Pumpkin Bavarian Cream Tart Recipes

PUMPKIN BAVARIAN CREME

Steps:

• 1. Place the bourbon in a small bowl or cup and sprinkle with gelatin. Allow the gelatin to bloom. 2. Heat the sugar, coconut milk and pumpkin puree over medium heat. 3. Whisk the egg yolks and cornstarch together. Temper* the pumpkin mixture into the egg yolks and return to the heat. Stir continuously over medium heat until the mixture is very thick. Add the gelatin, vanilla and spices and cool completely. 4. In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk, whip the whites until they are at medium peaks. 5. Cook the water and remaining sugar until a temperature of 250 degrees is reached. 6. Whip the whites until they are a stiff peak and turn down the mixer. Pour the hot sugar syrup into the whites. Turn the mixer to high and whip until the meringue has cooled. 7. Fold the meringue into the chilled pumpkin mixture. Serve over Pumpkin Sponge Cake *Temper the eggs by slowly bring up the temperature of the eggs by gently adding the hot liquid to the eggs. This will prevent them from scrambling! If you DUMP all the hot liquid in at once, you will have scrambled, curdled eggs

PUMPKIN BAVARIAN CREAM TART

Steps:

• Combine the pumpkin, light cream, milk, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, salt, and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Pour the cold water into a small bowl and sprinkle gelatin over to soften.
• Combine the egg yolks and the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar in a large saucepan. Use a hand mixer to beat the yolks and sugar until they become thick and pale, about 5 minutes. Mix in the blended pumpkin puree and heat gently over low heat, stirring, just until the mixture is hot and small bubbles begin to form. Do not boil. Spoon pumpkin mixture into a large bowl and stir in the vanilla, whiskey, and gelatin mixture. Refrigerate the pumpkin mixture until it begins to set, about 20 minutes.
• Use a hand mixer to whip the heavy cream in a large bowl. With a rubber spatula or wire whisk, fold 1/3 of the whipped cream into the cooled pumpkin mixture. Gently run the spatula through the center of the bowl, then around the sides of the bowl, repeating until fully incorporated. Add the remaining cream, folding just until incorporated.
• Pour mixture into prepared pastry shell and chill until set, 2 or 3 hours. Garnish with additional whipped cream, if desired.

PUMPKIN BAVARIAN CREAM TART

Steps:

• Combine the pumpkin, light cream, milk, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, salt, and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Pour the cold water into a small bowl and sprinkle gelatin over to soften.
• Combine the egg yolks and the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar in a large saucepan. Use a hand mixer to beat the yolks and sugar until they become thick and pale, about 5 minutes. Mix in the blended pumpkin puree and heat gently over low heat, stirring, just until the mixture is hot and small bubbles begin to form. Do not boil. Spoon pumpkin mixture into a large bowl and stir in the vanilla, whiskey, and gelatin mixture. Refrigerate the pumpkin mixture until it begins to set, about 20 minutes.
• Use a hand mixer to whip the heavy cream in a large bowl. With a rubber spatula or wire whisk, fold 1/3 of the whipped cream into the cooled pumpkin mixture. Gently run the spatula through the center of the bowl, then around the sides of the bowl, repeating until fully incorporated. Add the remaining cream, folding just until incorporated.
• Pour mixture into prepared pastry shell and chill until set, 2 or 3 hours. Garnish with additional whipped cream, if desired.

PUMPKIN CREAM TARTS

Steps:

• 1. In medium saucepan combine pudding mix, sugar and spice. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils. Stir about half of hot mixture into egg yolk. Return all to saucepan. Stir in pumpkin. Return to boil. Gently boil for 2 minutes.2. Stir in vanilla. Cool for 5 minutes. Spoon into crusts. Cover surfaces of tarts with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or until chilled.3. Spoon dollop of whipped topping on each tart. Sprinkle with nuts. Store in refrigerator.*NOTE: May substitute 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon ginger and 1/8 teaspoon cloves in place of pumpkin pie spice.