Pumpkin Parfait

Name: Pumpkin Parfait
Yield: Makes about 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 envelope unflavored gelatin; ¼ c. cold water; 3 eggs, separated; ½ c. sugar; 1¼ c. cooked or canned pumpkin; ½ c. milk; ¼ tsp. salt; ½ tsp. ground cinnamon; ½ tsp. ground nutmeg; 1 c. heavy cream, or 1 (2 oz.) pkg. dessert topping mix; 1 tsp. sugar; ½ tsp. rum flavoring; chopped nuts

Preparation info

Makes about
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Delicious light dessert to make ahead for your Thanksgiving dinner

Ingredients

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
¼ c. cold water
3 eggs, separated

Dinner
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Thanksgiving

Method

Soak gelatin in cold water.
Beat egg yolks (save the whites for later). Add ½ c. sugar, pumpkin, milk, ¼ tsp. salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. (For added flavor, grind your own cinnamon and nutmeg.) Cook in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Mix in gelatin until completely dissolved. Chill about 2 hours in refrigerator.
Beat