Creamy Pumpkin Nog Food

NESTLES PUMPKIN NOG

Steps:

• Place pumpkin, evaporated milk, honey and cinnamon in blender container; cover.
• Blend until smooth.
• Add ice cream and rum; blend until smooth.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Serve immediately.

PUMPKIN EGGNOG

Steps:

• Prepare a bowl set into a large bowl filled with ice and water and set aside.
• Combine the condensed milk, cream, pumpkin puree and cloves in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Cook, whisking, until just below simmering. Place the egg yolks in a bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly add some of the warm cream mixture (about 1/4 cup) to the yolks, whisking constantly (this is called tempering and will prevent the yolks from curdling). Then, whisk the tempered egg yolk mixture into the saucepan. Remove from the heat and cool down by pouring the mixture into the prepared bowl. Stir occasionally, until completely cooled down.
• Place the mixture into a blender along with the sugar, bourbon and ice cubes. Blend until smooth. To serve, fill rocks glasses with ice and pour the eggnog over.

FROSTY PUMPKIN NOG

Steps:

• In a blender, combine all ingredients; cover and process for 30 seconds or until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses; top with whipped cream if desired. Serve immediately.

CREAMY PUMPKIN PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, shallow, flameproof casserole or frying pan over a low-medium heat and fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 10-15 mins until softened and translucent. Add the garlic and fry for 1 min more. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, cook the pumpkin in a pan of boiling salted water for 10-15 mins until tender when pierced with a cutlery knife. Drain and tip into a blender (or use a hand blender). Blitz with 50ml milk and the onions until completely smooth, gradually adding more milk until the mixture is thick enough to just coat the back of a spoon (you may not need all the milk). Tip into a large frying pan with the tomato purée and mascarpone, and bring to a simmer over a low heat.
• Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling, salted water following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a cupful of the cooking water. Toss the pasta with the pumpkin sauce, parmesan and 50-100ml of the reserved water to loosen. Season and scatter with extra parmesan.

CREAMY PUMPKIN NOG

Steps:

• Put milk, yogurt, cream and eggs into a blender or mixer and blend/beat until frothy.
• Stir in pumpkin, honey, sugar and mix thoroughly.
• Blend in the spices.
• Pour the eggnog into glasses and sprinkle with nutmeg.

CREAMY PUMPKIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallots until soft, about 10 minutes. Add butter and allow to melt. Whisk flour into butter mixture until incorporated. Stir cream, salt, and cinnamon into butter mixture and continue whisking until incorporated, about 2 minutes.
• Mix pumpkin and 1/2 cup chicken broth into cream mixture, adding more broth, 1/4 cup at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Simmer sauce until desired consistency is reached, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir sage and thyme into sauce.

PENNE WITH CREAMY PUMPKIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Reserve 2 cups pasta water; drain pasta and set aside.
• In pasta pot, heat oil over medium. Add rosemary and fry, stirring, until starting to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer rosemaryto a paper towel, leaving oil in pot.
• Carefully (oil is hot and will spatter) add pumpkin puree, garlic, half-and-half, Parmesan, vinegar, red-pepper flakes, and 1 cup reserved pasta water to pot. Stir sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add pasta to sauce, and toss to coat. If sauce is too thick, add some reserved pasta water. Season generously with salt. Serve pasta sprinkled with fried rosemary and, if desired, more red-pepper flakes.