Pumpkin Pie

A pumpkin pie is pretty simple; at its base it is pumpkin puree along with some eggs
to bind it and help it set, some sugar to sweeten it and of course the pumpkin pie spice blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. From there you can play around with the recipe to make it your own. In my case I added some cream to make give it a nice creamy texture and I could not resist adding a hint of maple. For a crust you could go with a pastry crust or a graham cracker crumb crust but I have been enjoying gingersnap cookies lately and I thought that they would make for a perfect crust for a pumpkin pie. With the crust made and the filling mixed all that is left to do is to bake it until the filling sets. One of my favorite parts of the pumpkin pie is that it smells amazing when it bakes. It is so hard to wait for it to cool down before digging into it

A creamy pumpkin pie with a gingersnap crust.

ingredients

• 2 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup (or golden syrup)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 2 tablespoons bourbon (optional)

directions

1. Mix the gingersnap crumbs, sugar, ginger and butter in a bowl.
2. Press the mixture into the bottom of a pie plate.
3. Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until lightly golden brown, about 8-15 minutes.
4. Mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour into the pie plate.
5. Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until the filling is set, about 35-45 minutes.

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