Market Hall Foods Blog - Pumpkin Polenta Budino with Caramelized Apples & Walnuts

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups water
• 3/4 cup Fine Yellow Corn Polenta from Moretti
• 1 1/2 cups pure pumpkin purée (or one 15-ounce can)
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground all-spice
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla from LAFAZA (optional)
• Pinch of sea salt
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 large, firm apples, like Braeburn or Fuji, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch wedges
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 3/4 cup shelled walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
• Lightly sweetened whipped cream, for serving