As soon as fall begins, I love taking a trip to the pumpkin patch and buying tons of different kinds of pumpkins and squashes. I decorate the house with them and one by one I use them up cooking different dishes. Though since having 2 kids, I’m finding it harder and harder to find time to cook and having to take cooking shortcuts like pre-chopped veggies, and pre-peeled garlic. This is one of those recipes that can go either way. Use a freshly roasted pumpkin or use canned pumpkin to save time. You can also buy a pie crust or make your own.
Makes:one 9" pie
Preparation time: Cooking time: Total Time:
Ingredients:
1 1/2
cups
gluten-free graham crackers crumbs
(about 9 graham cracker sheets)
6
tablespoons
butter
(softened)
pinch
salt
15
ounces
pumpkin puree
15
ounces
butternut squash puree
13.5
ounces
full-fat BPA-free coconut milk
1 1/4
cups
sugar
4
organic eggs
2
teaspoons
ground cinnamon
1
teaspoon
ground cloves
1
teaspoon
ground allspice
1
teaspoon
ground ginger
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
Equipment:
pie plate
Instructions:
If you’re roasting the pumpkins get them going first (about an hour at 400ºF) other wise you can make the crust first. Preheat oven to 325ºF/160ºC.
Combine the crushed graham crackers with butter and a pinch of salt. Press it into a pie tin and bake for 10 min.
In a blender or with a hand mixer combine the pumpkin, squash, coconut milk, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger and vanilla extract.
Pour the pumpkin mixture into the crust and bake at 350ºF/175ºC for 1 hour or until the middle is set but still jiggly.
Remove from the oven and let it cool at least an hour before eating.