Pumpkin Parfaits

Enjoy this delicious parfait layered with pumpkin and cream cheese mixture – wonderful French dessert topped with cookies. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

December 25, 2011

Ingredients

1 3/4

cups cold milk

box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix

cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/2

teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

3/4

cup powdered sugar

1 1/2

cups whipping cream

amaretti cookies

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1

In medium bowl, stir milk and pudding mix with whisk 2 minutes. Stir in pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. Refrigerate until ready to assemble parfaits.
2

In another medium bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed until blended and smooth. In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
3

In each of 6 parfait glasses, spoon 1/4 cup pumpkin pudding; top each with 6 tablespoons cream cheese mousse mixture. Repeat layers. Refrigerate 2 hours or until serving time. Just before serving, top each parfait with a cookie.