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Pumpkin Mousse Napoliens

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Submitted by: rdudik

 

These layered pastries can be topped with stripes by laying wax paper over their tops and sprinkling them with confectioners' sugar or cinnamon.
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pkg. Pepperidge Farm Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet)
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 cups whipped topping
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

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Method

Thaw pastry sheet at room temperature 30 min. Preheat oven to 400 F. Unfold pastry on lightly floured surface. Cut into 3 strips along fold marks. Cut each strip into 4 rectangles. Place on baking sheet. Bake 15 min. or until golden. Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire rack. Mix pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar. Fold in whipped topping. Refrigerate 30 min. Split pastries into 2 layers, making 24 layers in all. Spread pumpkin mixture on 12 bottom layers. Top with pecans and top layers. Garnish with additional cinnamon and confectioners' sugar or whipped topping. Makes 12 Napoleons. For striped garnish, place 1/2" strips of waxed paper diagonally across tops of Napoleons. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar or cinnamon. Remove waxed paper.

 

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Number of Servings: 12

 

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