Sweet Cream Cheese Pumpkin Dip with Fried Wontons
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 597
- Total Fat
- 39
- Saturated Fat
- 19
- Carbohydrates
- 57
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 49
- Protein
- 11
- Cholesterol
- 87
- Sodium
- 547
- Total: 10 hr 15 min (includes soaking, cooling and chilling times)
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
One 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, plus more if needed
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
Spiked Orange Whipped Cream, recipe follows
Crunchy Candied Pumpkin Seeds, recipe follows
Sliced green apples, for serving
Fried wonton chips, for serving
Spiked Orange Whipped Cream:
3/4 cup whipping cream, chilled
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon orange liqueur
Zest from 1/2 orange
Crunchy Candied Pumpkin Seeds:
1 cup pumpkin seeds
Kosher salt
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons honey
Directions
- Whisk together the pumpkin puree, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl. Adjust the sweetness if necessary with a little more sugar.
- Place the mixture in a serving bowl, dollop a large portion of Spiked Orange Whipped Cream on top and sprinkle with Crunchy Candied Pumpkin Seeds. Serve with sliced green apples and fried wonton chips!
Spiked Orange Whipped Cream:
- In a chilled bowl using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer with a whisk attachment, whip together the cream, honey, orange liqueur and orange zest until the mixture forms stiff peaks. Refrigerate until chilled, up to 2 hours.
Crunchy Candied Pumpkin Seeds:
- Add the seeds to a bowl and just cover with warm water. Add 1 tablespoon salt, stir to dissolve and let sit overnight to draw out the pulp (this gives a super crunchy seed!).
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Strain and completely dry the seeds. Coat in the butter and honey and sprinkle with salt to taste. Spread on a baking sheet and bake, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes, until golden brown, about 1 hour. Let cool (they will crisp up further as they cool).