Dessert Recipes
Gobble, Gobble Pumpkin Pie
Our festive decoration will make this upgraded dessert classic the talk of the Thanksgiving table.
Serving Size:
6
Active Time:
2 hrs.
Total Time:
3 hrs., 40 min. + cooling time
Ingredients
Pie:
- Half of 11-oz. pkg. pie crust mix
- 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
- 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tsp. grated peeled fresh ginger
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
- 2 Tbs. finely chopped crystallized ginger
- ½ tsp. grated orange zest
- ¼ tsp. pepper
Decoration:
- Half of 11-oz. pkg. pie crust mix
- Red, orange and yellow concentrated food colorings
- 1 egg, beaten
- Orange and red gumdrops
- 2 candy eyes
- Vanilla frosting
Instructions
To make pie:
- Place baking sheet on center rack in oven. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat 9″ pie pan with cooking spray. Prepare half of pie crust mix according to package directions for 1 crust. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough into 12″ round. Fit into pie pan; trim and flute edge. Chill at least 30 minutes.
- In large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, granulated and brown sugars, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, crystallized ginger, zest and pepper. Pour into crust. Bake on hot baking sheet 1 hour or until center is set. Cool completely on rack.
To make decoration:
- For turkey head and feather: Make templates on thin cardboard by drawing 4″x1¾ ” and 3″x1½” oval leaf shapes and 4″x2¾ ” head shape; cut out.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Prepare half of 11-oz. pkg. pie crust mix according to package directions for 1 crust. On lightly floured surface, roll out to ⅛” thickness.
- Using templates and fluted pastry wheel or knife, cut out shapes. Place a few dots of red, orange and yellow concentrated food colorings in separate small bowls; dilute each with tiny amount of water. Lightly brush over feather cutouts. Place feathers and body on baking sheet. Brush with beaten egg. Bake 8 minutes or until lightly golden.
- For beak and waddle shapes, cut pieces from orange and red gumdrops. Attach 2 small candy eyes, beak and waddle to turkey head with dots of canned vanilla frosting. Arrange feathers and turkey head on cooled pie.