Extra Smooth Pumpkin Pie

Name: Extra Smooth Pumpkin Pie
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps butter, melted and cooled; 227 grams cream cheese, at room temperature; 3 eggs; 227 grams granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 425 grams can) pumpkin puree, or 15 ounces homemade pumpkin puree; 1 teaspoons salt

This gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 301 calories. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. Head to the store and pick up granulated sugar, cream cheese, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and preheat oven to 425°F. When oven is ready, line chilled pie shell with foil or parchment paper and fill with weights (I reuse dried beans for this), and bake on the lowest rack of the oven for 15 minutes.

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Pie Crust

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Aluminum Foil

Remove weights and liner, turn pie, and bake until the bottom crust is a golden brown, about 10 minutes.

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Crust

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Remove pie shell from oven and allow to cool completely.

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Reduce heat to 350°F. In the bowl of a food processor, combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, and pulse three times to mix.

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Cinnamon

Ginger

Nutmeg

Sugar

Salt

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Add the cream cheese and pulse until a homogeneous paste forms.

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Cream Cheese

Add the pumpkin and butter and process for 30 seconds. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl, then process for an additional 30 seconds, until the mixture is completely smooth.

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Pumpkin

Butter

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Add the eggs and process for an additional 15 seconds, then scrape down the sides and pulse a couple of times.

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Egg

Pour the mixture into prepared pie shell and bake for until the filling puffs slightly and the center only moves slightly when jiggled, 30 to 35 minutes, rotating the pie half way through baking. Allow the pie to cool for at least one hour before serving. It may be chilled for up to two days.

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Pie Crust

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