Dessert: Pumpkin Pudding with Candied Pecans Recipe | MyRecipes

Recipe by Sarah Doyle Lacamoire This simple and fast no-cook fall pudding could be dessert at a children's Halloween party. Top with candy corn.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

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Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

6 ounces firm silken tofu
6 tablespoons fat-free sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon grated whole nutmeg
Dash of salt
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
1 cup frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed

Instructions

To prepare pudding, place tofu on several layers of heavy-duty paper towels. Cover tofu with additional paper towels; let stand 10 minutes. Combine tofu, condensed milk, syrup, and vanilla extract in a blender, and process until smooth. Add cinnamon and next 4 ingredients (cinnamon through pumpkin); process until smooth. Pour the pumpkin mixture into a large bowl, and fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Cover and chill at least 8 hours or overnight.
To prepare pecans, heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add pecans, sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Cook 3 minutes or until sugar melts and coats pecans, shaking pan to evenly coat. Pour pecans onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Let cool; coarsely chop.
To assemble desserts, spoon 2/3 cup pudding into each of 6 (6-ounce) custard cups; top each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Sprinkle about 1 1/2 tablespoons pecans over each serving.

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