Plain.Recipes

Applesauce Pumpkin Pie

Source: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/308

Ingredients

  1. Pastry for one 10-inch one-crust pie
  2. 1 1/2 cups canned or fresh pumpkin puree
  3. 13 cup unsweetened applesauce, preferably from Granny Smith apples
  4. 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  5. 1/2 cup packed, dark brown sugar
  6. 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  7. 1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
  8. 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  9. 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  10. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  11. 1 cup evaporated milk
  12. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  13. Sweetened whipped cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Line a 9-inch pie shell with the pastry, making a high, fluted edge.
  3. In a large bowl, mix the pumpkin, applesauce and eggs.
  4. In another bowl, mix the sugars, cinnamon, ginger, clove and salt, and stir into the pumpkin mixture.
  5. Stir in the evaporated milk and vanilla.
  6. Pour the filling into the pastry-lined pie pan, place in the oven and bake 15 minutes.
  7. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 45 minutes longer, until the filling seems set.
  8. Cool to room temperature and serve with whipped cream.