Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble gobble :)
B doesn't like pumpkin, but I do and over the years, he's gradually learned to like pumpkin so I've baked it into so many desserts. He was a big fan of this tart though and he approves.
Pumpkin Banana Mousse Tart
Ingredients
CRUST:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs (14 crackers)
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
FILLING:
1/2 cup half-and-half
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
3/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 extra-large egg yolks
1 package (2 teaspoons) unflavored gelatin
1 ripe banana, finely mashed (not too ripe, or pie will be too watery)
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 cup cold heavy cream
WHIPPED CREAM:
1 cup (1/2 pint) cold heavy cream
sugar to taste
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Orange zest, optional
Directions
CRUST: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter in a bowl and mix well. In your pie pan, press graham cracker mixture evenly into the sides and then the bottom. Bake for 10 minutes and then cool to room temperature.
FILLING: Heat the half-and-half, pumpkin, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water until hot, about 5 minutes. Whisk the egg yolks in another bowl, stir some of the hot pumpkin into the egg yolks to heat them, then pour the egg-pumpkin mixture back into the double boiler and stir well. Heat the mixture over the simmering water for another 4 to 5 minutes, until it begins to thicken, stirring constantly. You don't want the eggs to scramble. Remove from the heat.
Dissolve the gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water. Add the dissolved gelatin, banana, and orange zest to the pumpkin mixture and mix well. Set aside to cool.
Whip the heavy cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and continue to whisk until you have firm peaks. Carefully fold the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture and pour it into the cooled tart shell. Chill for 2 hours or overnight.
WHIPPED CREAM: For the decoration, whip the heavy cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and vanilla and continue to whisk until you have firm peaks. Pipe or spoon the whipped cream decoratively on the tart and sprinkle, if desired, with orange zest. Serve chilled.
Looks yummy my dear :)
ReplyDelete