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Graveyard Pumpkin Mousse

Ingredients:

• 12 chocolate sandwich cookies
• 1 cup Cool Whip
• 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 3 medium bananas, cut into 1/4"-thick slices
• For garnish, try long gummy worms, clean plastic skeletons or spiders

Instructions:

• In a food processor container, process cookies to form fine crumbs; set aside
• In a mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy
• Add pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice; mix well
• Fold in whipped cream and banana until blended
• Spoon 3/4 cup of pumpkin mousse into each of eight stemmed dessert glasses or large custard cups; spread tops to make even
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cookie crumbs over the tops to make dirt surfaces
• Cover and refrigerate until serving time
• To garnish:  arrange gummy worms, skeletons and spiders on dirt layer, with worms looking as if they are crawling over the edge of the glass or dish
• Makes 8 servings