Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Food

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• FOR THE CRUST ~ Whisk together the flour & salt, then with a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the flour & butter mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Toss mixture with a fork, sprinkling on just enough of the ice water to form a cohesive dough, then flatten the coudh into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, & chill in refrigerator for 45 minutes.
• When dough has chilled, roll it out to an 11-inch circle & fit it into a 9-inch pie plate, trimming & crimping the edges.
• Refrigerate the pie plate while making the filling.
• FOR THE PUMPKIN FILLING ~ Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl with an electric mixer, beat brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, ginger & cloves until well mixed.
• Add in the egg, egg white & vanilla, mixing until smooth, then beat in the pumpkin & then the light cream.
• Pour this filling into the chilled pastry shell & bake 40 minutes or until the center is set.
• Remove from the oven & cool the pie on a wire rack until it is room temperature.
• FOR THE CHOCOLATE TOPPING ~ Place chocolate in a small bowl.
• In a small saucepan, bring heavy cream & granulated sugar to a simmer, then stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Pour hot cream over the chocolate, then cover & let stand for 5 minutes, before stirring until smooth.
• Chill the chocolate topping mixture about 30 minutes or until thickened but still pourable.
• Pour chocolate over the pumpkin & chill pie about 1 hour or until chocolate is set, then serve & enjoy!

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place rack on lower 3rd of the oven. Transfer pie dough to a 9-inch pie plate and crimp edges. Refrigerate until firm and well chilled, at least 30 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Whisk in 1/2 cup maple syrup, cocoa powder and 1 egg until well combined; set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk pumpkin puree, heavy cream, pumpkin pie spice blend, 1/4 cup maple syrup, vanilla extract, pinch salt and remaining 3 eggs until well combined. Spoon about 1/4 cup pumpkin mixture into chocolate and whisk to combine.
• Pour half of the pumpkin mixture into the prepared pie crust, then pour in the chocolate mixture. Top with remaining pumpkin and use the back of a knife to make swirls through the layers.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes until filling has a slight jiggle when moved and crust is browned. Cool pie on a wire rack completely before slicing.
• In a small saucepan, heat caramel sauce and pecans over medium low heat. Drizzle over slices of pie to serve.

CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• For the ganache: Put the chocolate in a bowl. Heat the cream in a saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add the vanilla. Pour over the chocolate pieces and mix until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is combined.
• For the marshmallow whipped cream: In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the marshmallow cream and butter until combined, about 30 seconds.
• In a mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whisk the cream in a separate mixer bowl until frothy. Lower the speed and gradually add the powdered sugar. When added, increase the speed and whisk until stiff peaks form. Add the marshmallow and butter mixture to the cream and whisk until smooth.
• For the pie: Pour the ganache over the pumpkin layer. Let set at room temperature for 40 minutes or flash-chill in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• Pile the marshmallow whipped cream over the ganache in a high-domed mound--scale is everything. Insert seasonal chocolate lollipops in the marshmallow whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• For the pie crust: Combine the flour, sugar, salt and butter in a food processor and pulse until coarse, with small marbles of butter remaining. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the ice water, then pulse until crumbly and the dough holds together when squeezed. (If too dry, add another sprinkle of water, but do not over mix.) Transfer the dough to a plastic bag, press into a disk and refrigerate for one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Roll out the dough on floured surface, then press it into a deep 9-inch pie plate. Trim the edges to leave 1 inch of overhang, fold it under and flute the edges. Cut a piece of parchment or nonstick foil to the size of the pie plate and use it to line the pie crust. Fill with pie weights and bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Remove the pie weights and return the pie dough to the oven to dry out, about 8 minutes.
• Lower the oven to 325 degrees F.
• For the filling: In a double boiler, melt the semisweet chocolate, bittersweet chocolate and butter, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from the heat.
• In a large bowl, mix together the pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, light brown sugar, eggs, cornstarch, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Fold in the melted chocolate mixture. Set the pie plate on a baking sheet and pour the filling into the crust. Bake until the center of the pie has just about set but still has a slight jiggle, about 1 hour. Let cool completely before serving. Top with chocolate shavings.

TRIPLE-CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugars, salt, and cinnamon in bowl. Firmly press mixture into bottom and up sides of a deep, 9 1/2-inch pie dish. Bake until firm, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and sprinkle bittersweet chocolate over bottom of crust. Return to oven to melt chocolate, about 1 minute. Spread chocolate in a thin layer on bottom and up sides. Let cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• Make the filling: In a large heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt semisweet chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat.
• Mix pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, eggs, cornstarch, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and a pinch of cloves in a medium bowl. Whisk 1/3 pumpkin mixture into chocolate mixture. Whisk in remaining pumpkin mixture until completely incorporated.
• Transfer pie dish to a rimmed baking sheet, and pour pumpkin mixture into crust. Bake until center is set but still a bit wobbly, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pie dish on a wire rack. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 8 hours (preferably overnight). Before serving, drizzle melted milk chocolate on top. Serve immediately.

MINI CHOCOLATE-PUMPKIN 'PIE CAKES'

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Place flour in large bowl. Cut in 4 oz. cream cheese and butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; shape into ball. Place on lightly floured surface; pat into 1-inch-thick rectangle. Cut into 24 equal pieces; press onto bottoms and up sides of 24 mini muffin pan cups.
• Mix pumpkin, sour cream, sugar, egg and 1 tsp. cinnamon until blended; spoon into crusts.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until centers are set. Cool 10 min. in pan. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Blend in 2 tsp. of the remaining cinnamon. Spoon about 1 Tbsp. cake batter into each of 24 medium muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray. Place 1 pumpkin pie in each cup. Cover with remaining cake batter.
• Bake 18 to 20 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Beat remaining cream cheese and marshmallow crème in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add COOL WHIP; beat on low speed just until blended. Frost cupcakes and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix pumpkin puree, eggs, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, ginger, and salt in a large bowl until well combined. Set aside.
• Place baking chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, then stir. Continue to microwave chocolate at 30-second intervals until melted. Measure out 1 cup of pumpkin mixture and stir into chocolate mixture. Set aside.
• Mix melted butter, brown sugar, dark corn syrup, egg, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl until well combined. Stir in chopped pecans.
• Place frozen pie crust on the baking sheet and pour in chocolate-pumpkin mixture. Carefully pour pumpkin mixture on top. Pour the pecan layer over the top. Arrange pecan halves around the outside perimeter of the pie.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pie is set, 55 to 65 minutes.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Microwave 3 oz. chocolate and 1 cup COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until well blended. Spread onto bottom of crust.
• Beat next 5 ingredients in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1-1/2 cups of remaining COOL WHIP; spread over layer in crust.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, use remaining chocolate to make curls. (See Tip.) Top pie with remaining COOL WHIP and chocolate curls just before serving.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, light brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and cloves in a large saucepan. Stir in the pumpkin, evaporated milk, and egg yolks until well combined.
• Heat saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly, 8 to 9 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate pieces, butter, and vanilla extract until butter and chocolate have melted and are well incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour filling into prepared crust and chill in the refrigerator until firm, at least 4 hours.
• Garnish with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE-PUMPKIN TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, pulse cookies and sugar until finely ground. Add butter; pulse until crumbs are moistened. Using the bottom of a dry measuring cup, press crumbs into bottom (but not sides) of a 9-inch removable-bottom tart pan. Place tart pan on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until set, about 12 minutes.
• Pour chocolate onto warm crust; spread with a spatula. Freeze until chocolate is firm, about 5 minutes. Brush sides of tart pan with butter; set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk together pumpkin, egg, cream, sugar, maple syrup, pumpkin-pie spice, and salt. Pour filling into prepared crust; bake on a rimmed baking sheet until set, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool 1 hour at room temperature; refrigerate 1 hour (or up to 1 day).
• Unmold tart (if sides stick, gently loosen with a knife). With two thin metal spatulas, transfer to a platter.