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World Famous Pumpkin Pie
Servings: 12
Ingredients
Crust:
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 2/3 cup spelt or whole-wheat flour approx.
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter
  • ¼ tsp. each sea salt and cinnamon
Pumpkin Filling:
  • 2 cups canned pumpkin puree not pie filling
  • 1 354mL can Evaporated Milk (whole or 2%)
  • 1 c. organic cane sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. each of ground allspice, ginger and fresh nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp. sea salt
  • 2 large eggs
Instructions
  1. For the crust:

    Preheat oven to 350°F.  Place walnuts and oats on a sheet tray. Bake 4 to 5 minutes, or until very lightly browned and toasted.

  2. Add toasted mixture to the bowl of a food processor, fitted with a metal blade. Pulse until finely ground. Add flour, sugar, melted butter, salt and cinnamon to bowl. Pulse again to incorporate everything. If the mixture looks too wet add another tablespoon of flour. Continue until mixture looks like wet sand.

  3. Transfer and evenly press mixture into bottom and 1/3 up the sides of a large 9-inch spring form pan (or 13x9” brownie pan). Bake for 15 minutes. Let cool completely.

  4. For Filling:

    Mix or whisk all ingredients in a large bowl until well combined and smooth. Pour into pre-baked crust pan.

  5. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until filling is set and a knife comes out clean. NOTE: if using a spring form pan be sure to cover the bottom and up the sides (about 1/3 of the way) with aluminum foil to catch the drips out the bottom.  It WILL leak.

  6. Cool to room temperature.  Serve with fresh whipped cream sweetened with maple syrup and decorate with lightly toasted pecan halves, if you like.

Recipe Notes

Note: for regular pie pastry , bake filling in raw dough, on bottom oven rack at 400°F for 15 minutes then lower to 350°F for 30 minutes.

Note again:  if using frozen store-bought pie shells (i.e. Tenderflake) thaw first before pouring in filling to bake.  VERY IMPORTANT.