Disney Food Blog found the Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse Trifle at Festival Favorites (Philadelphia cream cheese, citrus sauce, spice cake and cranberry streusel) doesn't really taste like pumpkin; it's more like a citrus pudding layered with spice cake. Not what the name promises, but still tasty if you adjust your expectations.
Reviews
5 reviewsBritney of Extra Magic Minutes named the Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse Trifle from Festival Favorites her number one item of the day. She called it a surprise hit that tastes like real pumpkin pie rather than pumpkin spice, with cake inside (she thought apple cake, with caramelized apple pieces) soaking up the pumpkin flavour. The cranberries add a welcome tartness and the streusel adds crunch. She called it fall in a cup, said she would change nothing about it, and said you should get it.
The Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse Trifle at Festival Favorites, with Philadelphia cream cheese, citrus sauce, spice cake and cranberry streusel, was the best thing Theme Park Foodies ate on their cheese day. Sam found the cheesecake nice and creamy, liked how the spice cake goes with the pumpkin and the texture from the streusel and craisins, called it delicious and gave it an 8 out of 10. Jay called it the true festival favorite and a perfect fit for the fall festival: great layers and texture, a crunchy top over soft, gooey layers, and a flavor like real pumpkin puree with cream cheese rather than pumpkin spice. He went 9, almost 10, said he would 100% get it again, and they added it to their festival top 10.
Philadelphia cream cheese mousse with pumpkin spice, spice cake layers and a cranberry streusel. Molly calls it her favorite dessert at the festival: creamy, dreamy pumpkin-spiced cream cheese layers, an almost pumpkin-pie texture, and natural pumpkin flavor with nutmeg and cinnamon rather than anything artificial, plus crunch and a little tartness from the streusel and craisins. Not sickly sweet - a 10 out of 10 autumn dessert, and the best sweet of their day.
WrightDownMainStreet tried the $5.29 Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse Trifle with citrus sauce, spice cake and cranberry streusel at Festival Favorites. She found it so tangy it was almost sour, whether from the cheesecake or the citrus sauce, and she did not like that tang; her mom agreed it was very sour. She liked the crumbs on top and the idea of pairing spice cake with cheesecake, but said the execution of the cheesecake with the citrus sauce just doesn't work.
