Pumpkin Pudding With Candied Pecans

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces firm silken tofu
• 6 tablespoons fat-free sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 dash salt
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 cup fat-free whipped topping
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 place tofu on several layers of paper towels and cover with additional paper towels. leave the tofu like this for 10 minutes.
• 2 combine tofu, condensed milk, syrup, and vanilla extract in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth.
• 3 add cinnamon and next four ingredients (cinnamon through pumpkin) and process until smooth.
• 4 pour pumpkin mixture into a large bowl, and fold in 1 cup whipped topping.
• 5 cover and chill at least 8 hours.
• 6 to prepare pecans, heat a skillet over medium. add pecans, sugar, and salt; cook 3 minutes or until sugar melts and coats pecans, shaking pan to coat evenly.
• 7 pour pecans on a piece of parchment paper; cool and then coarsely chop.
• 8 to serve, spoon 2/3 cup pudding into a glass or cup. top each with a tablespoon of whipped topping and a tablespoon-and-a-half of the pecans.