Word on the street is that I'm hosting Thanksgiving again this year, so I was digging around online for recipes and got sidetracked thinking about pumpkin. From there, my brain turned to pie, which made me think of how much I dislike crust, and ta-da...the search for crustless pie was on. This was a mix of a couple of them, plus some ideas of my own.
I'd call this more custard-like, actually-its nice and thick, but it's not as sweet as you may expect. If you prefer a sweet version, maybe use pumpkin pie puree, or use white sugar. Or serve with ice cream. Being less sweet has a bonus, however—it's low-cal. 1/8 of a pie is less than 170 cals.
As for reviews, my guinea pigs were my coworkers...B and I both thought it could have used a bit more sugar (though the low-fat whip helped), but Bossman raved...I thought maybe he was just being overly nice, but as I was heading out for the day, he asked me to leave it there so he could have more. I figured it was probably too much pumpkin for hubby (who hasn't tried it yet) anyway, so I told him to have at it.
Crustless Pumpkin Pie
15oz pumpkin puree
12oz can of 2% evaporated milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup quick oats (like Quaker)
2 tbsp brown sugar
In large bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs and evaporated milk. Add in 1/2 cup sugar, flour, spices, vanilla, salt, and baking powder. Mix well. In small bowl, mix together oats and brown sugar.
Pour into a greased pie pan. Sprinkle with oat mix. Bake at 350 for 55 minutes. Check half way through-if it's getting too brown, cover lightly with aluminum foil for the remainder of the time.
Cool completely before serving.
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I have made pies like that a bunch of times but switched off with sweet potato and butternut squash- all similar. I have found that it is not always sweet enough, but I usually put a mix of oil(or margarine), oats, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon; on the top and it fixes that issue. Whip cream also works, or ice cream if you could afford the calories.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it is actually amazing when the veggie is sweet. I get lucky sometimes in my search and get sweeter ones. They freeze really well, cook most of the way and rewarm on the day which will make the cooking day less severe on the legs.
My family takes serious issue with that headline, as my mom is famous for her magical, light, flakey, impossible to replicate pie crust. Still sounds good though.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, if only your mom could bake pies for all of us then!
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