into one!!!

Cheerful said...

wow, this sounds so delicious...thanks for sharing your recipe! happy weekend! :)

Kristen said...

What a great Autumn variation on a yummy classic.

Katie said...

Thank you for linking up this recipe! I featured it on Katie's Cucina today!

http://katiescucina.blogspot.com/2010/11/monday-features.html

Alisa said...

What an amazing take on my favorite dessert!I cant wait to try this!I came across your site from the foodieblogroll and I'd love to guide Foodista readers to your site. I hope you could add this Foodista widget at the end of this post so we could add you in our list of food bloggers who blogged about Tiramisu, Thanks!

judee@glutenfreeA-Z said...

How different. I love the idea of adding pumpkin for this time of the year. Great recipe.. Yum. This is my first time on your site and I am going to look around. Those cherry and whipped cream dessert look amazing ..

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