Dark Pumpkin Pie Recipes

SPICED PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, lightly beat eggs. Beat in the milk, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, ginger and cloves. Stir in the pumpkin just until blended. Pour into pastry shell. , Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Chill until serving. Garnish with whipped topping and sprinkle with cinnamon. Refrigerate leftovers.

SPICY PUMPKIN PIE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, milk, cream, brown sugar and white sugar. Mix in the cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Beat in the flour and eggs. Pour filling into pie shell.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 50 minutes, or until filling has set.

COLONIAL PUMPKIN PIE WITH MOLASSES

Steps:

• Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, salt, spices and molasses and mix well. Add eggs and milk. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell. Bake [at 425 degrees for 15 minutes and then 350 for about 40 minutes], or until a knife inserted comes out clean. Serve slightly warm or cold with wedges of sharp cheese.

DARK PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Break eggs into a small bowl and mix, so that the yolks and whites are well combined.
• Mix together the pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon and cloves in a separate, larger bowl.
• Scald milk (that is, heat until very hot, but not boiling), and stir the hot milk, and then the eggs, into the pumpkin mixture.
• Pour into a pie pan lined with the unbaked pie shell.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes at 350°F, until a table knife inserted at a point between the center and the edge of the pie, comes out clean.
• Please begin checking slightly before the 40 minute point.
• Note: Although this recipe calls for 2 cups pumpkin, we have always made it with a 16 oz can of pumpkin puree, which actually is a little more; the cans I have seen lately contain 15 oz, and I don't know how this will affect the pie.

BROWN-SUGAR PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour, and roll pastry dough into a 12-inch circle. Line an 8-inch pie plate with pastry, and trim pastry so it's even with edge of plate. Decorate edge with leaf shapes cut from excess pastry. Chill.
• In a medium bowl, combine pumpkin puree, eggs, cream, sugar, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Whisk until well blended. Pour into chilled pastry shell. Bake until crust is golden brown, and custard is set, 50 to 55 minutes. Let cool before serving.

PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crust: Combine the gingersnaps, brown sugar, and ginger in the bowl of a food processor. Process until the cookies are fine crumbs. Drizzle the butter into the crumb mixture. Pulse 8 to 10 times to combine.
• Press the gingersnap mixture into the bottom, up the sides, and just over the lip of a 9-inch glass pie dish. Place on a half sheet pan and bake the crust for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool crust at least 10 minutes before filling.
• For the filling: Bring the pumpkin puree to a simmer over medium heat in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the half-and-half, nutmeg, and salt. Stir and return the mixture to a simmer. Remove the pumpkin mixture from the heat and cool for 10 minutes.
• Whisk the brown sugar, eggs, and yolk until smooth in a large bowl. Add the pumpkin mixture and whisk until thoroughly combined. Pour the prepared filling into the warm pie crust and bake on the same half sheet pan until the center jiggles slightly but the sides of the filling are set, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack for at least 2 to 3 hours before slicing. Pie can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days in advance. Pie is best the day after it is made.
• For mini-pies: Evenly divide the crust mixture between 5 (5-inch) pie tins and bake on a half sheet pan for 5 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before evenly dividing the filling between the pans. Bake until the center juggles slightly but the sides of the filling are set, 25 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack for 2 hours. Spread 1 teaspoon of light brown sugar on the top of each pie. Melt the sugar using a torch to form a crispy top. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice a small piece of skin off the one side of the pumpkin so when laid on its side, the pumpkin will lay flat without rolling. Remove the stem and split the pumpkin in half from top to bottom, using a large cleaver and a mallet. Scoop out the seeds and fiber with a large metal spoon or ice cream scoop. Cut the fibers with kitchen shears if necessary. Reserve seeds for another use.
• Sprinkle the flesh with kosher salt and lay the halves, flesh side down, on a parchment paper-lined half sheet pan. Roast until a paring knife can be easily inserted and removed from the pumpkin, 30 to 45 minutes. Test in several places to ensure doneness.
• Remove the half sheet pan to a cooling rack and cool the pumpkin for 1 hour. Using a large spoon, remove the roasted flesh of the pumpkin from the skin to the bowl of a food processor. Process until the flesh is smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Store in the fridge for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.

SKINNY CRUSTLESS PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray the bottom and sides (up to the rim) of a 9 1/2-inch regular depth (not deep dish) pie pan with no-stick spray.
• Beat the eggs with a mixer (hand held or stand mixer with whisk attachment). Add remaining ingredients and beat on low setting (to avoid splashing) until combined.
• Add remaining ingredients: granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg pumpkin puree, salt and fat-free evaporated milk. Beat on low setting (to avoid splashing) until combined.
• Place the prepared pie pan on a light colored (not black) baking sheet. Pour the mixture into the pie pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes and test for doneness by sticking a knife in the middle of the pie. If the knife comes out clean it's done (it may still jiggle a little). If the knife is not clean, bake another 5-10 minutes until the knife comes out clean. Do not over bake!Note: the pie will firm up when removed from the oven so if it still moves a bit don't worry.
• Allow to cool on a wire rack for 2 hours before cutting or chilling in the refrigerator. May be be made the day before serving.

DARK CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN TART

Steps:

• Tart Shell: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Toss together cookie crumbs, butter, sugar and salt. Press into bottom and up side of 11-inch (28 cm) tart pan with removable bottom.
• Place pan on parchment paper-lined baking sheet; bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden and set. Let cool completely on baking sheet.
• Pumpkin Filling: Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Whisk together pumpkin pie filling, condensed milk and eggs until blended. Scrape into prepared crust.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until filling is set and toothpick inserted into centre comes out clean. Let cool completely on rack. Drizzle with melted chocolate and sea salt before serving.

SPIRITED PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Mix flour and salt in processor. Add butter and shortening; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. With machine running, add ice water 1 tablespoonful at a time and process until moist clumps form. Gather into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 30 minutes. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.)
• Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round. Transfer pastry to 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Fold edge under and crimp. Pierce pastry all over with fork. Freeze pastry 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Bake crust until pale golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
• Meanwhile, prepare filling:
• Whisk first 10 ingredients in large bowl until smooth. Whisk in all remaining ingredients. Pour filling into crust.
• Bake pie 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Bake until filling no longer moves in center when dish is shaken, about 30 minutes longer. Transfer pie to rack and cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.)