Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse Cups

By srumbel

Ingredients

• 1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 can (15 oz.) pure 100% pumpkin
• Whipped Topping
• 1 pt whipping cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• Other Toppings
• chocolate chips
• cinnamon
• or candied pecans

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from favfamilyrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

I love that these Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse Cups have all the delicious autumn flavors of a piece of pumpkin cheesecake but aren’t nearly as heavy.  This dessert is whipped and fluffy and will satisfy your sweet tooth after dinner without leaving you feeling overloaded.  This dessert is so simple to make too.  To save even more time, you can make the base of the mixture ahead of time, and wait till just before serving to mix in the whipped topping.

I also love the fact that, unlike pumpkin pie or cheesecake, this dessert is gluten free!  If you are looking to make it dairy free as well you can easily substitute the whipped topping for whipped coconut milk.  All you need is a can of coconut milk, that has been refrigerated so it is nice and cold.  Then whip the coconut milk with the sugar and vanilla in the recipe until it becomes thick and stiff peaks form.

If you would like to make this pumpkin cheesecake mousse a little lighter you can easily make some substitutions for that as well.  Instead of regular cream cheese, get the light cream cheese, and instead of heavy whipping cream, substitute that for some light whipped topping.  If you are making it with coconut milk, you can also find light coconut milk.

In a medium size bowl, whip together the cream cheese, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice until light and fluffy and completely blended. Then blend in the pumpkin puree.

In a separate bowl, whip together the whipped topping ingredients until it becomes thick and stiff peaks form.

Fold together about 3/4 of the whipped topping with the pumpkin cheesecake mixture until completely mixed in. Spoon the mousse into individual cups.

Use the remaining 1/4 of the whipped topping to top the mousse. Then sprinkle on chocolate chips, cinnamon, or candied pecans.

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