Chocolate Caramel Pumpkin Cups

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   preheat oven to 175u00b0C

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   cut up pumkin (with skin) into smaller chunks

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   place onto a baking sheet with baking paper and bake for 60-90 minutes until very tender

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   remove from oven and let cool and then remove pulp from skin by mashing with a spoon and scraping skin

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   squeeze out some excess liquid using a cheesecloth or mesh strainer and set aside 1/4 cup and 1/2 cup each of pumpkin puree

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   break up and melt half the chocolate (150-200 grams) in a bain-marie and brush the insides of mini-cupcake liners with 1 coat of melted chocolate

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   note : if using the thin paper cupcake liners, do not separate them, leave at least 5 together at a time to solidify the cupcake shape

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   place chocolate-coated cupcake liners in the refrigerator to harden for 10 minutes and then remove and reapply another coat of warmed melted chocolate

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   repeat again with the other 150-200 grams of melted chocolate and refrigerate again and reapply another coat (you can repeat and continue until desired thickness is achieved, I used 4 coats)

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    melt butter over medium heat and add spices and granulated sugar until well combined and dissolved

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    add the agave nectar and stir, then the sweetened condensed milk and stir and finally the pumkin puree

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    cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes and keep stirring until a few bubbles form on the surface and the mixture thickens (to the consistency of thick peanut butter)

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    remove from heat and transfer to a bowl, set aside and let cool

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    fill 2/3 of the mini-chocolate cups with the soft pumpkin caramel spread and refrigerate

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    in a small casserole at medium-high heat, combine 1/2 cup pumkin puree with 1/2 cup agave nectar and stir until it starts to boil and remove from heat

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    soften the 5 sheets of gelatin in a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes, then remove and squeeze excess water and add to the warm (not hot) pumpkin puree-agave nectar mix and stir until fully dissolved and let cool completely

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    remove chocolate cups from the refrigerator and spoon in the pumpkin jelly in the remaining 1/3 space left and let sit at room temperature for 24 hours until solidified

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    sprinkle with rock sugar when the pumkin jelly is drier and tacky to the touch and refrigerate

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    *note : if you've made your own chocolate cups, peel off the paper or foil mini-cupcake liners only at the end when everything is assembled and chilled

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.