The Gingersnaps are the star of this dessert!!! Made with PURITY Gingersnaps and leftover pumpkin puree plus it’s NO BAKE! Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and all spice made into a creamy cheescakey pumpkin dessert with 2 spicy layers of PURITY gingersnap cookies.
I hope everyone in Canada had a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hosted family with turkey and all the fixings plus mini pumpkin and apple pies for dessert!
Thanks KVM for the picture above ~ I was so busy cooking that I forgot to take any pictures of the food.
Like everyone else, I’ve had the turkey, then the hot turkey sandwiches followed by turkey soup. I’ve used up my leftover potatoes in potato salad, my carrots and turnip I mashed with some butter for a tasty side, and my leftover cabbage went into my turkey soup. But I had some pumpkin puree leftover and wondered what to make with it ~ waste not want not! I also had a open box of PURITY gingersnaps.
A search on the internet yielded a bunch of recipes so I took ideas and came up with this PUMPKIN GINGERSNAP DESSERT! It is very creamy and the combination of the pumpkin and gingersnaps is a match made in heaven. Now, to find something to do with that leftover Cranberry Sauce!!!
This dessert must set up overnight in the refrigerator for the gingersnaps to soften up. A great make ahead dessert!
Pumpkin Gingersnap Dessert
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 250g package of cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp each allspice, nutmeg and ginger
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/2 cup icing sugar (powdered)
- 2 cups prepared whipped topping plus more for piping on top of dessert
- 27 gingersnap cookies (whole)
PREPARATION:
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, mix in pumpkin puree and all the spices. Beat with mixer until well blended and no lumps remain. Add icing sugar and mix to combine. Fold in 2 cups of whip topping. Mix to combine until no white streaks remain. Set aside.
In an 8×8 pan, lay 9 gingersnaps in a single layer, add half the pumpkin mixture and spread into a smooth layer, add another layer of 9 gingersnaps then add the remaining pumpkin mixture and spread into a smooth layer. Decorate the top with more whip topping (I used a piping bag but you could just spread a layer of whip topping on top of the pumpkin mixture. Decorate with the remaining 9 gingersnap cookies. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight so that the cookies have time to soften up. ENJOY! 🙂
NOTE: I used Rich’s Whip Topping that comes in a bag with a piping tip, found in the freezer section. You could also use Cool Whip or a whip cream that has been stablized with some icing sugar. I used PURITY Gingersnaps but you can use your favorite gingersnap cookie or even homemade as long as they are crispy. @Purity is a Newfoundland Company that distributes more than 50 products ~ from cookies, candies, and salt fish on the Island of Newfoundland and across stores in Canada.
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original recipe by “Around the Bay with DD”
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Yum!
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Definitely trying!
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Thanks Connie! It is DELICIOUS!!! Hope you like it! If you love ginger, you’ll love this dessert!
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I showed as anonymous even though I signed up before and saw comments with my name. Strange.
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it can be a little wonky sometimes I know!
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Going to try this for thanksgiving, it sounds like something i would like as i love gingersnaps or anything ginger, have to find some purity snaps, think i can get some in coombs !!!
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This dessert is one of my favorites out off all the recipes on my blog! It’s so creamy and light with a big ginger taste!! SOOOOO GOOOD! Let me know what you think once you make it 🙂
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