Crustless Pumpkin Pie

[unicornduke]

This pumpkin pie is a little different than standard pumpkin pies. It is delicious and tasty and it was developed as a crustless pie. I think it's probably best to make in a pie plate that is not aluminum. The recipe is from Carol Deppe's The Resilient Gardener.

 

Makes 2 pies in 10 inch pie plates

 

Ingredients

6 cups cooked mashed winter squash - sweeter non-stringy squash is better for this

2 cup eggs

2 cups heavy cream

1 to 3 cups brown sugar, to taste depending on how sweet the squash is

4 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp nutmeg

Pinch cloves

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

 

Directions

Measure and combine squash, spice mix, vanilla, sugar, salt in a very large stainless steel bowl.

Add eggs and beat for a few seconds

Add cream and blend into a smooth batter

Pour into two pie plates

Bake 350 for 45-60 minutes (should be risen almost in a dome, it will be done baking when it no longer jiggles)

Remove pies from oven and cool on rack (will sink to flat)

Cover pies and refrigerate for a day

 

The hardest part is the last step. You can eat it immediately but it tastes better the longer it sits. You can make this recipe without a stand mixer or hand mixer, just be ready to do some vigorous beating.

Comments

[unicornduke]

interesting that cream can't really be subbed for. I would have thought someone would have come up with something. That must be very irritating!

[graydon]

Cream is a very specific wet fat; it's hard to fake. The non-dairy, non-soy substitutes are coconut cream (taste issues, doesn't set on its own) and cashew cream (really doesn't set on its own); I'm scared of trying "let's add a lot of tapioca to pumpkin" because I figure the first four tries would approximate pumpkin spice ballistic gelatin.

Kinda like gluten-free bread; you can get something that's enjoyable to eat, but gluten is what makes the sponge and allows leavened bread, it's not really substitutable so you can get actual bread in gluten-free baking. Much the same with how custards or ganache or any of the other milk puddings set.

[unicornduke]

Makes a lot of sense! pumpkin spice ballistic gelatin sjdfklasjdkgladjsklgjl