Caramelized Pecan Pumpkin Tart
"This pumpkin pie is sooooo good. The caramelized pecans give a sweet crunch contrast to the spicy/creamy filling."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
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Crust
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 sour cream pie crust (Sour Cream Pie Crust Dough)
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Filling
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup packed golden brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon allspice
- 1 2⁄3 cups light cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Topping
- 2⁄3 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup chilled whipping cream, whipped to peaks
directions
- For crust: Sprinkle ½ of pecans onto lightly-floured surface. Place pie crust disk atop pecans and sprinkle with remaining pecans. Roll out to 1/8 inch thick round. Transfer to 9 inch in diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Gently press into place. Trim and finish edges. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- For filling: Preheat oven to 400°F Whisk pumpkin, eggs, both sugars and spices in bowl to blend. Stir in cream and vanilla extract.
- Place tart pan on rimmed cookie sheet. Pour filling into pan. Bake 45 minutes, or until filling is set.
- Cool on rack. Refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours. (can be prepared up to 6 hours ahead to this point).
- For topping: Combine sugar and pecans. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Preheat broiler. Sprinkle topping evenly over tart. Broil until sugar melts and bubbles, watching carefully, about 1 minute. Cool 15 minutes.
- Serve with whipped cream.
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Reviews
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Evelyn your recipe got two thumbs up from most of my family, as a matter of fact my sister ate three pieces in about an hours time! A few people did think that the topping made it too sweet but I didn't think so! Made recipe as stated except I upped the spices a bit as we like our pumpkin pies spicy! Thanks for another terrific recipe!
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
