Pumpkin-Coconut Pie

Name: Pumpkin-Coconut Pie
Prep time: 3 h 40 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 425 grams pure pumpkin; 237 milliliters coconut milk; 1 Tbsp coconut rum (optional); 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut, plus more for topping; 6 Tbsps cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps cold vegetable shortening

This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 283 calories. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up sugar, ground cinnamon, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Make the crust: Pulse the flour, coconut, 2 tablespoons butter, the shortening and salt in a food processor until it looks like fine meal.

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Shortening

Coconut

Butter

Crust

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces.

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Butter

Drizzle in 2 tablespoons cold water and pulse until the dough just comes together. Turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap; use the plastic to help form the dough into a disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight. (The dough can be frozen for up to 2 months; thaw at room temperature.)

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Dough

Water

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Roll out the dough into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Ease into a 9-inch pie plate, fold the overhanging dough under itself and crimp the edge with your fingers. Chill at least 30 minutes.

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Dough

Roll

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the crust with foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans.

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Dried Beans

Crust

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bake until golden around the edge, about 20 minutes.

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Oven

Remove the foil and weights and continue baking 5 more minutes.

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Aluminum Foil

Transfer to a rack and let cool completely.

Meanwhile, make the filling: Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Gently whisk the pumpkin, coconut milk, sugar, eggs, rum, vanilla, cinnamon and allspice in a large bowl until combined.

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Coconut Milk