Pumpkin Pie Gingersnap Crust Food

NO BAKE PUMPKIN PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, brown sugar, salt and butter.
• Stir to combine and press into a deep dish pie pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes and allow to cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the pudding and milk.
• Set aside to thicken.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the sweetened condensed milk.
• Beat until smooth and scrape down the sides of the bowl again.
• Stir the pudding mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
• Fold in half of the whipped cream and then the remaining whipped cream.
• Fill the pie crust.
• Place in the fridge to chill for 1 hour before serving.
• See notes.

GINGERSNAP PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Combine cookie crumbs, granulated sugar, and melted butter in a 9 inch pie pan. Press into sides. Bake for 5 minutes. Cool completely.
• Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, vanilla, eggs, and milk. Blend with wire whisk until combined.
• Pour into crust. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour. Let cool. Refrigerate to chill.

PUMPKIN CREAM PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST AND RUM CHEESECAKE TOPPING

Steps:

• For the gingersnap cookie crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the gingersnap crumbs in a large bowl and drizzle half of the melted butter all over. Using your hand or a silicone spatula, mix thoroughly. Add more butter a little at a time until you can make a fist with the crumbs that retains its shape but is easily broken (not too dry, and not too wet).
• Press the crumbs tightly into a 9-inch pie plate. A deep pie plate is much more suited to this task.
• Bake until the crust feels quite firm to the touch, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
• For the pumpkin filling: Whisk together the milk, brown sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes, whisking constantly.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs. Gradually add half of the hot milk mixture to the eggs, whisking constantly. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until thick, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the pumpkin puree and salt. Pour into the pie shell and chill until set, 2 to 3 hours.
• For the rum cheesecake topping: Cream together the cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the cream, rum extract, egg, nutmeg, cloves and vanilla bean seeds. Mix until well combined. Use a silicone spatula to fill a pastry piping bag with the filling. Cut off the tip.
• Pipe the cheesecake over the pumpkin filling, minding not to get too close to the crumb crust. Use a spatula to smooth out the topping to just meet the crust edge, being careful not to drag crumbs over the surface. Bake until the top is glossy and the center still wiggles, about 45 minutes.
• *RAW EGG WARNING
• Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.

CREAMY PUMPKIN MOUSSE PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Prepare the crust:
• Combine gingersnap crumbs and melted butter; mix with a fork until all crumbs are moistened. Firmly press crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
• Prepare the pumpkin mousse filling:
• In a mixing bowl, stir together pumpkin, milk, pudding mix, and pumpkin pie spice. Fold in whipped topping.
• Spoon pumpkin mixture into cooled crust. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Garnish with additional gingersnap cookies, if desired.

FREEZER PUMPKIN PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust; combine 1-1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs with powdered sugar and melted butter or margarine.
• Press firmly into bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake 375 degrees F for 4-5 minutes; cool completely before filling.
• For the pie; in a bowl combine the first 6 ingredients until blended.
• Fold in the soft ice cream until thoroughly combined.
• Spoon into prepared crust.
• Freeze 8 hours or overnight.
• Allow the pie to sit at room temperature for 8 minutes before slicing.
• Serve each piece topped with whipped cream.

PUMPKIN TART WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• To make the crust, combine the gingersnap crumbs with the melted butter and toss together until the mixture holds together when pressed.
• Add an additional tablespoon of melted butter if necessary.
• Pat evenly over the bottom and halfway up the sides of 8 (4 1/2-inch) tartlet pans.
• Bake about 7 minutes, or until set.
• Remove from oven.
• To make the filling: Press the grated ginger against the mesh of a fine sieve into a small bowl, pressing hard to extract all the juice.
• Set the ginger juice aside and discard the pulp.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ground cloves, and salt.
• Beat until creamy and well combined, then add the ginger juice and the pumpkin puree and beat again.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after you add the first one, but do not overbeat the mixture.
• Pour the filling into the tart pans and return them to the oven.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the center is just firm to the touch.
• Cool to room temperature, then chill for up to 2 hours or overnight before serving.

PUMPKIN MOUSSE PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix crushed cookies and chopped pecans; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., In a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Microwave on high for 30-40 seconds. Stir and let stand 1 minute or until gelatin is completely dissolved., In a large saucepan, whisk brown sugar, cream and egg yolks until blended. Cook over low heat until a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring constantly. (Do not allow to boil.) Remove from heat; stir in pumpkin, pie spice and gelatin mixture. Cool completely., Fold in whipped topping. Pour into crust; refrigerate until set. Drizzle with ice cream topping; sprinkle with pecans.

GINGERSNAP PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake 8-10 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust., In a small bowl, beat milk and pudding mixes 1 minute. Stir in pumpkin, pie spice, vanilla and cinnamon. Spread over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Garnish with additional whipped topping if desired.

PUMPKIN-CHEESECAKE PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pulse gingersnaps and sugar in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Add butter and pulse to combine. Press mixture evenly into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie dish. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Bake crust until golden in spots, about 15 minutes. With the bottom of a measuring cup, gently flatten bottom and sides of crust. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• Filling: Pulse cream cheese in food processor until smooth. Add sugar and pumpkin and process until smooth, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Add egg and yolk, flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; process until incorporated.
• Pour filling into cooled shell and bake until custard is just set, about 33 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack, then refrigerate until cold and firm, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Meringue: Combine sugar and egg whites in a heatproof mixing bowl. Set bowl over (not in) a pan of simmering water, whisking until sugar dissolves and whites are warm. Remove from heat. Beat on high speed until thick, glossy stiff peaks form, about 6 minutes.
• Transfer meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a large leaf tip (such as Ateco #115). Pipe leaves around border of chilled pie, releasing pressure to create tips. Holding a small kitchen torch at a 90-degree angle, 3 inches from surface of meringue, move flame back and forth over meringue until it starts to brown. (Or broil 6 to 8 inches from heat source, about 1 minute.) Serve immediately.

PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust, stir melted butter and cookie crumbs in medium bowl until mixed. Press into bottom and sides of 9 inch pie plate. Refrigerate.
• For the fillin, sprinkle gelatin into a small glass measuring cup and add brandy. Let stand.
• In a medium saucepan, whisk pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, brown sugar, egg yolks, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt until smooth. cook over medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring continuously. (Instant read thermometer should read 140 degrees.) Continue stirring at 140 degrees for three more minutes. Remove from heat.
• Microwave gelatin mixture on high 10 seconds. Whisk into pumpkin mixture with electric mixer.
• Pour filling into large bowl. Let cool by setting bowl in a larger bowl of ice water. Mixture should cool to consistency of runny honey.
• Whip cream on medium high until stiff peaks form. Fold gently into pumpkin mixture and pour into cooled crust. Refrigerate overnight.
• Before serving, let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Cut into 8 wedges with sharp knife.

THE BEST GINGERSNAP PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350℉. In a food processor, pulse together the gingersnap cookies and brown sugar until you have a coarse crumb.
• Add the ginger and cinnamon and pulse once or twice to combine. Pour in the melted butter ¹ and pulse until combined.
• Spoon the crumbs into a ungreased 9-inch pie pan, or two 7-1/2-inch tart pans (with removable bottoms) and use your fingers to gently divide the mixture into an even layer on the bottom and sides of the pan. Follow with the flat bottom of a measuring cup or glass to firmly pack the crust into the pan.
• Bake for 5-8 minutes, then remove from the oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes.
• Heat the pumpkin, sugars, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-heat, until the mixture begins to sputter. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until smooth and glossy.
• Remove from the heat and slowly stir in the condensed milk, whisking until completely combined. Whisk in the eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, whisking until completely combined after each addition.
• Stir in the vanilla. Pour the filling into the pie shell(s).
• for 30 minutes at 350℉, until the edges of the filling are just starting to set.
• Turn the oven down to 325℉, and bake for another 25-35 minutes, until the filling is mostly set (the center will still be slightly jiggly). Cover just the crust with aluminum foil or a pie crust shield, as needed, if the crust starts to brown too quickly. The filling may bubble and puff up slightly as it cooks - that's okay, it will settle as it cools.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for 2-3 hours until completely set. The pie filling will continue cooking through residual heat.
• Garnish with fresh whipped cream and serve chilled or at room-temperature. Best eaten the day of, but the pie can be made in advance and will keep for 2-3 days in the refrigerator. Enjoy!!

PUMPKIN-GINGERSNAP PIE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine spice and pudding mix and cook as directed, substituting half-and-half for liquid. Remove mixture from heat and stir in pumpkin. Cover surface with plastic wrap and let stand for about 1 1/2 hours, until nearly room temperature.
• Stir gently when cool. Whip cream. Fold gingersnaps and whipped cream into pudding mixture. Spread half of pecans in bottom of crust. Pour pudding mixture over nuts and chill pie for 4 hours. Sprinkle with remaining pecans and garnish with gingersnap crumbs and whipped cream.
• Stir together crust ingredients and press onto bottom and 1-inch up side of a 8-inch springform pan. Fill right away or chill up to 2 hours.

FOXY MINI GINGERSNAP PUMPKIN PIES

Steps:

• Before you begin you will need: 5 5inch tart or pie tins, food safe brush, parchment paper, wax paper, toothpicks, 2 inch leaf or fall design cookie/pie stamps, sharp kitchen knife, 1 piece card stock paper, piping bag fitted with standard coupler, small round piping tips (I used #2 & 10). The cookies and pie filling can be made the day before baking the pies for best results.
• Place 1/4 cup of the all purpose flour and the crystallized ginger in either a food processor or blender, and process until the ginger is finely chopped. Transfer the flour/ginger mixture to a medium size mixing bowl, and whisk together with the rest of the flour, salt, baking soda, and spices. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and molasses.
• Slowly stir the dry ingredients into the wet just until combined (being careful not to overmix).
• Divide the dough into 2 disks, and wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
• Once the dough is properly chilled, preheat the oven to 35o degrees. Roll 1 disk out to 1/8 inch thick between 2 pieces of parchment paper. Use the cookie stamps to cut out as many shapes as you can. You may need to dip the stamps into a little flour every so often to keep them from sticking to the dough. Transfer the cutouts to a parchment lined baking sheet, placing them about 2 inches apart. Transfer the baking sheet to the freezer for 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl stir together the honey and water. Use a food safe brush to brush the honey onto the top of each cookie and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
• Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the pan before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely. You can continue to roll out the extra dough scraps, between the parchment paper, and cut them out until all of the first disk of dough is used up. Just make sure to chill and sprinkle with sugar before baking, as you did with the first batch.
• Roll out the second disk of dough just like the first. Cut two elongated triangles, for ears, out of the card stock paper, and place them on top of the dough. Use the knife to carefully cut 5 sets of ears out of the dough. Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet. Cut shapes out of the rest of the dough. Chill and bake as you did previously.
• To make the pie filling, in a medium mixing bowl whisk together the spices, salt, and sugar. In a small mixing bowl beat tougher the pumpkin, eggs, and cream. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry. Cover and refrigerate.
• Once the cookies are fully cooled it's time to make the crust! Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Transfer about 35-40 cookies to a food processor, and process until you have a sand like texture. Place the crumbs in a medium bow, and stir them together with the melted butter.
• Divide the crust evenly among the pie tins (about 4-5 tablespoons each), and firmly press the crust into the bottom and up the sides of each. Transfer the pie tins to a baking sheet, and bake for 5-8 minutes or just until they begin to brown.
• Allow the pie crusts to cool for at least 15 minutes before adding the filling. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the sides of the pie are set and the filling is still slightly jiggly.
• Transfer the pies to a cooling rack to cool for 2 hours, then transfer to the refrigerator to cool for 1 more hour.
• While the pies are chilling we can prep the decorations starting with the cinnamon whipped cream. Place a mixing bowl and whisk attachment into the freezer for 15 minutes.
• Add cold cream, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon to the chilled bowl and beat starting on low speed and slowly working your way up to high until stiff peeks form (about 5-7 minutes). Cover and transfer to the refrigerator.
• To make the chocolate details, place the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a heatproof bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals (at 50% power), stirring between each interval, until smooth and melted.
• Use a toothpick dipped into the melted chocolate to draw the sleepy eyes and oval noses onto wax paper. You can also draw the face design first and place the drawing under the wax paper as a guide. Allow to set.
• Decorate just before serving. Transfer the whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with your larger round tip (I used the #10 for this). Use a toothpick to draw where you want to pipe the whipped cream onto each pie. Fill in the areas, and use the back of a spoon to slightly smooth out the whipped cream. Change out the piping tip to the smaller size (I used #2), and press and release on the sides of each cheek to create the whiskers.
• Add the chocolate pieces, cookies ears, and any other cookies for decorations that you would like to each pie. I used a star tip to create some whipped cream swirls, and then topped with the leaf and pumpkin cookies. Enjoy! The pies will keep for 3-4 days covered and refrigerated, and for 1 month frozen. There will be extra cookies, I like to serve the pies along with a plate full of the cookies to enjoy with coffee. You can also freeze them to eat later.

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Prepare the gingersnap pie crust.
• Heat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Place chocolate in a large heatproof bowl. In a microwave set to 50% power level (or power level 5), heat for 30 seconds. Stir chocolate around, and heat for an additional 30 seconds. Repeat as needed until chocolate is melted. After each round, be sure to fully stir the chocolate - it will help melt the rest of the unmelted chocolate.
• Add pumpkin to the bowl with chocolate and mix until fully combined. Add eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and evaporated milk and whisk until smooth. Pour into cooled crust.
• Bake for 60 - 70 minutes until the edges of the pie are set and the middle of the pie no longer looks liquidy. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool to room temperature. Shave the end of the chocolate bar using a vegetable peeler to create chocolate curls to garnish on top of the pie. Serve with whipped cream.

PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE WITH GINGERSNAP PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• Make Crust:
• In a food processor grind gingersnaps, pecans, and sugar fine and add butter, blending until combined well. Press mixture onto bottom and up side of a 9-inch (1-quart) glass pie plate. Bake crust in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until crisp and golden around edge, and cool on rack.
• Make filling:
• In a small bowl sprinkle gelatin over brandy, rum, or water and let stand.
• In a heavy saucepan whisk together milk, brown sugar, yolks, pumpkin, spices, and salt and cook over moderately low heat, whisking, until mixture registers 160°F. on a candy thermometer. Remove pan from heat and immediately add gelatin mixture, whisking until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• Transfer filling to a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and cool, stirring constantly, just until the consistency of raw egg white. Remove bowl from ice water.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream until it holds stiff peaks and whisk about one fourth into filling to lighten. Fold in remaining cream gently but thoroughly and pour filling into crust. Chill pie until set, at least 3 hours and up to 24, covered with plastic wrap after 1 hour.
• Top each serving with whipped cream and garnish with nuts.

PUMPKIN-GRAND MARNIER TART WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• Spray a 10-inch tart pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325ºF.
• Combine the crust ingredients, stirring with a fork until all the crumbs are moistened.
• Transfer to the tart pan, spreading over the bottom.
• Lay a piece of plastic wrap on top. With a glass,press the crumbs over the bottom and up the sides of pan. Remove the plastic wrap and bake crust 8 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.
• FILLING:.
• Put eggs into a large bowl and whisk lightly.
• Slowly whisk in pumpkin and milk.
• Stir in the sugars and spices, salt, orange peel and Grand Marnier.
• Pour into cooled crust.
• Bake on middle rack of preheated 325ºF oven 40 to 50 minutes, until set.
• Remove from oven and cool on rack. Then cover lightly and refrigerate.
• Just before serving, make topping.
• Lightly whip the cream with the powdered sugar, Grand Marnier and vanilla.
• Serve wedges of tart with a dollop of cream on top.

PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crust: Combine the gingersnaps, brown sugar, and ginger in the bowl of a food processor. Process until the cookies are fine crumbs. Drizzle the butter into the crumb mixture. Pulse 8 to 10 times to combine.
• Press the gingersnap mixture into the bottom, up the sides, and just over the lip of a 9-inch glass pie dish. Place on a half sheet pan and bake the crust for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool crust at least 10 minutes before filling.
• For the filling: Bring the pumpkin puree to a simmer over medium heat in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the half-and-half, nutmeg, and salt. Stir and return the mixture to a simmer. Remove the pumpkin mixture from the heat and cool for 10 minutes.
• Whisk the brown sugar, eggs, and yolk until smooth in a large bowl. Add the pumpkin mixture and whisk until thoroughly combined. Pour the prepared filling into the warm pie crust and bake on the same half sheet pan until the center jiggles slightly but the sides of the filling are set, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack for at least 2 to 3 hours before slicing. Pie can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days in advance. Pie is best the day after it is made.
• For mini-pies: Evenly divide the crust mixture between 5 (5-inch) pie tins and bake on a half sheet pan for 5 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before evenly dividing the filling between the pans. Bake until the center juggles slightly but the sides of the filling are set, 25 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack for 2 hours. Spread 1 teaspoon of light brown sugar on the top of each pie. Melt the sugar using a torch to form a crispy top. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice a small piece of skin off the one side of the pumpkin so when laid on its side, the pumpkin will lay flat without rolling. Remove the stem and split the pumpkin in half from top to bottom, using a large cleaver and a mallet. Scoop out the seeds and fiber with a large metal spoon or ice cream scoop. Cut the fibers with kitchen shears if necessary. Reserve seeds for another use.
• Sprinkle the flesh with kosher salt and lay the halves, flesh side down, on a parchment paper-lined half sheet pan. Roast until a paring knife can be easily inserted and removed from the pumpkin, 30 to 45 minutes. Test in several places to ensure doneness.
• Remove the half sheet pan to a cooling rack and cool the pumpkin for 1 hour. Using a large spoon, remove the roasted flesh of the pumpkin from the skin to the bowl of a food processor. Process until the flesh is smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Store in the fridge for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.