days of pie
I picked up a couple of pie pumpkins at Whole Foods yesterday, and Caleb and I made pies.
I came up with the recipe below by combining a few different pumpkin pie recipes, pulling what I liked from each – and poured them into my grandma’s flaky pie crust.
The boys insisted that pumpkin pie absolutely needs whipped cream, so Caleb whipped up a bowlful of the creamy goodness. We used a pint of organic heavy cream and a quarter cup of sugar. To me that seems like a lot of sugar, but everyone here (except me) simply loves extra-sweet sweets.
Zia opted for a cup of whipped cream and didn’t even taste the pie. As you can see, she definitely felt she had chosen the better part.
The pies came out delicious. I especially liked using coconut milk instead of the sweetened condensed milk I’ve always used before. I actually thought this recipe tasted even better! (Dare I say even better than Libby’s Famous Pumpkin Pie? Uh-huh.)
I used the rest of the roasted pumpkin to make some extra pie filling just for me – sweetened with stevia and baked without a crust – which strangely, is how I like pie best.
Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Oven 425 degrees
Prepared pie shell (see recipe below)
2 cups roasted pumpkin puree (see instructions below) or canned pumpkin
1 1/2 cups full fat coconut milk
3 very fresh eggs
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 T pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp allspice
After pureeing pumpkin, add all other ingredients and blend. Pour into pie shell. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees; lower temperature to 350 degrees and bake 45 minutes longer, or till toothpick comes out clean.
Roasted Pumpkin Puree
Quarter pumpkin and scoop out seeds, then score inside with a knife and remove stringy part.
Rub pumpkin wedges with olive oil and roast on a baking sheet at 400 degrees until tender (1/2 to 1 hour).
Scoop flesh out of skin and puree.
Grandma’s Flaky Pie Crust Recipe (amounts adjusted to make a single generous crust)
1/2 cup shortening
3 T very hot water
1 1/2 cups flour
Dash salt
Stir hot water into shortening until shortening begins to melt; add flour and salt; mix to combine. Roll out crust on a floured board and turn into a lightly greased and floured pie plate.
YUMMY!! I’m going to bookmark this and use it for thanksgiving:) Thanks! Barefoot mama
Oh My Gosh, Great idea with the coconut milk instead of sweetened condensed milk!!!! It’s thick enough! I haven’t made a pumpkin pie since I’ve started to become lactose intolerant a few months ago! I was going to have to experiment with that one but now I don’t have to! Cant wait to make a pie with coconut milk! =) You should try this sometime… I use 1/4 cup agave, 1/4 cup maple syrup, and 1/4 black strap molasses for my sweetener in my pie….so good!
You are such a great mommy, teaching your boy how to bake! He’s going to make some woman very happy one day!
Thanks Colleen – I will have to try that sweetener! And that boy helps me as much as I am (hopefully) helping him!
hi honeeeee………YUM that pie and pie crust belong in a magazine………………and it sound YUMMY, too, can smell it all the way over here 🙂 keep up the good work; luv u/mom
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