"Try this twist on a traditional Christmas dessert. For this recipe, take your pick of roasted pumpkin, hard squash, or canned pumpkin. A rich molasses cream sauce graces the top...."
INGREDIENTS
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see savings Butter
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see savings 1 1/4 cups whipping cream
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see savings 1 cup milk
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see savings 4 5 croissants or 10 oz. egg bread, torn (about 6 cups)
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see savings 1 1/4 cups roasted, shelled chestnuts, crumbled, or one 8- to 10-oz. can chestnuts, drained and crumbled
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see savings 3 eggs
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see savings 1 egg yolk
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see savings 1 cup granulated sugar
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see savings 1 cup packed brown sugar
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see savings 1 pound roasted pumpkin flesh or hard squash flesh, mashed (2 cups) or one 15-oz. can pumpkin
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see savings 1 1/4 cups dried currants or golden raisins
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see savings 3 tablespoons butter, melted
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see savings 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
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see savings 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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see savings Seeds of one vanilla bean* or 2 tsp. vanilla extract
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see savings 1 Molasses Cream (recipe below)
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see savings Fresh thyme (optional)
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see savings 1 cup whipping cream
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see savings 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
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see savings 2 - 3 teaspoons molasses
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see savings Pumpkin pie spice, apple pie spice or ground cinnamon