Cream Cheese and Maple Pumpkin Pie
It seems like a lot of people are purest when it comes to their pumpkin pies and the want the exact one there mother or grandmother has been making for years. I get it if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. I on the other hand love trying new way to take something traditional and change it up and coming up with my own creation. My first goal with this recipe was to try to make the pie a bit creamer (que the cream cheese) second was to sweeten it with something that would add flavor not just sweetness ( que the maple syrup)
Ingredients:
2 cup Pumpkin Puree
3 eggs
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/3 cup Maple Syrup
1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1/2 cup Cream Cheeses softened
2 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice (if you don’t have pumpkin pie spice on hand you can mix 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp cloves, 1/2 tsp all spice)
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
2 tablespoon Flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Egg Wash (1 egg, 1 tablespoon Cream whisked together)
Pre heat the oven to 400
Grease a pie pan and roll out the pie dough to fit the pan.
I like to flute the edges of the crust to make it look pretty.
In the bowl of a mixer add the softened cream cheese and mix on high to work out all the lumps.
Using a spatula scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again.
Add whipping cream until combined and scraped down the side of the bowl.
Add the flour and continue to mix.
Add the eggs slowly one at a time.
Add the sugar, vanilla and the maple syrup.
Scrape the side of the bowl again.
Add the pumpkin puree, spices and salt and mix until combined.
Pour batter into the pie pan .
I like to use the remaining dough to decorate the top of the pie. I used these dough cutters to make the leaves.
Brush the top of the dough with the egg wash to give the crust a shine.
Bake pie for about 50 minutes. You can use a cake tester to test the donees. It the crust starts to get too dark you can also cover the pie with foil. I like to spray the foil first with cooking spray to keep it from sticking to the pie.
Let the pie cool completely before serving. This can be made a day ahead of serving.
I like to serve it with vanilla whipped cream or ice cream.
Cheers Babes
XOXO
