Pumpkin Parfait Recipe
Just before getting married, my Mom gave me a book that contained favorite recipes from both my mother and mother-in-law, (Marjorie and Margory). This is such a treasured book since it has my Mom's own handwriting and she has been resting in peace for 25 years now. This recipe is from my mother-in-law, also passed, and I've entered it into the Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for Charity). If it gets selected, the charity I support - Earthjustice - gets $1000. I hope you enjoy -- and if you do, don't be shy, spread the word!
Here are the Ingredients
20 minutes - 5 servings
3 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 cup graham wafer crumbs (coarsely crushed)
3/4 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups milk
1 package butterscotch instant pudding (3.5 oz)
3/4 cups heavy cream, whipped OR subsitute
You'll Need Parfait Glasses and Spoons
Step 1 - Make the Crumbs
1. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan. Stir in sugar and cook over medium heat until thick (5 minutes). Add crumbs, stirring until thoroughly coated. Spread thinly on cookie sheet. When cool, crumble.
Step 2 - Make the Pumpkin Filling
Combine pumpkin, spices, salt, and milk. Sprinkle pudding powder over pumpkin mixture and beat well or until smooth.
Step 3 - Whip the Cream, then Assemble
Whip the cream. Place alternate layers of pumpkin, whipped cream or topping, and wafer crumbs in tall parfait glasses, having crumbs on top. Refrigrerate.
I did two sets of layers in my example.
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Thanks to the Squidoo Thanksgiving Charity Cookoff, this lens was lens of the day on November 17th and $1,000 was donated to my charity, Earthjustice - because the Earth needs a good lawyer! Earthjustice is instrumental in a cause which is close to my heart, that of stopping mountaintop removal mining.-
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- ImproveMeU ImproveMeU Nov 26, 2009 @ 9:50 am
- This looks delicious, congrats on LoTD & thanks for sharing your mom's treasured recipe : )
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving
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- nDee nDee Nov 22, 2009 @ 10:16 pm
- Yummy lens and congrats on LOtD!
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- Ladydove62 Ladydove62 Nov 22, 2009 @ 7:00 pm
- Looks so yummy and easy too! Congratulations on your fabulous lens.
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- JoyfulPamela JoyfulPamela Nov 22, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
- This looks delicious! Congratulations on Lens of the Day ~ you deserve it for a wonderful lens! I'm glad your charity was aided also.
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- Laniann Laniann Nov 22, 2009 @ 12:49 pm
- Congratulations for receiving the Lens Of The Day award. This sounds and looks delicious, plus you didn't add a lot of sugar. I can't wait to try this.
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