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This is SUCH a simple recipe, and a healthy way to celebrate the pumpkin flavors of the season. You’ll get more compliments than you feel you deserve … what a great way to start the holiday season, right?

Easy Pumpkin Fig Mousse Recipe

Note: As with all recipes using Real Food ingredients, all measures are approximate, and the right blend depends on the characteristics of your in-season veggies (they can vary significantly in sweetness, spiciness, texture, etc.). You’re safe to experiment!

Ingredients

One 16 oz can (BPA-free) or box of organic pumpkin – not pumpkin pie mix! (Feel free to sub with one sugar pumpkin, roasted, if you’re feeling like roasting pumpkin!)

Two dried figs

1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice or garam masala (like pumpkin pie spice, but a little more exotic) If you really like cinnamon or ginger or vanilla or whatever, feel free to add a bit more of this.

Optional garnishes if you’re feeing fancy: salted pumpkin seeds (highly recommended for the contrast to the sweet pumpkin), sliced fresh fig, dab of greek yogurt, coconut cream, or fresh whipped cream, and/or organic graham cracker squares (which can give the sense of a “crust”)

Toss all ingredients in a strong blender, like a Vitamix, and blend until smooth. Taste, and adjust spices to your liking. Add another fig or a spoonful of maple syrup if you want it sweeter. If you’ve added anything, re-blend, then pour into serving dishes. Hold until ready to serve, add garnishes, and be ready to accept compliments!

Easy Pumpkin Fig Mousse

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