Pumpkin Spice Icebox Cake

Name: Pumpkin Spice Icebox Cake
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise, or 2 teaspoons vanilla paste or extract; 2 cups heavy cream; Kosher salt; 1¼ cups pumpkin purée; ½ cup light brown sugar; ⅓ cup mascarpone or sour cream, room temperature; ⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk; 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 12 5x2-inch graham crackers; 2 ounces strong coffee or espresso, room temperature; Pecan brittle, pecan praline, or chocolate butter toffee bar, chopped (for topping)

By Rick Martinez

November 9, 2016

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Alex Lau

If a tiramisu, a pumpkin spice latte, and an icebox pie had a baby, it would be this make-ahead dessert recipe. Some things are better from a can or a box—pumpkin purée and graham crackers are two of those things. Check out step-by-step photos here.

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