Smart Choice Pumpkin Mousse Dessert Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Crush 10 wafers coarsely; place in medium bowl. Reserve for later use. Finely crush remaining wafers; mix with 1/3 cup butter. Press onto bottom of 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
• Add remaining butter, nuts, sugar and 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice to reserved crumbs; mix well. Spread onto bottom of shallow pan; place in oven along with the tart crust. Bake 10 to 12 min. or until both are light golden brown; cool.
• Beat Neufchatel and pumpkin in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add remaining pie spice and dry pudding mix; beat until blended. Gradually beat in milk; spread over crust. Top with COOL WHIP, spreading to within 1/2 inch of edge. Refrigerate 4 hours. Meanwhile, break nut mixture into smaller pieces; store in airtight container until ready to use.
• Run knife around tart to loosen from rim of pan just before serving; remove rim. Sprinkle nut mixture over tart. Microwave caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are melted, stirring after 45 sec. Drizzle over tart.

Steps:

• Heat condensed milk in a medium saucepan over medium. Cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, until slightly darker in color, 10-12 minutes. Stir in pumpkin and salt; continue to cook, stirring often, until mixture bubbles up like polenta, about 4 minutes more. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl, pressing on solids with a rubber spatula. Set aside to cool.
• Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whip cream to medium peaks in another large bowl. Transfer one-third of cream to a small bowl, cover, and chill until ready to use. Mix a few spoonfuls of remaining whipped cream into pumpkin mixture to lighten, then fold remaining cream into pumpkin mixture. Transfer to 2-quart dish or divide among 8 glasses. Chill at least 3 hours.
• Gently whip reserved whipped cream, then top each serving with a spoonful of whipped cream.
• Do Ahead
• Mousse can be made 2 days ahead; cover and chill.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth; add pumpkin, pudding mix and pie spice. Gradually beat in milk. Fold in whipped topping. , Spoon 1/4 cup mousse into eight serving dishes. Crumble 16 gingersnaps; sprinkle over mousse. Top each with remaining mousse. Refrigerate until serving. Top with whipped cream and additional crushed gingersnaps just before serving.