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chocolate pumpkin tiramisu

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jwcooper avatar
Americus, GA
Updated on Oct 22, 2025

I was looking for a pumpkin recipe for the holidays and this looked and sounded good. Of course, I had to play with it and make it my own. I don't have coffee or liqueur in my home, so that helped necessitate changes as well. We liked this and hope you will too.

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Pumpkin is awesome with almost anything and it's especially good in this untraditional tiramisu. Chocolate and pumpkin pair so well together. The flavor of spices mixed with cocoa gives this dessert a depth of flavor. Layers of pumpkin cream and chocolate pumpkin cream offer a nice contrast and taste wonderful with the vanilla pound cake. Dusted with cocoa and cinnamon, this will be a favorite holiday dessert.

— The Test Kitchen
prep time 30 Min
cook time
method No-Cook or Other
yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cream cheese, softened
  • 2 1/4 cups cold heavy cream, divided
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups pumpkin pie filling
  • 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, roughly chopped, or chips
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, plus 1 1/2 tsp for dusting
  • 1 1/2 - pound cakes (loaf style)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for dusting

How To Make chocolate pumpkin tiramisu

  • Cream cheese beaten together.
    Step 1
    In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
  • Cream, confectioners sugar, and almond extract added to cream cheese.
    Step 2
    Add 2 cups of cream, confectioners sugar, and 1 teaspoon almond extract; beat until soft peaks form.
  • Folding in pie filling.
    Step 3
    With a rubber spatula, FOLD in pumpkin puree until completely incorporated.
  • Cream and chocolate chips in a bowl.
    Step 4
    In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate and remaining 1/4 cup cream. Microwave in 10-second increments, stirring each time until chocolate is just melted. Stir until mixture is smooth.
  • Combining melted chocolate and pumpkin mixture.
    Step 5
    Transfer one-third of the pumpkin mixture to a medium bowl and fold in chocolate mixture until combined.
  • Cocoa, water, and almond extract combined.
    Step 6
    In a small bowl, whisk 1 tablespoon cocoa into 1/3 cup hot water; add 1 teaspoon almond extract.
  • Layer of pound cake in a baking dish.
    Step 7
    Cover bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish with slices of pound cake.
  • Brushing pound cake with cocoa mixture.
    Step 8
    Liberally brush with cocoa mixture.
  • Layer of pumpkin mixture added.
    Step 9
    Top with half the pumpkin mixture.
  • Another layer of pumpkin and cocoa added.
    Step 10
    Add another layer of pound cake. Brush with cocoa mixture.
  • More pumpkin mixture added.
    Step 11
    Top with all the pumpkin-chocolate mixture.
  • Third layer of pound cake and cocoa added.
    Step 12
    Add a third layer of pound cake; brush with cocoa mixture.
  • Remaining pumpkin mixture added to the top.
    Step 13
    Top with remaining pumpkin mixture.
  • Pumpkin tiramisu covered in plastic wrap.
    Step 14
    Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours (or up to 3 days).
  • Dusting with cocoa and cinnamon.
    Step 15
    To serve, combine 1 1/2 teaspoons cocoa powder and cinnamon in a small fine-mesh sieve and dust tiramisu. NOTE: This would be really good with whipped cream served on top.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)
calories: 483kcal, carbohydrates: 36g, cholesterol: 105mg, fat: 37g, fiber: 5g, protein: 5g, saturated fat: 23g, sodium: 214mg, sugar: 20g, unsaturated fat: 14g
*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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