Pumpkin Pie Spectacular
"From Southern Living Nov 2009"
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 15 ounces refrigerated pie crusts
- 2 cups crushed gingersnaps
- 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
- 15 ounces canned pumpkin
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 3⁄4 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 7 thin ginger snaps, halved
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fit one piecrust into a 9-inch deep dish pie plate according to package directions; fold edges under and crimp.
- Stir together crushed gingersnaps and next 3 ingredients. Press mixture on bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of piecrust.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool completely on wire rack, about 30 minutes.
- Stir together pumpkin and next 6 ingredients until well blended. Pour into prepared crust. Place pie on an aluminum foil lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile make a pecan streusel by combining 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and 3/4 cup chopped pecans.
- Sprinkle the Pecan Streusel around the edge of the crust. Bake another 40-45 minutes or until set, shielding edges with aluminum foil during last 25-30 minutes of baking, if necessary.
- Insert ginger cookies around edges of crust. Let cool completely on wire rack (about 1 hour).
- Before serving, combine whipped topping, ground cinnamon and ginger. Dollop each slice with spiced whipped topping; dust with additional cinnamon.
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Reviews
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This is an excellent recipe! Filling is a creamy pumpkin custard. The Gingersnaps make this recipe! You will be so glad you made this recipe. Your family will tool!
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