Praline-pumpkin Mousse Cornucopia

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 0.5 (17 1/3 ounce) package thawed puff pastry (1 sheet)
• 6 sugar ice cream cones
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix, mix
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup prepared caramel sauce, warmed
• 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 thaw the pastry sheet at room temperature for 40 minutes or until it's easy to handle; heat oven to 400ºf.
• 2 wrap each cone tightly in aluminum foil, covering completely and tucking any excess foil into the cone cavity; spray the foil cones with the cooking spray.
• 3 unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface.
• 4 cut the pastry sheet along the fold marks to form 3 rectangles.
• 5 cut each rectangle lengthwise into 4 strips, making 12 strips in all.
• 6 press the ends of 2 pastry strips together.
• 7 starting at the pointed end, wind the pastry strip around 1 cone, slightly overlapping edges of pastry (strip will not reach the bottom of the cone).
• 8 spray the pastry cone with the cooking spray and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.
• 9 place the pastry cone seam-side down onto a baking sheet; repeat with the remaining pastry strips, cones and sugar.
• 10 bake for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown.
• 11 remove the pastries from the oven; let cool completely on the baking sheet.
• 12 carefully remove the cones from the baked pastry.
• 13 beat the milk, pudding mix, pumpkin and cinnamon in a medium bowl with a whisk until the mixture is thickened.
• 14 beat the cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
• 15 fold the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture.
• 16 spoon or pipe the mixture into the pastry cones.
• 17 stir the caramel sauce and pecans in a small bowl.
• 18 place the pastries onto serving plates and drizzle with the caramel mixture.
• 19 serve and enjoy, you earned it!