Old Fashioned Paradise Pumpkin Pie Recipes

CLASSIC PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Roll out pie crust and place in a pie pan. Poke the bottom with a fork several times and scallop the edges or crimp with your fingers.
• Bake the pie crust for 10-15 minutes or until the crust just begins to turn light brown in color. Remove from the oven and set aside.
• In a large bowl add the pumpkin puree and sweetened condensed milk and mix until combined. Add the remaining ingredients and whisk until smooth.
• Pour the filling into the prepared pie crust.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and bake for an additional 40-50 minutes Cover the pie crust edges with foil or pie crust shield if it browns too quickly.
• The pie is done when the center slightly jiggles less than a dime in circumference or a knife inserted near the center comes out fairly clean. Turn off the oven heat, open the oven door and let the pie cool for 20 minutes.
• Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool completely.

PARADISE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla; mix well. Add egg; beat until smooth. Spread over bottom of pie shell. Chill 30 minutes. In a bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth. Carefully pour over the cream cheese layer. Cover edge of pie with foil. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake 25 minutes longer. Meanwhile, mix flour, brown sugar and butter until crumbly; stir in pecans. Sprinkle over pie. Bake 10-15 minutes more or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator.

OLD FASHIONED PARADISE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Cheesecake Layer: In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar, then add vanilla extract and 1 egg. Beat mixture until light and smooth. Chill mixture for 30 minutes, then spread into pastry shell.
• To Make Pumpkin Layer: In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
• Pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese layer. Cover edges of crust with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil from edges and bake an additional 25 minutes.
• To Make Pecan Streusel Layer: While pie is in oven, combine flour and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a small bowl. Mix well, then add softened butter or margarine and stir until ingredients are combined. Mix in pecans.
• After pie has been in oven for 50 minutes, remove and sprinkle pecan streusel evenly over top. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

OLD-FASHIONED PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Beat eggs slightly; beat in remaining ingredients.
• Pour into pie shell. Bake 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Bake 45 minutes loner or until a knife inserted between the center and edges comes out clean. Cool.

PARADISE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, egg.
• Pour into pastry shell.
• Refrigerate at least 1/2 hour, or until cheesecake is firm. It has to be firm before you spoon on the pumpkin mixture.
• Combine remaining ingredients except for syrup and nuts.
• Spoon carefully over cream cheese mixture.
• Bake 65-70 minutes -- when cool, brush with maple syrup and decorate with walnuts or pecans.