Gingersnap Pecan Crust Mousse Cups
| PREP TIME: 15 MIN | BAKE TIME: 5 MIN | TOTAL TIME: 20 MIN |
If you want to win the best dessert brought for Thanksgiving dinner, you must do this!
Such an easy to put together recipe but so beautiful and delicious! I love the flavors that the combined ginger snap and pecan give.
Ingredients
The Crust
- 1 Cup Gingersnap crumbs
- 1/2 Cup Crushed Pecan crumbs
- 3 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 5 Tbsp Unsalted Melted Butter
- Crumbled Pecans(optional)
- Caramel Sauce recipe on website.
The Mousse
- 6oz Room Temp Cream Cheese
- 1 1/4 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/3 Cup + 1 Tbsp Sugar
- 1 Tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake papers in a cupcake tin.
- In a bowl combine the ginger snap crumbs,crumbled pecan crumbs and brown sugar and give it a good mix. Add melted butter and combine. The mixture will be a little wet and crumbly. Place about 1 1/2 Tablespoons of the crumbs into each cupcake cup if you have extra evenly split it between cups and press it down and to the sides until its firm and smooth on the cupcake cup.
- Bake the crumbs for 5 mins. Take out of the oven and allow to cool.
- In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment place the cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, sugar and vanilla and beat on low speed until it starts to mix. When mixture is pretty combined bump the speed up to High and it only takes a couple mins and the mixture will be fluffy and creamy.
- With a piping bag pipe onto the crust on the cupcake tin I used a 1M piping tip. Top with salted caramel and crumbled pecans. Allow to set between 1-2hrs.
TIPS
- The cream cheese should only be allowed to room temp for about 30-45 mins depending on the temp of your home. It should be soft but still have a cool temperature. It is important to allow to soften if not it will not mix well and you will have an unpleasant lumpy mixture.
- If you have extra batter you can save it and use it as a dip or enjoy on pancakes!.
- It takes about 1-2 minutes for the mixture to get to its desired consistency. If you over beat it can get a buttery like texture. It needs to be smooth and have medium peaks where its fluffy but you’re able to pipe with the mixture.
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