This tantalizing walnut and graham cracker crusted organic pumpkin pie with fresh ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon is out of this world... and has a light and crumbly roasted walnut and brown sugar topping! It looks too much, but this pie is actually velvety and smooth like a mousse and the topping gives it the crunchy finishing it needs to delight the mouth's senses... But beware once you start to eat this pie.... you wont be able to stop from eating it all... so try to cover with foil and put out of sigh if you want to eat some the next day!
Ingredients
- 1 cup of graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup of walnuts, crushed
(put in a food processor and make into a fine grind)
4 tablespoons of light organic butter, melted
THESE INGREDIENTS MAKE THE CRUST
- 2 cups pumpkin puree (made from fresh organic pumpkin-small)
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of fresh ginger
- 1teaspoon ground nutmeg
- THESE INGREDIENTS MAKE THE PIE FILLING
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- THESE INGREDIENTS MAKE THE TOPPING YOU ADD ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE ENTIRE PIE IS FINISHED BAKING
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Cook pumpkin, by cutting into large pieces, seeds removed, in a large dutch oven, in boiling water for 20 minutes.
3. Remove skin and puree in a food processor or blender. Set aside.
4. NEXT, COMBINE CRUST INGREDIENTS (MELT BUTTER FIRST), THEN PRESS into bottom of a pie crust.
5. Combine the pumpkin puree, condensed milk, egg, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Pour batter into the pie crust.
6. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and add the TOPPING (by combing the brown sugar, flour, some cinnamon and the butter. Cut in the butter or margarine until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in the chopped walnuts.)
Sprinkle mixture evenly over the pie. and bake for another 10 minutes. Cool and garnish with maple syrop and a dollop of fresh organic, whipped cream!
