What to cook for Halloween: drink and dessert options

The traditional autumn holiday, Halloween, is coming soon. A variety of mystical images, decorations, and food are prepared for this event. The main ingredient for the dishes is, of course, pumpkin.

The idea of making pumpkin tiramisu and latte was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Valeria Veligura (yummy.lera).

Ingredients for tiramisu:

• 100 g savoyardi cookies
• 250 ml of coffee
• 200 g of mascarpone cheese or cream cheese
• 100 g of icing sugar
• 100 ml of 33% cream
• 150 g of pumpkin puree

Ingredients for a latte for 2 servings:

• 80 g pumpkin puree
• 250 ml of milk
• 20 g of sugar
• 10 g of honey
• 1/4 tsp each of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger
• 250 ml of coffee
• whipped cream and cinnamon - for garnish

Prepare pumpkin puree:

1. Cut the pumpkin in half, remove the seeds, and bake until soft at 200 degrees for 1-1.5 hours (depending on the size of the pumpkin).

2. Take out the pulp and beat with a blender to a puree.

The technology of cooking tiramisu:

1. For the cream, beat the mascarpone cheese/cream cheese, powdered sugar, and cream with a mixer until thickened. Add the pumpkin puree and mix until smooth.

2. Dip the savoyardi biscuits into the cooled coffee for a few seconds and spread them into the mold in an even layer.7

3. Cover the top with half of the cream, put a layer of soaked cookies again, and cover with the remaining layer of cream.

4. Put in the refrigerator for a few hours. Sprinkle with cinnamon before serving.

Latte preparation technology:

1. Combine pumpkin puree, milk, sugar, honey, and spices and bring to a boil.

2. Turn off the heat and mix 50/50 with coffee.

3. Garnish with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.