Pumpkin Caramels Food

PUMPKIN CARAMELS

Steps:

• Line an 8 by 4-inch loaf pan with waxed paper or aluminum foil. Brush the sides, but not the bottom lightly with butter and sprinkle the pumpkin seeds in the bottom.
• Whisk the maple syrup, brown sugar, cream, corn syrup, pie spice, lemon juice, and salt together in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan. Brush down the sides on the saucepan with water to remove every grain of sugar. Set the candy thermometer into the sugar. Cook the mixture over medium heat, without stirring, until the mixture reaches the firm ball stage, 248 degrees F, about 18 to 20 minutes.
• Carefully stir in the pumpkin puree. Return to the heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the caramel reaches the soft ball stage, 240 degrees F, about 15 minutes more. Remove from the heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
• Pour the caramel over the pumpkin seeds in the prepared pan. Smooth to an even layer. Cool to room temperature.
• When fully cooled peel from the waxed paper or foil and cut into 24 (1-inch) squares. Wrap individually in parchment or waxed paper and store in an airtight container for up to a week.

PUMPKIN CARAMEL TRIFLE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 375 degrees F. Coat 13x9-inch baking pan with no-stick spray.
• PREPARE quick bread mix according to package directions using water, oil and egg. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• CUT quick bread into 1-inch cubes. Whisk milk and pudding mix in medium bowl for 2 minutes. Stir caramel topping with cinnamon in small bowl.
• LAYER 1/3 of cubes in a 2 1/2-quart trifle dish or large glass serving bowl. Top with 1/3 of pudding, 1 cup whipped topping, 2 tablespoons caramel topping and 2 tablespoons pecans. Repeat twice to make 3 layers.
• SPREAD remaining whipped topping over top. Drizzle remaining caramel topping over top of trifle and sprinkle with pecans. Chill 30 minutes before serving.

CARAMEL PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Make dough:
• Blend together flour, butter, and salt in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Drizzle evenly with 4 tablespoons ice water and gently stir with a fork (or pulse in processor) until incorporated.
• Squeeze a small handful of dough: If it doesn't hold together, add more ice water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, stirring (or pulsing) until incorporated, then test again. (Do not overwork dough or pastry will be tough.)
• Turn mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 4 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather all of dough together with scraper and press into a ball, then flatten into a 5-inch disk. Chill dough, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 14-inch round, then fit into quiche pan and trim excess dough flush with rim of pan. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Bake pie shell:
• Lightly prick bottom of shell all over with a fork, then line with foil and fill with pie weights. Put quiche pan on a baking sheet and bake pie shell until side is set and edge is pale golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Carefully remove weights and foil and bake shell until bottom is golden, about 10 minutes more. Cool completely in pan on a rack, about 30 minutes.
• Make filling while shell cools:
• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 3- to 3 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil syrup, washing down side of pan occasionally with a pastry brush dipped in cold water and gently swirling pan (do not stir), until mixture is a deep golden caramel, about 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to moderate and carefully add 1 cup cream (mixture will bubble vigorously), stirring until caramel is dissolved. Stir in remaining cup cream and bring just to a simmer.
• Whisk together pumpkin purée, spices, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in hot cream mixture, then add eggs, whisking until combined well. Pour filling into cooled crust and bake until puffed 1 1/2 inches from edge and center is just set, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack, about 2 hours. (Pie will continue to set as it cools.) Remove side of pan before serving.

PUMPKIN CREME CARAMEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sprinkle hazelnuts in bottoms of eight 6-oz. custard cups.
• Heat granulated sugar and the water in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat to boiling. (You may need to brush the side of the pan with cold water to keep the sugar from crystallizing.) Boil, without stirring but watching carefully, until amber in color. Immediately pour over the hazelnuts.
• Heat the milk in a small saucepan until scalded. Whisk remaining ingredients in mixing bowl until completely blended. Gradually whisk in milk and pour over caramel in cups. Place custard cups in a large baking pan and pour hot water into the pan until it comes halfway up the sides of the cups.
• Bake until the custards are set but centers are still slightly wobbly, about 35-40 minutes. Remove cups from water bath and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate at least 6 hours overnight.
• To serve, invert each cup onto a dessert plate, then seve at once.

PUMPKIN CARAMEL DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Mix pumpkin, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, eggs and 1 cup milk until blended; pour into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Top with chopped chocolate; sprinkle with dry cake mix. Drizzle with butter; sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until center is set.
• Microwave caramels and remaining milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is well blended when stirred. Drizzle over cake.

PUMPKIN CARAMELS

Steps:

• Line a 9x5" pan with parchment paper.
• Place the sugar, water, and corn syrup in a saucepan and swirl the pan to wet the sugar. Cook, without stirring, over medium heat until the mixture turns to a rich amber - about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the coconut milk, pumpkin puree, Earth Balance, salt and spice, stirring until smooth.
• Remove the sugar mixture from the heat and slowly pour in the pumpkin mixture. The caramel will spit and bubble, so stand back!
• Return the pan to medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until it reaches 248F on a candy thermometer.
• Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and pour into the pan.
• Let stand 2 minutes, then sprinkle with sea salt if desired.
• Let stand 6 hours at room temperature, then cut into squares.