Mini Cheesy Pumpkin Parfaits | The Recipe ReDux

A unique Thanksgiving appetizer: Savory yogurt parfaits layered with cheesy pumpkin and siggi’s Pumpkin & Spice skyr.

{Disclosure: As a co-owner of The Recipe ReDux, I was compensated to manage this recipe contest with siggi’s. Thoughts and opinions are my own.}

One of the perks of having siggi’s dairy as this year’s Blog Brûlée presenting sponsor (besides hanging out with Siggi himself) was all the yogurt delights we got to sample including this Smoked Salmon & Dill layered with siggi’s yogurt parfait style. All that was missing was the bagel (and even this carb lover didn’t miss it – the snack was THAT good.)

When Siggi Hilmarsson moved from Iceland to the U.S., he found that the yogurts here were too sweet and artificial tasting. So he started making skyr (pronounced skeer), the traditional Icelandic strained yogurt, in his NYC kitchen in 2014. And the rest is history as now his yogurts are available nationwide.

So, when our Recipe ReDux bloggers where challenged to create healthy holiday recipes that reflected siggi’s philosophy of “simple ingredients, not a lot of sugar”, I kept thinking of those delish savory parfaits.

While cleaning out my Nana’s kitchen, my mom has given me hundreds and hundreds of recipe clippings Nana had saved over decades (she would have LOVED Pinterest!) I recently came across one for Sweet Potato Parfaits which reminded me of the classic Thanksgiving sweet potato baked dish.

It was easy to make a savory recipe with siggi’s flavored yogurt (Pumpkin & Spice in this case) because they are so low in sugar. Bonus.

Admittedly, these cheesy pumpkin parfaits are a bit outside of the traditional Thanksgiving menu box but I feel like appetizers are where you can get a little more creative and unique on turkey day.

Think cheesy pumpkin gratin meeting a dollop of cool creamy goodness and you got these parfaits.

Mini Cheesy Pumpkin Parfaits

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• Author: by Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD
• Yield: 8 appetizer servings. 1x

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Description

A savory twist on dessert parfaits – heat cheese with pumpkin puree and layer with siggi’s Pumpkin & Spice skyr for a creative Thanksgiving appetizer.

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Ingredients

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• 1 (15 ounce) can canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie puree)
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk
• 4 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded and divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 (5.3 ounce) containers siggi’s Pumpkin & Spice yogurt
• Roasted pumpkin seeds, optional

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Instructions

1. In a saucepan, add pumpkin, butter and cream or milk. Heat over medium heat and stir. Heat until warm.
2. Add in 3 ounces cheese and mix until melted. Mix in salt and pepper and remove from heat. Cool slightly.
3. Using eight (4-5 ounces) glasses, make parfaits by layering one tablespoon pumpkin puree, one tablespoon siggi’s yogurt, one tablespoon puree, one tablespoon yogurt and ending with one final tablespoon of puree. Repeat with remaining glasses. Top each parfait with remaining cheese and a few roasted pumpkin seeds, if desired.

If you need some holiday recipe inspiration, check out all of The Recipe ReDux creations made with siggi’s yogurt below…..and let the holiday cooking and baking season begin!

What are your favorite Thanksgiving must-have dishes (besides the turkey)? Trying anything new for your menu this year?