The addition of gingersnap cookies gives pumpkin a little kick and the just-ripe banana lends extra sweetness. P.S.: don't scrimp on the ginger whipped cream; it brings everything together for a double hit of gingery goodness.
Directions for: Ginger Snap Pumpkin Pie with Ginger Cream
Ingredients
Crumb Crust5 Tbsp butter, melted, plus more for greasing
2 Tbsp sugar
tsp fine salt
16 gingersnap cookies
1 sleeve graham crackers, about 9 sheets
Filling2 cups pumpkin puree, about 1 1/2 cans
cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 large eggs
1 banana, mashed
1 egg white
1 (5-oz) can evaporated milk, can
Ginger Whipped Creamcup heavy cream
3 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp candied ginger, minced
Directions
Crumb Crust1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease the sides of a 9-inch springform pan with butter. Wrap the bottom of the pan in foil to prevent leaking. Combine the sugar, salt, 8 of the gingersnap cookies and the graham crackers in a food processor and pulse until crumbly. Drizzle in the butter and continue pulsing until the mixture is the consistency of wet sand. Pour the mixture into the pan and push into the base and halfway up the sides using a glass with straight edges.
2. Bake the crust for about 10 minutes, and then let cool completely while you make the filling.
Filling1. Stir together the pumpkin, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, eggs, banana, egg white and milk in a large bowl. Pour the filling into the baked crumb crust and bake for about 50 minutes. Let cool completely while you make the ginger whipped cream.
Ginger Whipped Cream1. Run a thin knife around the edge of the pie to release it from the pan. Load the whipped cream into a piping bag with a large star tip. Pipe rosettes around the perimeter of the pie and decorate with the 8 remaining gingersnap cookies.
Tips and Substitutions
Make sure you use a piping bag with a large star tip so the ginger bits in the whipped cream don't clog the tip.
Source and Credits
Courtesy of Food Network Kitchen
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