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Home » Autumn » Heavenly Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse

Heavenly Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse

Published: Nov 13, 2017 · Modified: Mar 1, 2021 by Genevieve Morrison · This post may contain affiliate links

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With its creamy texture, gingersnap crumble crust and layer of salted caramel, your Halloween or Thanksgiving guests will swoon over this heavenly pumpkin cheesecake mousse!

A glass of pumpkin cheesecake mouse, topped with whipped cream on a metal tray beside 4 others and a spoon.

I love it for a few reasons. First, and most importantly, it’s shockingly delicious. Second, a little bit goes a long way, so I can serve them in dainty glasses away from the dinner table.

I like to serve them after I’ve told my guests to return to the “parlor” (the section of my studio apartment with the couch) after dinner is finished.

I  just quickly fix a round of after-dinner cocktails, then pull these already prepared out of the fridge and serve on a little tray without having to clean and reset the dinner table for dessert.

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I hope you love this pumpkin cheesecake mousse as much as I do!

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A glass of pumpkin cheesecake mouse, topped with whipped cream on a metal tray beside 4 others and a spoon.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse

With its creamy texture, gingersnap crumble crust and layer of salted caramel, your guests will swoon over this heavenly pumpkin cheesecake mousse!
4.6 from 5 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 1199kcal
Author: Genevieve Morrison

Equipment

  • food processor
  • 2 large mixing bowls
  • electric hand mixer
  • pastry piping bag and tip

Ingredients

For the crumble crust:

  • 1 cup gingersnap cookie crumbs
  • 3 tbsp. butter – melted
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon

For the mousse:

  • 8 oz. cream cheese – whipped (or very soft)
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 15 oz. can – pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract – real – not imitation
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice – or mix 3 tbsp. ground cinnamon, 2 tsp. ground ginger, 2 tsp. ground nutmeg, 1 ½ tsp. ground allspice and 1 ½ tsp. ground cloves
  • 8 oz. heavy whipping cream
  • 6 tbsp. salted caramel – I used Stonewall Kitchen Sea Salt Caramel Sauce for this dessert
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • Crush gingersnaps in a food processor, or put them in a freezer bag and roll them with a rolling pin (or just smash them with your fist) till they’re crumbs. Add melted butter, sugar and cinnamon. Pulse to incorporate. Press the mixture into the bottom of whatever pretty glass you’re serving your mousse in. Pour the salted caramel to cover the top of the pressed crumbs in a thin layer and place in the fridge.
  • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, brown sugar and sugar until creamy with an electric mixer. Add in pumpkin, vanilla and pumpkin spice. Beat until fully blended. In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Mix the cream into the pumpkin mixture.
  • Spoon into a pastry bag, and fill your glasses.
  • You’ll want to serve these desserts within an hour of pouring them into glasses, so if you don’t want to be mixing pumpkin mousse right before your party, simply make it the day before and spoon it into an air tight plastic bag. Pipe it into your glasses a half hour to an hour or so before your guests arrive the next day.

Nutrition

Serving: 5ounces | Calories: 1199kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 105g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 340mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 1260IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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  1. Erin

    November 01, 2020 at 2:59 am

    I made this for Halloween tonight, since the normal activities are out the window. It was DELICIOUS- I dropped some off at my grandparents house too!

    I do have one question- my came out much more …liquid-y?? I couldn’t pipe the mix into a swirl, there was very much just a controlled pour going on. Do you know why that could be? (That said: the recipe is still delicious!!!!! And I’m absolutely gonna make this for thanksgiving too!!)

    Reply
    • Genevieve Morrison

      November 01, 2020 at 3:18 am

      So happy you liked it! Hummmm… if it was a little liquid-y, it could have been maybe the cream wasn’t whipped enough? Or possibly, did you happen to use whipped cream cheese? It’s a little tough to tell. But I’m so happy you liked it, regardless!

      Reply
      • Erin

        November 01, 2020 at 3:44 am

        I didn’t have whipped cream cheese, so I used regular- would that have done it?

        Reply
        • Genevieve Morrison

          November 01, 2020 at 4:34 am

          Nope. You used the right cream cheese. Maybe the cream wasn’t whipped enough? That’s the only thing I can think of 🤔

          Reply

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