pumpkin and caramel mousse

Method

• step 1

  Put pumpkin, sugar and spices in a sauce pan and bring to the boil then simmer until the pumpkin is completly soft and the sugar is disolved. Stir in 125g of cream, simmer for another 5 mins.

• step 2

  Then blend until really smooth. Leave to cool.

• step 3

  whip the remaining cream and the cream for the caramel mousses into soft peaks. Then fold half into the pumpkin mix when it has nearly completely cooled.

• step 4

  In the bottom of each glass sprinkle in the walnuts.

• step 5

  Half fill 12 glasses with the pumpkin mousse using a piping bag. Refridgerate.

• step 6

  Meanwhile melt the milk chocolate, when melted add the caramel and stir thoroughly.Fold in the remaining whipped cream. Pipe onto the pumpkin mousse.

• step 7

  Place half a walnut ontop for decoration.

• step 8

  Refridgerate until set.(4-5 hours)