Jack-o'-Lantern Pear Pie

Name: Jack-o'-Lantern Pear Pie
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters apricot preserves; 59 milliliters packed brown sugar; 2 Tbsps cold butter or margarine, cut into small pieces; 2 teaspoons grated gingerroot; 79 milliliters crushed gingersnap cookies (about 7 cookies); 2 teaspoons milk; 1 liters thinly sliced, peeled pears (about 6 large); 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 drop red food color; 1 box refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box; 2 teaspoons orange decorator sugar crystals, if desired; 0 teaspoons vanilla; 2 drops yellow food color

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Jack-o'-Lantern Pear Pie a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 167 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up apricot preserves, gingerroot, orange decorator sugar crystals, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400F.

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Oven

Place 1 pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate as directed on box. Unroll other crust on counter or cutting board. Using small knife, cut jack-o-lantern face into top crust; cover loosely with towel or waxed paper.

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Pie Crust

Crust

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Cutting Board

Knife

Spread preserves over bottom of crust in pie plate; sprinkle with cookie crumbs. In large bowl, mix pears, gingerroot and brown sugar. Spoon pear mixture evenly over crumbs; sprinkle with butter pieces. Cover with top crust; seal edges and flute.

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Crust

Brown Sugar