Ingredients

• Chocolate crust
• about 1 cup of crushed chocolate wafers (either Nabisco chocolate wafers or if you have trouble finding them, oreos with the icing removed)
  
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  

• Semifreddo, Ganache & Candied Pepitas
• 1 cup chilled heavy/whipping cream
  
• 3 large egg whites
  
• ¹/₂ cup 100 % pure pumpkin (canned) or you can use fresh pumpkin puree
  
• ¹/₂ cup granulated sugar
  
• ¹/₈ teaspoon ground ginger
  
• ¹/₈ teaspoon ground cloves
  
• ¹/₈ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  
• ¹/₄ teaspoon ground cinnamon