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    This holiday, revamp the classic Italian pick-me-up by adding pumpkin puree to the mix. You can serve the dessert on the same day it's made, but it's best when refrigerated overnight.
    Everyday Food, November 2010
    • Prep Time 20 minutes
    • Total Time 20 minutes plus chilling
    • Yield Serves 8
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup mascarpone cheese
    • 1 1/4 cups cold heavy cream
    • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
    • 5 tablespoons almond-flavored liqueur, such as Disaronno Originale
    • 1 can (15 ounces) pure pumpkin puree
    • 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped, or chips
    • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, plus 1 1/2 teaspoons for dusting
    • 27 to 30 ladyfingers (from a 14.2-ounce package)
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for dusting

    Directions

    1. In a large bowl, whisk mascarpone until smooth. Add 1 cup cream, confectioners' sugar, and 2 tablespoons liqueur; whisk until soft peaks form, 5 minutes. With a rubber spatula, fold in pumpkin puree until completely incorporated.
    2. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate and 1/4 cup cream. Microwave in 10-second increments, stirring each time, until chocolate is just melted. Stir until mixture is smooth. Transfer one third of the pumpkin mixture to a medium bowl and fold in chocolate mixture until combined. In a small bowl, whisk 1 tablespoon cocoa into 1/3 cup hot water; add 3 tablespoons liqueur.
    3. Cover bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish with ladyfingers (about 9). Liberally brush with cocoa mixture and top with half the pumpkin mixture. Add another layer of ladyfingers, brush with cocoa mixture, and top with all the pumpkin-chocolate mixture. Add a third layer of ladyfingers, brush with cocoa mixture, and top with remaining pumpkin mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours (or up to 3 days). To serve, combine 1 1/2 teaspoons cocoa powder and cinnamon in a small fine-mesh sieve and dust tiramisu.

    Recipe Reviews

    • DuniaCosic
      20 Nov, 2011

      Love it! Making it again for Thanksgiving! I made it for a dinner party and it turned out really good. I read the review below and reduced the pumpkin by half and increased the chocolate to 4oz. Also used organic canned pumpkin...don't know if it made a difference but I was happy with how it turned out.

    • SaratogaKim
      1 Nov, 2011

      Don't do it! I made it for a "pumpkin throw down" contest and come in last place. All you could taste was the raw pumpkin puree. Even made the special ingredient purchases. Very sad. Thought I had a winner. Stick to the usual pumpkin treats.

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